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US 6,266,936 B1Granted
Sound attenuating and thermal insulating wall and ceiling assembly
AssigneeJohns Manville International, Inc.
InventorLawrence J. Gelin
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Abstract
A sound attenuating wall or ceiling assembly includes: a plurality of wall or ceiling boards; a series of parallel spaced apart, elongated framing members; and a series of elongated sound attenuating members extending along the length of the framing members, secured to the framing members and securing the boards to the framing members. Each of the sound attenuating members has a resilient cantilevered portion to which the boards are secured. The cantilevered portion of each sound attenuating member extends from the framing member to which the sound attenuating member is secured both outward away from the framing member and toward an adjacent framing member whereby the boards are resiliently secured to the framing members and spaced outwardly from the framing members to attenuate sound.
Claims35
A sound attenuating wall or ceiling assembly comprising:
- a plurality of wall or ceiling boards;
- the boards having major surfaces;
- a series of parallel spaced apart, elongated framing members;
- each of the framing members having longitudinal centerlines;
- each of the framing members having first end surfaces which oppose the major surfaces of the boards;
- the first end surfaces of the framing members lying substantially in a common plane;
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- a first series of sound attenuating members, for securing the boards to the framing members, secured to the framing members;
- each of the sound attenuating members being elongated and having a longitudinal centerline extending parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the framing member to which the sound attenuating member is secured;
- and each of the sound attenuating members having resilient cantilevered means to which the boards are secured extending outward beyond the framing member to which the sound attenuating member is secured toward an adjacent framing member and outward beyond the plane of the first end surfaces of the framing members whereby the boards are resiliently secured to the framing members and spaced outwardly from the framing members to attenuate sound;
- and the resilient cantilevered means of each of the sound attenuating members having a first section extending outward from the plane of the first end surfaces of the framing members at an acute angle to the plane of the first end surfaces of the framing members and a second section extending from the first section generally parallel to and spaced outwardly from the plane of the first end surfaces.
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A sound attenuating wall or ceiling assembly comprising:
- a plurality of wall or ceiling boards;
- the boards having major surfaces;
- a series of parallel spaced apart, elongated framing members;
- each of the framing members having longitudinal centerlines;
- each of the framing members having first end surfaces which oppose the major surfaces of the boards;
- the first end surfaces of the framing members lying substantially in a common plane;
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- a first series of sound attenuating members, for securing the boards to the framing members, secured to the framing members;
- each of the sound attenuating members being elongated and having a longitudinal centerline extending parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the framing member to which the sound attenuating member is secured;
- and each of the sound attenuating members having resilient cantilevered means to which the boards are secured extending outward beyond the framing member to which the sound attenuating member is secured toward an adjacent framing member and outward beyond the plane of the first end surfaces of the framing members whereby the boards are resiliently secured to the framing members and spaced outwardly from the framing members to attenuate sound;
- and the resilient cantilevered means of each of the sound attenuating members has a generally arcuate transverse cross section.
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A sound attenuating member for securing a wall or ceiling board to a framing member in a wall or ceiling assembly comprising:
- an elongated web for overlaying at least a portion of a longitudinally extending end surface of a framing member;
- the web having a longitudinally extending centerline, an inner major surface, and an outer major surface;
- a first flange means substantially coextensive in length with the web and projecting inward at a substantially right angle from the inner major surface of the web at a first lateral edge portion of the web for overlaying at least a portion of a longitudinally extending side surface of a framing member;
- and a resilient cantilevered means for securement to wall or ceiling boards;
- the resilient cantilevered means being substantially coextensive in length with the web and extending generally outward from a plane containing the outer major surface of the web and away from the centerline of the web beyond a second lateral edge portion of the web to locate a portion of the resilient cantilevered means to which a board is secured in a plane generally parallel to and spaced outwardly from the plane containing the outer major surface of the web and beyond the second lateral edge portion of the web whereby a wall or ceiling board may be secured to a framing member through the elongated member to attenuate sound;
- and the resilient cantilevered means having a first section extending outward from the plane of the outer major surface of the web at an acute angle to the plane of the outer major surface of the web and a second section extending from the first section generally parallel to and spaced outwardly from the plane of the outer major surface of the web.
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A sound attenuating member for securing a wall or ceiling board to a framing member in a wall or ceiling assembly comprising:
- an elongated web for overlaying at least a portion of a longitudinally extending end surface of a framing member;
- the web having a longitudinally extending centerline, an inner major surface, and an outer major surface;
- a first flange means substantially coextensive in length with the web and projecting inward at a substantially right angle from the inner major surface of the web at a first lateral edge portion of the web for overlaying at least a portion of a longitudinally extending side surface of a framing member;
- a second flange means substantially coextensive in length with the web and projecting inward at a substantially right angle from the inner major surface of the web at a second lateral edge portion of the web for overlaying at least a portion of a second longitudinally extending side surface of a framing member and a resilient cantilevered means for securement to wall or ceiling boards;
- the resilient cantilevered means being substantially coextensive in length with the web and extending generally outward from a plane containing the outer major surface of the web and away from the centerline of the web beyond the second lateral edge portion of the web to locate a portion of the resilient cantilevered means to which a board is secured in a plane generally parallel to and spaced outwardly from the plane containing the outer major surface of the web and beyond the second lateral edge portion of the web whereby a wall or ceiling board may be secured to a framing member through the elongated member to attenuate sound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.