Top track seal, assembly and method for installing a wall configuration

Abstract

A top track seal is useful for sealing a movement joint between a fluted metal deck and an adjacent wall configuration. The top track seal includes a pre-formed sealing strip adapted to seal the movement joint and a first set of two or more sealing elements for sealing corrugations of the fluted metal deck. The sealing elements are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the sealing strip and the distance between two consecutive sealing elements corresponds to the distance between two consecutive corrugations of the metal deck. Each sealing element is moldable and has a predefined geometry. Also, an assembly includes this top track seal. Furthermore, a method is useful for installing a wall configuration to a fluted metal deck with corrugations.

1 . A top track seal for sealing a movement joint between a fluted metal deck and an adjacent wall configuration, the top track seal comprising;
 a pre-formed sealing strip adapted to seal the movement joint, and   a first set of two or more sealing elements for sealing corrugations of the fluted metal deck, wherein the pre-formed sealing strip comprises a seat for a top track,   wherein the two or more sealing elements protrude from a side of the pre-formed sealing strip designed to face the fluted metal deck in a mounted state,   wherein the two or more sealing elements are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the pre-formed sealing strip and the distance between two consecutive sealing elements corresponds to the distance between two consecutive corrugations of the fluted metal deck, and   wherein each of the two or more sealing elements is moldable and has a predefined geometry adapted to seal the corrugation between adjacent fluted deck elements or in one of the fluted deck elements.   
     
     
         2 . The top track seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the top track seal further comprises;
 a second set of sealing elements which is designed identical to the first set of two or more sealing elements,   wherein the first set and the second set are spaced apart crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the pre-formed sealing strip.   
     
     
         3 . The top track seal according to  claim 2 , wherein the distance between the first set and the second set crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the pre-formed sealing strip correlates to the width of the top track. 
     
     
         4 . The top track seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the cross section of each of the two or more sealing element corresponds to the shape of the cross section of the corrugation and/or wherein the orientation of each of the two or more sealing elements is adapted to seal the corrugation. 
     
     
         5 . The top track seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the two or more sealing elements are made from a material which is at least air-tight, sound-attenuating or sound-proof, fire-resistant, smoke-proof, and/or thermally isolating. 
     
     
         6 . The top track seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the two or more sealing elements are self-adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . An assembly, comprising: the top track seal according to  claim 1 , and a top track. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the top track seal is longer in longitudinal direction than the top track. 
     
     
         9 . A method for installing a wall configuration to a fluted metal deck with corrugations, wherein a wall plane of the wall configuration is positioned substantially perpendicular to a flute axis, wherein the wall configuration comprises the assembly according to  claim 7  being mounted on a lower side of the fluted metal deck, the method comprising:
 a) positioning the assembly on the lower side of the fluted metal deck, wherein the two or more sealing elements are positioned in the corrugations of the fluted metal deck, and 
 b) fixing the top track to the fluted metal deck, whereby the two or more sealing elements are pressed into the corrugations. 
 
     
     
         10 . A method for installing a wall configuration to a fluted metal deck with corrugations, wherein a wall plane of the wall configuration is positioned substantially perpendicular to a flute axis, wherein the wall configuration comprises the assembly according to  claim 8  being mounted on a lower side of the fluted metal deck, the method comprising:
 a) positioning the assembly on the lower side of the fluted metal deck, wherein the two or more sealing elements are positioned in the corrugations of the fluted metal deck, 
 b) positioning the top track within the seat of the pre-formed sealing strip, and 
 c) fixing the top track to the fluted metal deck, whereby the two or more sealing elements are pressed into the corrugations. 
 
     
     
         11 . A method for installing a wall configuration, to a fluted metal deck with corrugations, wherein a wall plane of the wall configuration is positioned substantially perpendicular to a flute axis, wherein the wall configuration comprises the assembly according to  claim 7  being mounted on a lower side of the fluted metal deck, the method comprising:
 a) positioning the top track seal on the lower side of the fluted metal deck, wherein the two or more sealing elements are positioned in the corrugations of the fluted metal deck, 
 b) inserting the top track into the seat of the pre-formed sealing strip. and 
 c) fixing the top track to the fluted metal deck, whereby the two or more sealing elements are pressed into the corrugations. 
 
     
     
         12 . The top track seal according to  claim 5 , wherein the material is a putty or a butyl. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein fixed wall configuration is a drywall configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the wall configuration is a drywall configuration. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the wall configuration is a drywall configuration.