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US 6,782,971 B2Granted
Serviceable acoustic interiors
AssigneeETS-Lindgren, Inc.
InventorsSteven Dutton, John Phillips
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for constructing an acoustic absorbing structure, such as a wall or enclosure, with removable and serviceable acoustic absorbing panels.
Claims19
A method for constructing an acoustic absorbing structure with removable acoustic absorbing panels, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first retention mechanism for receiving an end portion of a panel;
- providing a second retention mechanism for receiving an opposite end portion of the panel;
- and
- spacing and dimensioning the first and second retention mechanisms to enable insertion of one end portion of a panel into a first one of the retention mechanisms, followed by insertion of an opposite end portion of the panel into the second one of the retention mechanisms so that the panel is retained into position by the first and second retention mechanisms;
- and
- wherein an elastic mechanism is provided at an end of a panel received by a retention mechanism for retention of said panel.
3 more elements
An acoustic absorbing structure with removable acoustic absorbing panels, comprising:
- an upper retention mechanism for receiving an upper portion of a panel;
- and
- a lower retention mechanism for receiving a lower portion of the panel;
- wherein
- the first and second retention mechanisms are spaced and dimensioned to enable insertion of one end portion of a panel into a first one of the retention mechanisms, followed by insertion of an opposite end portion of the panel into the second one of the retention mechanisms so that the panel is retained into position by the upper and lower retention mechanisms;
- and
- wherein an elastic mechanism is provided at an end of a panel received by a retention mechanism for retention of said panel.
4 more elements
A system for fastener-less removal and insertion of acoustic absorbing panels, comprising:
- a first and second retention mechanism securable to a structure to enable an acoustic absorbing panel to be retained by the mechanisms fastener-lessly.
- wherein an elastic mechanism is provided at an end of a panel received by a retention mechanism for retention of said panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.