Patent Application
20140037905
This is a new application.
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The present invention relates to a faced or un-faced pre-sized fibrous insulation blanket with a structural corrugated or ribbed thermal break core. Said structural corrugated thermal break contains air pockets and is located between the two major faces of the invention which is then located within the fibrous insulation blanket. This thermal break provides additional insulating characteristics beyond the basic insulating characteristics of any fibrous and non-fibrous material independently.
A standard of the commercial and residential construction industry is the use of fiberglass, rock wool, or spun glass fibrous insulation, manufactured in roll or precut batt insulation packages and is placed into walls, roofs, and ceilings.
Fibrous insulation has been a worldwide staple in the construction industry for over 40 years. Previous to that time any insulation was used only in the colder climates and only occasionally in temperate climates. However, the history of this product shows a gradual progression to where insulation is now and for the past thirty plus years has been a requirement in most building codes in the United States in all climates as well as other developed countries.
Fibrous insulation, specifically, fiberglass batts and fiberglass loose fill, are used in more homes and commercial buildings than any other type of insulation.
Fiberglass insulation can cut the cost of heating and air conditioning by up to 40 percent vs. a non-insulated structure. The primary reason this insulation provides protection against heat loss and cold infiltration is that the spun glass fibers trap air. It is this trapped air that primarily provides this product with its insulating properties.
Another type of insulation for buildings is loose fill cellulose. This is a product made from small pieces of paper, processed wood, and other organic and inorganic material. Its insulating properties are also primarily derived from trapping air between and within the fibrous material.
This invention is a fibrous insulation blanket containing a thermal break core of predetermined thickness. This thermal break core contains, maintains, and protects pockets of air within its structure thereby providing additional and increased protection from heat loss and cold infiltration.
This invention is a fibrous insulation blanket containing a structural corrugated or ribbed thermal break core is pre-cut to fit wall, ceiling, and/or roof cavities.
This corrugated thermal break core adds rigidity and strength to the fibrous insulating blanket.
The corrugated or ribbed thermal break material would be made from a poor thermal conducting amalgam such as treated or untreated corrugated cardboard, paper, plastic, etc.
This fibrous insulating blanket with a corrugated or ribbed thermal break core is manufactured in standard or custom widths in order to be fitted into standard, sub-standard, or super-standard structural or non-structural cavities in ceilings, walls, rafters, dividing walls, partitions, and other such structures.
This new invention coincides with the current construction model in application, manufacture, storage, delivery, and marketing.
The new invention with the corrugated or ribbed thermal break core can be rolled, stored, and applied as simply as the current fiberglass/spun glass fibrous insulation batt and roll product.
This new invention with the corrugated insulating core is designed to be essentially the same thickness and same width as current fibrous spun glass/fiberglass products thereby fitting appropriately within the standard widths of ceiling joists, wall studs, roof rafters, interior and exterior walls, and other framing cavities.
Either or both major and/or minor surfaces of this product can be faced or un-faced with or without paper, foil, cardboard, plastic, air film, coatings, etc.
Facing on single or duel major and/or minor faces may also be applied and the product can still be installed in the same manner.
The fibrous insulation blanket with a corrugated or ribbed core feature is manufactured with the ribs of the core running widthwise from minor edge to minor edge, which assures the flexibility of the product when rolled and packaged and during installation.
The principal behind this innovation is to take advantage of an already fully accepted theory that air contained within a poor heat/cold transferring material and positioned as a thermal break, provides greater insulating properties than the same material without this innovation. This, even though, spun glass, cellulose, and other fibrous materials do not conduct heat or cold well and are adequate insulating materials on their own.
This corrugated or ribbed thermal break adds additional resistance to the conductivity of unwanted temperature variations from one major face and fibrous composite to the opposing major face and fibrous composite.
The stated claims and descriptions of this invention are not to be construed as limiting any options or modifications. It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the enclosed embodiment, but on-the-contrary, is intended to cover any, various, many, modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the above claims and descriptions.
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