Patent ID: 9496695
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H02G

Claim Text:
1. An electrical outlet box acoustic seal, comprising: a seal body formed from a flexible sound suppressing material; a seal front side on said seal body; a seal rear side on said seal body; a seal peripheral edge on said seal body, said seal peripheral edge separating said seal front side and said seal rear side; a seal rear projection extending from said seal rear side, said seal rear projection being configured to wrap around a front peripheral edge of an electrical outlet box having left and right sides, top and bottom sides, a rear side, and an open front defined by said outlet box front peripheral edge, said open front providing access to an outlet box interior; said seal rear projection existing without said acoustic seal having to be installed on said outlet box; and whereby, when said outlet box is mounted in an opening formed in an architectural separation, and when said acoustic seal is installed on said outlet box, said seal rear projection inserts into a gap between said outlet box front peripheral edge and said opening of said architectural separation to assist in blocking noise transmission through said gap.