Sound barrier window
AssigneeMacArthur Company
InventorRobert B. Anderson
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Abstract
The present sound barrier double-pane window includes panes wherein each pane is of a different thickness or a different density or a combination thereof. Since panes of different thicknesses or densities block or dampen different sounds, the double-pane window provides a quieter interior environment than a conventional double-pane window. The present sound barrier window also includes a peripherally mountable gasket with multiple peripheral ribs and cusped, pane-receiving surfaces to provide a sound-deadening seal between the exterior and interior environments.
Claims18
A double-pane window for providing sound insulation for an interior of a structure, comprising:
- (a) a first pane comprising a first transparent sheet having a first thickness and a first density;
- (b) a second pane comprising a second transparent sheet having a second thickness and a second density, the second sheet being of a thickness and density different from the first sheet;
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- (c) mounting means for mounting the panes in a spatial relationship to each other and in a window frame, the mounting means connected to and extending about the peripheries of the panes whereby the panes cooperate to block sound transmission, and thereby insulating the interior of the structure from a variety of sounds.
A double-pane window for providing sound insulation for an interior of a structure, comprising:
- (a) a first pane comprising a first glass sheet having a first density;
- (b) a second pane comprising a second glass sheet having a second density, the second sheet having a density different from the first sheet and thereby blocking different sound frequencies;
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- (c) mounting means for mounting the panes in a spatial relationship to each other and in a window frame, the mounting means connected to and extending about the periphery of the panes whereby the panes cooperate to block different sounds and thereby insulating the interior of the structure from a variety of sounds.
A double-pane window for providing sound insulation, comprising:
- (a) a first transparent sheet of acrylic material made form a first process taken from the group consisting of extruded, cast or continuous cast processes, said first transparent sheet having a first density;
- (b) a second transparent sheet of acrylic material made from a second process, different from said first process, from the group consisting of extruded, cast or continuous cast processes, said second transparent sheet having a second density different from said first density;
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- (c) mounting means for mounting said first and second transparent sheets in spatial relationship to each other and in a window frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.