Support system for sound absorbing panels

A hanger bracket comprising two opposing substantially identical bracket members for connecting two edge-to-edge adjacent sound absorbing panels wherein the bracket members comprising the hanger bracket are of one piece integral construction, said bracket members have upper and lower generally vertical plates residing in offset substantially parallel planes and the lower plate having at least two spaced apart punched-out tab portions extending generally inward then upward from the lower plate and said members have a horizontal portion extending outwardly a distance less than one-half the width of the panel frame member at generally right angles to the upper plate from a lower edge thereof and said horizontal portion terminating at an edge opposite the upper plate in an intermediate vertical plate depending downwardly at generally right angles to the horizontal portion and said intermediate vertical portion having a lower skewed portion skewed obliquely outwardly therefrom and said skewed portion terminating at an edge opposite the intermediate vertical portion in a lip portion extending outwardly in a generally horizontal plane and said lip is connected at an edge opposite the skewed portion to the lower vertical plate portion, said hanger bracket adapted to secure sound absorbing panels having a top frame member with depending lip portions wherein said bracket members are opposingly connected to each other by connector means at said upper vertical plates whereby, said spaced-apart tab portions of each bracket member engage depending lip portions of frame members of adjacent panels to thereby connect adjacent panels and the lip portions of each bracket member positioned to contact opposing upper outer corner portions of a panel top frame and the vertical plate portions positioned to contact outer surfaces of the depending lip portions of a panel frame member.

A hanger bracket comprising two opposing substantially identical bracket members for movably securing one or more sound absorbing panels to a horizontally movable trolley means movably attached to a support track means wherein the bracket members comprising the hanger bracket are of one piece integral construction, said bracket members have upper and lower generally vertical plates residing in offset substantially parallel planes and the lower plate having at least one punched-out tab portion extending generally inward then upward from the lower plate and said members have a horizontal portion extending outwardly a distance less than one-half the width of the panel frame member at generally right angles to the upper plate from a lower edge thereof and said horizontal portion terminating at an edge opposite the upper plate in an intermediate vertical plate depending downwardly at generally right angles to the horizontal portion and said intermediate vertical portion having a lower skewed portion skewed obliquely outwardly therefrom and said skewed portion terminating at an edge opposite the intermediate vertical portion in a lip portion extending outwardly in a generally horizontal plane and said lip is connected at an edge opposite the skewed portion to the lower vertical plate portion, said hanger bracket adapted to secure sound absorbing panels having a top frame member with a depending lip portion wherein said bracket members are opposingly connected to each other, and adapted to be secured to said trolley means at said upper vertical plates, whereby, said punched-out tab portions are adapted to engage the depending lip of a panel frame to thereby support the panel and provide horizontal movability in a path along the support track and the lip portions of each bracket member positioned to contact opposingly upper outer corner portions of a panel top frame and the vertical plate portions positioned to contact outer surfaces of the depending lip portions of a panel frame member.

A hanger bracket member for securing one or more sound absorbing panels to a support member wherein the bracket member is comprised of one piece integral construction, said bracket member has upper and lower generally vertical plates residing in offset substantially parallel planes and the lower plate having at least one punched-out tab portion extending generally inward then upward from the lower plate and said member has a horizontal portion extending outwardly a distance less than one-half the width of the panel frame member at generally right angles to the upper plate from a lower edge thereof and said horizontal portion terminating at an edge opposite the upper plate in an intermediate vertical plate depending downwardly at generally right angles to the horizontal portion and said intermediate vertical portion having a lower skewed portion skewed obliquely outwardly therefrom and said skewed portion terminating at an edge opposite the intermediate vertical portion in a lip portion extending outwardly in a generally horizontal plane and said lip is connected at an edge opposite the skewed portion to the lower vertical plate portion, said hanger bracket member adapted to secure sound absorbing panels having a top frame member with a depending lip portion wherein said bracket member is adapted to be connected to a support member by connector means at said upper vertical plate, whereby, said punched-out tab portion engages the depending lip of a panel frame to thereby support the panel and the lip portion positioned to contact an upper outer corner portion of a panel top frame and the lower vertical plate portion positioned to contact an outer surface of the depending lip portion of a panel frame member.

A fixed sound absorption wall comprising:

• one or more sound absorption panels supported by top frame members having depending lip portions;
• a hanger bracket having two opposing substantially identical members engaging the top frame members;
• a support member;
• and, connector means connecting the bracket members to each other and securing the hanger bracket to the support member and thereby supporting the sound absorption panels wherein the bracket members comprising the hanger bracket are of one piece integral construction, said bracket members have upper and lower generally vertical plates residing in offset substantially parallel planes and the lower plate having at least one punched-out tab portion extending generally inward then upward from the lower plate, and said members have a horizontal portion extending outwardly a distance less than one-half the width of the panel frame member at generally right angles to the upper plate from a lower edge thereof and said horizontal portion terminating at an edge opposite the upper plate in an intermediate vertical plate depending downwardly at generally right angles to the horizontal portion and said intermediate vertical portion having a lower skewed portion skewed obliquely outwardly therefrom and said skewed portion terminating at an edge opposite the intermediate vertical portion in a lip portion extending outwardly in a generally horizontal plane and said lip is connected at an edge opposite the skewed portion to the lower vertical plate portion whereby, said bracket members are opposingly connected, and secured to the support member by connector means at said upper vertical plates, and, wherein said punched-out tab portions engage a depending lip of a panel frame to thereby support the panel and the lip portions of each bracket member contact opposing upper outer corner portions of the panel top frame and the vertical plate portions contact outer surfaces of the depending lip portions of the panel frame member and said connected bracket members form a hollow generally rectangular opening therebetween.

A horizontally movable sound absorption wall comprising:

• one or more sound absorption panels supported by top frame members;
• a hanger bracket having two opposing substantially identical members engaging the top frame member;
• a support track;
• a movable trolley means engaged to said support track for guiding movement along the track;
• and connector means for attaching said bracket members to the trolley means to support the panels and enable the panels to be moved horizontally in a path along the support track wherein the bracket members comprising the hanger bracket are of one piece integral construction, said bracket members have upper and lower generally vertical plates residing in offset substantially parallel planes and the lower plate having at least one punched-out tab portion extending generally inward then upward from the lower plate, and said members have a horizontal portion extending outwardly a distance less than one-half the width of the panel frame member at generally right angles to the upper plate from a lower edge thereof and said horizontal portion terminating at an edge opposite the upper plate at an intermediate vertical plate depending downwardly at generally right angles to the horizontal portion and said intermediate vertical portion having a lower skewed portion skewed obliquely outwardly therefrom and said skewed portion terminating at an edge opposite the intermediate vertical portion in a lip portion extending outwardly in a generally horizontal plane and said lip is connected to an edge opposite the skewed portion to the lower vertical plate portion whereby, said bracket members are opposingly connected to each other by connector means at said upper vertical plates, wherein the bracket members are connected to the trolley means at said upper vertical plates and, wherein said punched-out tab portions engage a depending lip of the panel frames to thereby support the panel and the lip portions of each bracket member contact opposing upper outer corner portions of the panel top frame and the vertical plate portions contact outer surfaces of the depending lip portions of the panel frame member and said connected bracket members form a hollow generally rectangular opening therebetween.