Patent ID: 11866932
Assignee: CEMCO, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 20:
21. A head-of-wall sealing device, comprising:
a profile comprising an upper free end and a lower free end, the profile defining an interior space that is at least partially enclosed by the profile;
a gasket that projects from the profile and is configured to contact an overhead structure in use to create a seal between the head-of-wall sealing device and the overhead structure;
a fire-blocking material strip disposed within the interior space of the profile; and
an attachment portion configured to allow the head-of-wall sealing device to be attached to a header track of a wall assembly between the header track and a wallboard in use;
wherein the profile comprises a first side wall and a second side wall spaced from one another by an upper wall, wherein the upper free end is defined by the second side wall;
wherein the upper free end overlaps the fire-blocking material strip in a vertical direction and is configured to contact the header track with the head-of-wall sealing device in an in-use orientation.