Patent ID: 7886804

Claim:
A folding partition comprising: a first folding panel having a plurality of panel sections wherein each panel section is hingedly coupled with an adjacent panel section; a second folding panel having a plurality of panel sections wherein each panel section is hingedly coupled with an adjacent panel section, the first folding panel and the second folding panel being laterally spaced from and substantially parallel to one another such that an airspace is located within the folding partition between the first folding panel and the second folding panel; at least one baffling device disposed adjacent at least one panel section of at least one of the first folding panel and the second folding panel, the at least one baffling device including an elongated enclosure having a first opening to an environment outside the folding partition, a second opening to the airspace located within the folding partition between the first folding panel and the second folding panel, a flow path between the first opening and the second opening, and a sound attenuation chamber disposed within the elongated enclosure and adjacent to at least a portion of the flow path.