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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2008
E. Carl Goodman, Bountiful, UT (US);
Michael D. George, Kaysville, UT (US);
Michael E. Hazlett, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Craig G. Bell, South Jordan, UT (US);
Ronald A. Smart, Sandy, UT (US);
Jaren R. Dickinson, Kearns, UT (US);
E. Carl Goodman, Bountiful, UT (US);
Michael D. George, Kaysville, UT (US);
Michael E. Hazlett, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Craig G. Bell, South Jordan, UT (US);
Ronald A. Smart, Sandy, UT (US);
Jaren R. Dickinson, Kearns, UT (US);
Won-Door Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Folding partitions and related methods and components are provided and may include accordion-style folding doors or partitions having multiple folding panels. In one embodiment, a folding partition includes one or more baffling devices. A baffling device may include an elongated enclosure having a first opening proximate a first longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, a second opening proximate a second longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, and a flow path extending from the first opening to the second opening. A sound attenuation chamber may be disposed adjacent at least a portion of the flow path. In one embodiment, one or more baffling devices may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, a jamb component of the partition. In another embodiment, one or more baffling devices may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, the hinged connection of panel sections of a partition panel.