Granted Patent B2

US 12,312,802 · App. 18/518,287 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventors: Donald Anthony Pilz (Livermore, CA); Tyler Elliott (Costa Mesa, CA)

Assignee: CEMCO, LLC

E04B1/947E04B1/948

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A fire-rated component for sealing a head of wall gap, the fire-rated component comprising:

an elongate body comprising a non-metal material, the elongate body comprising:

a lower portion comprising a planar fastening segment configured to allow the fire-rated component to be secured to a flange of a header track of a wall assembly; and

an upper portion comprising a planar upper segment and a curved segment extending from an upper edge of the planar upper segment and located on a first side of the planar upper segment;

wherein the planar fastening segment is offset from the planar upper segment in a thickness direction of the fire-rated component on the first side of the planar upper segment;

a metal sheet attached to the planar upper segment of the elongate body; and

a heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip attached to the metal sheet.

2. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip covers only a portion of the metal sheet in a height direction of the fire-rated component.

3. The fire-rated component of claim 2 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip is located closer to the upper edge of the planar upper segment than to a lower edge of the planar upper segment.

4. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip is greater than a thickness of the metal sheet.

5. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the planar upper segment is connected to the planar fastening segment by an angled segment.

6. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , further comprising a double-sided foam tape applied to the planar fastening segment.

7. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the non-metal material is vinyl, polyethylene, or polyvinyl chloride.

8. The fire-rated component of claim 7 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip comprises an intumescent material.

9. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip comprises an intumescent material.

10. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet is attached to the elongate body with an adhesive.

11. The fire-rated component of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive is an adhesive tape.

12. The fire-rated component of claim 1 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip is attached to the metal sheet with an adhesive.

13. The fire-rated component of claim 12 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material strip an adhesive tape.

14. A fire-rated head-of-wall assembly that allows dynamic movement, comprising:

a header track coupled to an overhead structure, the header track having a web and first and second flanges extending from the web in a same direction away from the overhead structure, wherein the web and the first and second flanges define an interior space;

a stud coupled to the header track, an upper end of the stud located in the interior spaced between the first and second flanges;

a wall board coupled to the stud;

a deflection gap formed between an upper end of the wall board and the overhead structure, the deflection gap being variable between a closed position and an open position relative to one another;

a fire-rated component for sealing the deflection gap, the fire-rated component comprising:

a non-metal layer;

a metal layer; and

a heat-expandable fire-resistant material layer;

wherein the fire-rated component is positioned between the wall board and one of the first and second flanges of the header track within the deflection gap, wherein the wall board at least partially overlaps the fire-rated component in the open position and the closed position of the deflection gap.

15. The fire-rated head-of-wall assembly of claim 14 , wherein the heat-expandable fire-resistant material layer is located between the metal layer and the one of the first and second flanges.

16. The fire-rated head-of-wall assembly of claim 14 , wherein the non-metal layer is located between the wall board and the metal layer.

17. The fire-rated head-of-wall assembly of claim 14 , wherein the fire-rated component contacts the overhead structure.

18. The fire-rated head-of-wall assembly of claim 14 , wherein the wall board at least partially overlaps the metal layer in the open position.

19. The fire-rated head-of-wall assembly of claim 14 , wherein the fire-rated component has a height of between one to four inches.

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