Acoustical barrier with acoustical seal
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1. An acoustical barrier formed of a resilient material and having a pipe or cable passing therethrough and a seal in the article for the pipe or cable;
- the seal having an aperture and a plurality of radially disposed slits extending from the aperture to define a plurality of sectors which also extend from the aperture;
the improvement in the seal comprising;
at least one groove in the sectors arranged concentrically about the aperture to increase the radial flexibility of the sectors so that the sectors more closely conform with the shape of the pipe or cable passing through the aperture and to reduce the spacing between the slits, thereby reducing the noise passing through the seal;
the at least one groove having a rounded V-shaped when said sectors are undeformed.
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Abstract
An acoustical barrier, an aperture and a pipe or cable passing therethrough wherein the aperture has a number of radially extending slits which define a plurality of radial sectors which also extend from the aperture. One or more grooves are arranged in the sectors concentrically about the aperture to increase the radial flexibility of the sectors so that the sectors more closely conform with the shape of the pipe or cable passing through the aperture and thereby reduce the spacing between the slits and reduce the noise passing through the seal.
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1. An acoustical barrier formed of a resilient material and having a pipe or cable passing therethrough and a seal in the article for the pipe or cable;
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the seal having an aperture and a plurality of radially disposed slits extending from the aperture to define a plurality of sectors which also extend from the aperture; the improvement in the seal comprising; at least one groove in the sectors arranged concentrically about the aperture to increase the radial flexibility of the sectors so that the sectors more closely conform with the shape of the pipe or cable passing through the aperture and to reduce the spacing between the slits, thereby reducing the noise passing through the seal; the at least one groove having a rounded V-shaped when said sectors are undeformed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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