Patent ID: 7513082

Claim:
An improved wall system for reducing the transmission of acoustical energy therethrough, the wall system comprising: a first beam and a second beam being identical to one another; each of said first beam and said second beam having a first and a second flange interconnected by an inner connector; said inner connector of each of said first beam and said second beam having an inner fold and an outer fold extending from said inner connector; each of said first beam and said second beam including said first flange and said second flange and said inner connector including said inner fold and said outer fold being a unitary metallic member; said first beam and said second beam being secured in a spaced apart generally parallel relationship for forming a wall support; a first wall surface secured to said first flange of said first beam and said second beam; a second wall surface secured to said second flange of said first beam and said second beam; a sound reducing panel comprising a sound absorbing portion affixed to a sound blocking portion; said sound absorbing portion comprising a porous member for dispersing acoustical energy for dispersing sound within said sound absorbing panel; said sound blocking portion comprising a non-porous member for blocking the transmission of acoustical energy; said sound reducing panel being retained in a first pocket and a second pocket; said first pocket being defined between one of said inner fold and said outer fold and one of said first flange and said second flange; and said second pocket being defined between the other of said inner fold and said outer fold and one of said first wall surface and said second wall surface for reducing the transmission of acoustical energy between said first wall surface and said second wall surface.