Outdoor acoustic wall

Abstract

An acoustic wall has vertical support posts which seat within hollow spikes in the ground, but only to the level of an above-ground-level (or near ground) support post cuff in the hollow spike. When such vertical support posts are used to support a plurality of acoustic panels, the combination allows wind to pass between the panels but, in excessively heavy winds, the entire wall safely flattens on site, due to the vertical support posts' not extending below ground level.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An acoustic wall bearing a plurality of vertical acoustic panels that hang from a horizontal support, wherein said horizontal support is suspended atop at least two vertical support posts, each vertical support post's being seated within a hollow spike only to the depth of a support post cuff in said hollow spike, whereby when the hollow spike and vertical support post are in position the hollow spike extends below ground but the vertical support post does not extend below ground. 
     
     
         2 . The method of installing an acoustic wall having a plurality of vertical acoustic panels, comprising the steps of: driving at least two hollow spikes, each having an annular cavity therein and a support post cuff thereon, into the ground or other horizontal construction surface such that each support post cuff remains above ground level; inserting one of a plurality of vertical support posts into each annular cavity of each of said hollow spikes, respectively, only to the extent of the support post cuff in each hollow spike; installing at least one horizontal support member atop said plurality of vertical support posts and hanging a plurality of acoustic panels from said horizontal support member.