Insulating sealing element for head-of-wall joints
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US Ā· United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HILTI AG
- Publication Date
- 2015-05-21
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Ā· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 905,711, filed Nov. 18, 2013, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention deals generally with the field of acoustical or firestopping insulation for head-of-wall joints, including, possibly, intumescent components.
[0003] In the building construction trade, a head-of-wall joint (also sometimes referred to as a top-of-wall joint) refers to the linear junction or interface existing between a top section of a framing or wallboard wall assembly and the ceiling, where the ceiling may be a next-level floor or corrugated pan roof deck, for example. Head-of-wall joints often present a serious challenge in terms of reducing or preventing the spread of smoke and fire during a building fire. In this regard and in common practice, a wall to ceiling connection of many newly constructed buildings consists essentially of metal ...