Patent ID: 8097310
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A62C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A firestop article for insertion into an opening in a partition for fire stopping the opening, comprising: (a) a firestop material defining a periphery; (b) an enclosure disposed around said periphery of said firestop material; and (c) an attachment surface comprising attachment material selected from the group consisting of a refastenable mechanical fastener, a stretch release adhesive, a contact responsive fastener, and a repositionable adhesive coupled to an exterior of said enclosure, wherein said firestop article is configured to be inserted into the opening such that upon final assembly within the opening, said attachment surface is arranged to allow said firestop article to be repeatably attached to, removed from, and reattached to an attachment surface of at least one adjacent firestop article within the opening.