Patent ID: 11970855
Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A process for assembling a fire-, smoke-, sound- and/or water-proof system in a curtain wail assembly, the process comprising:
positioning a tubular sealing element in a safing slot between an interior wall surface of a curtain wall façade and an outer edge of a floor of a building structure, wherein the tubular sealing element comprises a thermally resistant flexible foam material, a bottom side cover, a top side cover, a first connection area, and a second connection area spatially disposed from the first connection area; and
fixing the first connection area to the interior wall surface of the curtain wall façade and fixing the second connection area to the floor of the building structure, thereby sealing the safing slot,
wherein the bottom side cover and the top side cover are connected at the first connection area and the second connection area spatially disposed from the first connection area, thereby surrounding the thermally resistant flexible foam material,
wherein fixing the first connection area comprises fixing a lower side of the first connection area to the interior wall surface of the curtain wall façade, and wherein fixing the second connection area comprises fixing a lower side of the second connection area to a top surface of the floor,
wherein fixing the first connection area and the second connection area of the tubular sealing element comprises fixing using an adhesive layer including at least one adhesive backer.