Manville Corporation

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Schuller International, Inc.

Douglas S Pearmain

Allan R LaRoche

Robert A Butcher

Denis M Kelleher

Marcel L Corriveau

Jean A Dubuc

George W Velenovsky, Jr

Richard M Morrison

A flexible closure system seals off and insulates openings in external building walls or roofs where structures such as ducts penetrate the walls or roofs. The flexible closure system also isolates the structures from the walls or roofs by absorbing rather than transmitting vibrations. The flexible closure system includes an exterior rubber closure sheet and an interior silicone coated fiber glass fabric closure sheet which are both coextensive with the opening, secured to the structure and wall or roof, and form a cavity which is filled with glass fiber insulation.

Flexible closure system for use in building construction

An expansion joint for interior or exterior use including a fire barrier comprised of a fire resistant inorganic refractory fiber fabric sheet which supports resilient fire resistant inorganic refractory fibers. The support sheet may be closed to form a sleeve. When used as an exterior expansion joint a weather resistant cover comprising a bellows or a cover plate is employed. When used in an interior application a cover plate may be employed to form a bridge over the expansion joint to provide a continuous flooring or to provide additional fire resistance. The fabric is attached to adjacent structure by mounting flanges in the form of a bifurcated clamp, and one of the fabric-engaging clamp faces may be crimped and pierced to better grip the fabric.

Fire resistant expansion joint

An expansion joint having a weather resistant cover and a fire barrier. The cover is a bellows attached to the upper surface of the adjacent joint structure by mounting flanges, and the barrier is a fire resistant inorganic fabric sheet mounted in the joint. The fabric supports resilient fire resistant inorganic fibrous insulation and is connected to the adjacent joint structure by mounting flanges. The flanges may be in the form of a bifurcated clamp, and one of the fabric-engaging clamp faces may be crimped and pierced to better grip the fabric.

An expansion joint cover having a vapor barrier channel depending from the bellows membrane. Resilient insulation substantially fills the channel, making it possible to attach an insulated vapor-impermeable bellows cover to the expansion joint members in a single operation. A separate layer of foam insulation may be bonded to the underside of the bellows independent of the insulation filling the channel.

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Auburn, ME, United States of America

Douglas S Pearmain