Patent ID: 7735285

Claim:
A bracket for use in acoustically isolating a ceiling support grid from a frame member, said bracket comprising: a planar body including an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having an upper edge and first opposing, side edges defining a uniform width, wherein said upper edge is substantially straight and extends from one of said first side edges to the other of said first side edges, said upper portion including two laterally spaced mounting apertures, said lower portion having opposing, second side edges respectively extending from said first side edges to a bottom edge opposite to said upper edge, wherein said bottom edge is parallel to said upper edge and has a width that is less than said uniform width of said upper portion, said lower portion including a grid receiving formation defining a “T”-shaped opening; and a unitary, resilient grommet secured relative to each said aperture for acoustically isolating a fastener passing through each said aperture into the frame member, said grommet being in direct contact with the fastener and the frame member and including planar members spaced apart axially along a longitudinal axis of the fastener and extending radially from each of said apertures on opposing sides of said planar body.