Patent ID: 8826599

Claim:
An insulating gasket construction for sealing a head-of-wall area between a ceiling thereabove and a wall assembly therebelow which includes a ceiling track having a generally horizontally oriented main track with a first track side section extending downwardly therefrom and a second side track section extend downwardly therefrom at a position spatially disposed from the first track section wherein the first track side section defines a first lowermost edge and the second side track section defines a second lowermost edge, the first track section and the second track section together with the main track defining a frame receiving area which is C-shaped and oriented facing downwardly therefrom to be adapted to receive the wall assembly mounted therewithin, said insulating gasket construction comprising: A. main gasket section which is at least partially made of insulating material and which extends generally horizontally and is positioned in direct abutment with respect to the main track of the ceiling track and extending thereabove; B. first gasket side section which is at least partially made of insulating material and which extends downwardly from said main gasket section to extend over the first track side section of the ceiling track, said first gasket side section including at least one first tab extending inwardly therefrom into said track receiving area which is positionable in engagement with the first lowermost edge of the first track side section for attachment of said first gasket side section adjacent thereto, said first tab being located at an intermediate position vertically along said first gasket side section to assure insulating over the first track side section completely downwardly to the first lowermost edge thereof; and C. second gasket side section which is at least partially made of insulating material and which extends downwardly from said main gasket section spatially disposed from said first gasket side section to extend over the second track side section of the ceiling track, said main gasket section and said first gasket side section and said second gasket side section together defining a track receiving area therebetween to receive the ceiling track therewithin, said second gasket side section including at least one second tab extending inwardly therefrom into said track receiving area which is positionable in engagement with the second lowermost edge of the second track side section for attachment of said second gasket side section adjacent thereto, said second tab being located at an intermediate position vertically along said second gasket side section to assure insulating over the second track side section completely downwardly to the first lowermost edge thereof.