Acoustic isolators
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorFrank POSPISIL
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Abstract
A cement-based acoustic isolator for use in a composite flooring system which includes a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) subfloor, a metal inverted track attached to a top surface of the cement-based acoustic isolator, and an upper flooring attached to a top surface of the metal inverted track, includes a plurality of structural panel layers stacked upon one another; and an adhesive which secures the plurality of structural panel layers to one another. The adhesive also secures the plurality of structural panel layers to the metal inverted track and the CLT subfloor of the composite flooring system.
Claims18
A cement-based acoustic isolator for use in a composite flooring system which includes a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) subfloor, a metal inverted track attached to a top surface of said cement-based acoustic isolator, and an upper flooring attached to a top surface of the metal inverted track, said cement-based acoustic isolator comprising:
- a plurality of structural panel layers stacked upon one another;
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- an adhesive which secures said plurality of structural panel layers to one another, and which secures said plurality of structural panel layers to said metal inverted track and said CLT subfloor of said composite flooring system.
A composite flooring system comprising:
- a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) subfloor;
- a plurality of cement-based acoustic isolators disposed on top of and attached to said CLT subfloor, said cement-based acoustic isolators comprising:
- a plurality of structural panel layers stacked upon one another;
- and
- an adhesive which secures said plurality of structural panel layers to one another;
- a plurality of metal inverted tracks attached to a top surface of said plurality of acoustic isolators;
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- an upper flooring attached to a top surface of said metal inverted tracks.
A reinforced cement-based acoustic isolator used in a flooring system comprising:
- a stack comprising a plurality of insulation layers secured to one another with an adhesive, said stack comprising a hole;
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- a cement product which fills said hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.