Patent 6928777 was granted and assigned to 3M on August, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An apparatus for creating a firestopping barrier in a through-penetration includes a support mechanism arranged within the through-penetration, firestop material movably connected with the support mechanism, and firestop material arranged between the firestop material movably connected with the support mechanism and the inner surface of the through penetration.