Suspension system for sound absorption panels
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorAlan C. Wendt
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Abstract
A hanger is disclosed for supporting sound absorption panels wherein the panels have a top frame member with a depending lip portion. The hanger has a horizontal portion and a vertically downwardly depending portion, with the vertically downwardly depending portion having an upwardly and inwardly formed portion which can engage the depending lip of the frame of the panel to support the panel while the horizontal portion of the hanger is attached to supporting means. The formed portions can be useful in holding together abutting panels. A horizontally movable sound absorption wall is disclosed having one or more sound absorption panels supported by a top frame member, a hanger attached to the top frame member, and a track and guiding means for guiding the hanger along the track.
Claims13
A horizontally movable sound absorption wall comprising one or more sound absorption panels supported by a top frame member;
- a hanger attached to the top frame member;
- a supported track;
- guiding means for guiding movement along the track;
- and connecting means for attaching the hanger and the guiding means to enable the panels to be moved in a path along the track;
- wherein the panel frame member has one or more depending lip portions;
- and wherein the hanger has a horizontal portion, one or more vertically depending connection portions depending vertically downward from the horizontal portion with said vertically depending connection portions having one or more support portions comprising inwardly and upwardly formed portions of the connection portion.
A horizontally movable sound absorption wall as in claim 20 wherein the frame has a U-shaped cross-section.
A sound absorption wall comprising one or more sound absorption panels supported by top frame members having one or more depending lip portions;
- and a supported hanger supporting the frame members by engaging one or more of the depending lip portions, said hanger having a top portion with one or more depending connection portions, and said depending connection portions having one or more support portions for engaging the depending lip portions of the frame members, said support portions comprising members formed inwardly and upwardly toward the top portion;
- and wherein the hanger has two support portions spaced apart a distance sufficient to hold together two panel members with abutting edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.