Acoustic isolator clip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the present acoustic isolator clip shown positioned over a resilient channel used in the mounting of wallboard or other construction panels to ceilings;

FIG. 2 is a top view of same;

FIG. 3 is a front end view of same, the front and rear end views being mirror images of each other;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the present isolator clip, both side views being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of same;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the acoustic isolator clip of FIG. 1 shown positioned over a resilient channel used in the mounting of wallboard or other construction panels to ceilings;

FIG. 7 is a top view of same;

FIG. 8 is a front end view of the acoustic isolator clip of FIG. 6, the rear end being mirror images of each other;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the acoustic isolator clip of FIG. 6, both side views being identical; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of same.

The subject matter depicted in broken lines forms no part of the invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for an acoustic isolator clip, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D614943
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2007
Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
Assignee: United States Gypsum Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Dennis Albert Socha (Buffalo Grove, IL), Randy Paul Mullet (Metairie, LA)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: John Windmuller
Attorney: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/296,755
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/394