Patent ID: 6178705
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
In a suspension and sound-insulation system for a house or a building, wherein a finishing panel is attached to a rigid structure surface by a plurality of rubber cylinders each provided with an open cavity extending axially,each cylinder being attached to the structure surface by means of a suspension rod provided with opposite ends, said rod being inserted into the cavity of the cylinder and its opposite ends being folded so as to extend up to the structure surface and be fixed thereto,the finishing panel being attached to suspension bars that are attached to the cylinders by fixation means passing through the cavities of the cylinders,the improvement wherein:the cavities of the rubber cylinders are axially offset and the cylinders are oriented during their installation in such a manner that their cavities are closer to the structural surface than to the suspension bars; andeach of the fixation means comprises:another suspension rod shaped and sized to receive and support one of the suspension bars, said other suspension rods being U-shaped and comprising a central portion and two opposite side portions that are perpendicular to the central portion, each side portion having at least one hole; anda pin shaped and sized to be inserted into the holes made in the side portions of the other suspension rod while passing through the cavity of the one of the cylinders.