Apparatus for reinforcing and firestopping around a duct extending through a structural panel

An apparatus for reinforcing and firestopping around a duct extending through a structural panel comprising:

• A. an angular flange attachable positioned between a structural panel and a duct extending therethrough for facilitating firestop sealing therearound, said angular flange including:
• (1) a first flange positioned between a structural panel and a duct extending along the duct at a position adjacent to the structural panel positioned therearound, said first flange leg defining an inner first leg surface attachable with respect to the duct at a position adjacent to the structural panel positioned therearound;
• (2) a second flange leg being generally planar in configuration and securely positioned with respect to said first flange leg and extending longitudinally outwardly therefrom, said second flange leg defining an inner second leg surface facing the structural panel extending therearound to facilitate firestop sealing between the structural panel and a duct extending therethrough, said inner second leg surface of said second flange leg being oriented extending approximately perpendicularly outwardly with respect to said inner first leg surface of said first flange leg to facilitate attachment of the angular flange adjacent to the structural panel and to the duct extending therethrough for firestop sealing therebetween;
• B. a supplemental seal being generally planar in configuration and being attached with respect to said inner first leg surface at a position extending over said first flange leg for facilitating positioning thereof between the duct and said inner first leg surface thereadjacent, said supplemental seal being positioned in direct non-compressing abutment with respect to said inner first leg surface and in direct non-compressing abutment with respect to the duct responsive to attaching of said inner first leg surface with respect to the duct with said supplemental seal positioned therebetween for sealing between the structural panel and the duct extending therethrough;
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• C. a sealing member of flexibly resilient material attached to said inner second leg surface of said second flange leg and positionable at least partially between the structural panel and said inner second leg surface, said sealing member including an extended sealing section extending outwardly from said inner second leg surface in a direction extending approximately parallel with respect to said inner second leg surface of said second flange leg and toward the duct, said extended sealing section being oriented approximately perpendicularly with respect to said supplemental seal and with respect to said inner first leg surface of said first flange leg and extending past said supplemental seal toward the duct to a position extending beyond the generally planar configuration of said inner first leg surface of said first flange leg and beyond the generally planar configuration of said supplemental seal and beyond any portion of said angular flange to allow deformation of said extending sealing section by compression thereof due to the flexible resilience thereof responsive to being urged into direct abutment and compression against the duct responsive to securement of said inner first leg surface of said first flange leg with respect to the duct with said supplemental seal in direct non-compressing abutting contact s with respect to the duct for enhancing firestop sealing between the structural panel and the penetrating duct without requiring attachment of said second flange leg directly with respect to the structural panel thereadjacent.