Sound deadening wall assembly
AssigneeModern Materials, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Horn, Joseph D. Heffelmire
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Abstract
A sound deadening wall assembly comprising a first wall panel attached to a first stud member, a second wall panel situated parallel to the first wall panel and attached to a second stud member, wherein the stud members abut each other with a resilient attachment material therebetween to secure the first and second stud members to each other. The stud members are of C-shape cross-section with the open end of the C-shape facing in opposite directions and abutting each other to create an overall S-shape when the stud members are joined together. Separable end and top members are also disclosed.
Claims19
A wall assembly comprising
- a first wall half including a first frame and a first wall panel connected to the first frame,
- a second wall half including a second frame and a second wall panel connected to the second frame, the second frame being positioned to lie adjacent to the first frame so that the first wall panel is generally parallel to the second wall panel, and
- wherein said first frame and said second frames abut each other with a resilient attachment material sandwiched between the first frame and the second frame to secure the first and second frame to each other.
A wall assembly comprising
- a first wall panel,
- a second wall panel spaced apart from the first wall panel and extending generally parallel thereto, and
- a first stud portion connected to the first wall panel,
- a second stud portion positioned adjacent to and abutting the first stud portion and connected to the second wall panel, and
- means for securing the two stud portions together and for absorbing vibration, the securing vibration-absorbing means being positioned to lie between the first stud portion and the second stud portion.
A stud for attachment to two wall panels of a wall assembly comprising
- an elongated first C-shaped stud portion for attachment to a first wall panel,
- an elongated second C-shaped stud portion for attachment to a second wall panel spaced apart from the first stud portion and extending generally parallel thereto,
- wherein each C-shaped channel has an elongated first flange, an elongated second flange, and an elongated web connecting the first and second flanges, the first flange of the first stud portion and the first flange of the second stud portion abutting each other, and
- resilient attachment material between the two flanges so that the first stud portion is attached to the second stud portion to provide the stud with an S-shaped cross section.
An elongated structural member for supporting two panel members comprising
- an elongated C-shaped cross-sectioned first portion for attachment to a first panel member and having a first end portion,
- an elongated C-shaped cross-sectioned second portion for attachment to a second panel member and having an end portion in abutting relation to the end portion of the first portion and extending generally parallel to the first portion to create a structural member with a generally S-shaped cross-section
- a resilient attachment material sandwiched between the two end portions to provide a joined composite member having vibration and sound deadening features provided by the resilient attachment material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.