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Granted Patent B2
US 11,527,227 · App. 17/178,912 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Sound isolation assembly

Inventors: Michael Ray Gernhart (Aurora, OR); Dalton Michael Jeffery Gernhart (Aurora, OR); Elzo Forrest Gernhart (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: MTEC, LLC
G10K11/162E04B1/82E04B9/001E04F13/0805
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Patent No.
US 11,527,227
App. No.
17/178,912
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound isolation assembly comprising: a center ferrule; a top grommet isolator; a bottom grommet isolator; a spring; and a furring channel engagement portion. The sound isolation assembly is configured to engage with a structure and a furring channel, which itself is connected to a ceiling panel, such that the noise passing from one floor to the other is lessened as compared to a control system that does not use the sound isolation assembly. The spring may be steel and the grommet isolators may be rubber or the like, and the combination of the steel spring and grommet isolators reduces noise.

Claims (79)

1. A sound isolation assembly comprising:

a center ferrule;

a top grommet isolator;

a bottom grommet isolator;

a spring; and

a furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said center ferrule comprises a shaft and a center ferrule base;

wherein said bottom grommet isolator comprises a bottom grommet base;

wherein said top grommet isolator comprises a top grommet base;

wherein said furring channel engagement portion comprises a hole and is configured to engage with a furring channel;

wherein said top grommet base is configured to engage with both a top portion of said spring and an underside of said furring channel engagement portion, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said bottom grommet base is configured to engage with both said center ferrule base and a bottom portion of said spring, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said center ferrule;

wherein said center ferrule base and said spring each have a diameter that is greater than the diameter of said hole of said furring channel engagement portion; and

wherein said center ferrule is configured to be connected to be attached to a structure.

2. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a snap retainer clip;

wherein said center ferrule further comprises a snap retainer clip groove at a top portion of said shaft of said center ferrule; and

wherein said snap retainer clip is configured to matingly engage with said snap retainer clip groove, such that, when said sound isolation assembly is assembled and said snap retainer clip is snapped into said snap retainer clip groove, said top grommet isolator, said furring channel engagement portion, said spring, and said bottom grommet isolator are substantially held below said snap retainer clip.

3. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said spring is a steel spring.

4. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said spring is a multi-wave crest to crest compact steel spring with shim ends.

5. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said spring is selected from the group of springs consisting of: compression; multi-wave; conical; tapered; cylindrical; barrel;

double barrel; hourglass; convex; concave; straight coil; and volute.

6. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a center brushing that is configured to be between said shaft and said spring, and that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

7. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said top grommet isolator further comprises a centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

8. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said bottom grommet isolator further comprises a centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

9. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said top grommet isolator further comprises a top centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned; and

wherein said bottom grommet isolator further comprises a centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

10. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein said structure is a structure selected from the group of structures consisting of: a joist; a wood I-joist; a truss; a steel C section; a concrete slab; a steel pan deck; and a multi-clip.

11. The sound isolation assembly of claim 1 , wherein when said sound isolation assembly is connected to said structure, and when said furring channel engagement portion is connected to said furring channel, and when said furring channel is connected to a ceiling panel, noise passing through said ceiling panel is substantially dampened relative to a control system that does not use said sound isolation assembly.

12. The sound isolation assembly of claim 2 , wherein said snap retainer clip is substantially ring shaped;

wherein said top grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped; and

wherein said bottom grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped.

13. A sound isolation assembly comprising:

a center ferrule;

a top grommet isolator;

a bottom grommet isolator;

a snap retainer clip;

a spring; and

a furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said center ferrule comprises a shaft and a center ferrule base;

wherein said bottom grommet isolator comprises a bottom grommet base;

wherein said top grommet isolator comprises a top grommet base;

wherein said furring channel engagement portion comprises a hole and is configured to engage with a furring channel;

wherein said top grommet base is configured to engage with both a top portion of said spring and an underside of said furring channel engagement portion, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said bottom grommet base is configured to engage with both said center ferrule base and a bottom portion of said spring, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said center ferrule;

wherein said center ferrule base and said spring each have a diameter that is greater than the diameter of said hole of said furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said center ferrule is configured to be attached to a structure;

wherein said center ferrule further comprises a snap retainer clip groove at a top portion of said shaft of said center ferrule;

wherein said snap retainer clip is configured to matingly engage with said snap retainer clip groove, such that, when said sound isolation assembly is assembled and said snap retainer clip is snapped into said snap retainer clip groove, said top grommet isolator, said furring channel engagement portion, said spring, and said bottom grommet isolator are substantially held below said snap retainer clip; and

wherein when said sound isolation assembly is connected to said structure, and when said furring channel engagement portion is connected to said furring channel, and when said furring channel is connected to a ceiling panel, noise passing through said ceiling panel is substantially dampened relative to a control system that does not use said sound isolation assembly.

14. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , wherein said spring is a multi-wave crest to crest compact steel spring with shim ends.

15. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , wherein said spring is steel and is selected from the group of springs consisting of: compression; multi-wave; conical; tapered; cylindrical; barrel; double barrel; hourglass; convex; concave; straight coil; and volute.

16. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a center brushing that is configured to be between said shaft and said spring, and that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

17. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , wherein said top grommet isolator further comprises a centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

18. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , wherein said bottom grommet isolator further comprises a centering cone that is configured to keep said spring from becoming misaligned.

19. The sound isolation assembly of claim 13 , wherein said snap retainer clip is substantially ring shaped;

wherein said top grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped; and

wherein said bottom grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped.

20. A sound isolation assembly comprising:

a center ferrule;

a rubber top grommet isolator;

a rubber bottom grommet isolator;

a snap retainer clip;

a steel spring; and

a furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said center ferrule comprises a shaft and a center ferrule base;

wherein said bottom grommet isolator comprises a bottom grommet base;

wherein said top grommet isolator comprises a top grommet base;

wherein said furring channel engagement portion comprises a hole and is configured to engage with a furring channel;

wherein said top grommet base is configured to engage with both a top portion of said spring and an underside of said furring channel engagement portion, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said bottom grommet base is configured to engage with both said center ferrule base and a bottom portion of said spring, such that said spring is substantially prevented from contacting said center ferrule;

wherein said center ferrule base and said spring each have a diameter that is greater than the diameter of said hole of said furring channel engagement portion;

wherein said center ferrule is configured to be connected to be attached to a structure;

wherein said center ferrule further comprises a snap retainer clip groove at a top portion of said shaft of said center ferrule;

wherein said snap retainer clip is configured to matingly engage with said snap retainer clip groove, such that, when said sound isolation assembly is assembled and said snap retainer clip is snapped into said snap retainer clip groove, said top grommet isolator, said furring channel engagement portion, said spring, and said bottom grommet isolator are substantially held below said snap retainer clip;

wherein when said sound isolation assembly is connected to said structure, and when said furring channel engagement portion is connected to said furring channel, and when said furring channel is connected to a ceiling panel, noise passing through said ceiling panel is substantially dampened relative to a control system that does not use said sound isolation assembly;

wherein said snap retainer clip is substantially ring shaped;

wherein said top grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped; and

wherein said bottom grommet isolator is substantially ring shaped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2022
From: GERNHART, MICHAEL RAY; GERNHART, DALTON MICHAEL JEFFERY; GERNHART, ELZO FORREST
To: G5 TRUST, MICHAEL GERNHART, TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 062539/0860 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62990917 · Mar 17, 2020
Related Publication 20210295813A1 · Sep 23, 2021
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