Claims
- 1. An insulation assembly, comprising, in combination, a plurality of fibrous glass sections, each of which said sections having a machine direction, a cross direction and a loft direction, said sections being reoriented into an abutting relationship with the cross direction or the machine direction defining the thickness of said insulation assembly, an exterior cover over said plurality of abutting sections, said exterior cover including side layers and polymeric top and bottom layers and air entry means for introducing air into said fibrous glass sections.
- 2. An insulation assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said fibrous glass sections consist of a plurality of glass fibers, having a means length weighted diameter less than 0.00034 inch (8.64E-6 meters).
- 3. An insulation assembly, according to claim 2, wherein, said exterior cover comprises a polyethylene layer.
- 4. An insulation assembly, according to claim 3, wherein said exterior cover includes a polyethylene layer positioned on the top and bottom of said assembly and a porous material having openings therethrough positioned on the side edges of said assembly, said openings comprising said air entry means.
- 5. An insulation assembly, according to claim 1, wherein each of said sections is constructed from binderless fibrous glass wool.
- 6. An insulation assembly, according to claim 5, including one or more openings in said cover to admit air, said openings comprising said air entry means.
- 7. An insulation assembly, according to claim 6, wherein said abutting sections are adhered to one another.
- 8. The insulation assembly according to claim 7, wherein said polyethylene layer comprises a polyethylene film.
- 9. An insulation assembly comprising, in combination, a plurality of fibrous glass sections, each of said sections having a machine direction, a cross direction and a loft direction, said sections positioned in an abutting relationship with the cross direction or the machine direction of said sections defining the thickness of said insulation assembly and an exterior cover over said plurality of abutting sections, said exterior cover including a polymeric layer positioned on the top and bottom of said assembly and a porous material having openings therethrough positioned on the side edges of said assembly, said openings comprising air entry means.
- 10. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, including side flanges extending outwardly from said side edges.
- 11. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said polymeric layer has a thickness of between 0.2 mil and 0.6 mil.
- 12. The insulation assembly, according to claim 11, wherein said polymeric layer comprises a polyethylene layer.
- 13. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said fibrous glass sections consist of a plurality of glass fibers, having a means length weighted diameter between 0.00010 inch (2.54E-6 meters) and 0.00024 inch (6.10E-6 meters).
- 14. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said sections are positioned such that the machine direction of each section defines the width of said insulation assembly and the loft direction of the abutting sections defines the length of said sections.
- 15. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said sections are positioned such that the cross direction of each section defines the thickness of the section and the loft direction defines the width of each section.
- 16. An insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said fibrous glass sections consist of a plurality of glass fibers, having a mean length weighted diameter less than 0.00034 inch (8.64E-6 meters).
- 17. The insulation assembly, according to claim 9, wherein said polymeric layer comprises a polyethylene layer.
- 18. The insulation assembly, according to claim 17, wherein said polyethylene layer comprises a polyethylene film.
- 19. An insulation assembly, comprising, in combination, a plurality of mineral fiber sections, each of said sections having a machine direction, a cross direction and a loft direction, said sections positioned into an abutting relationship with the cross direction or the machine direction of said sections defining the thickness of said insulation assembly and an exterior cover including a polymeric layer positioned on the top and bottom of said assembly and a porous material having openings therethrough positioned on the side edges of said assembly.
- 20. The insulation assembly, according to claim 19, wherein said polymeric layer comprises a polyethylene layer.
- 21. The insulation assembly, according to claim 20, wherein said polyethylene layer comprises a polyethylene film.
- 22. An insulation assembly according to claim 19, wherein said abutting sections are adhered to one another.
- 23. An insulation assembly, comprising, in combination, a plurality of fibrous glass sections, each of which said sections having a machine direction, a cross direction and a loft direction, said sections being reoriented into an abutting relationship with the cross direction or the machine direction defining the thickness of said insulation assembly and an exterior cover over said plurality of abutting sections, said fibrous glass sections consisting of a plurality of glass fibers, having a means length weighted diameter less than 0.00034 inch (8.64E-6 meters), said exterior cover including side layers and polymeric top and bottom layers, wherein said exterior cover includes a polyethylene layer positioned on the top and bottom of said assembly and a layer of porous material having openings therethrough positioned on the side edges of said assembly.
- 24. An insulation assembly, according to claim 23, wherein each of said sections is constructed from binderless fibrous glass wool.
- 25. An insulation assembly, according to claim 23, wherein said side layers comprise polymeric layers.
- 26. An insulation assembly, according to claim 25, including one or more openings in said cover to admit air.
- 27. An insulation assembly, according to claim 23, wherein said abutting sections are adhered to one another.
- 28. An insulation assembly, according to claim 23, wherein said polyethylene layers comprise polyethylene film.
- 29. An insulation assembly comprising, in combination, a plurality of fibrous glass sections, each of which said sections having a machine direction, a cross direction and a loft direction, said sections being reoriented into an abutting relationship with the cross direction or the machine direction defining the thickness of said insulation assembly, an exterior cover over said plurality of abutting sections, said exterior cover including side layers and polymeric top and bottom layers, including one or more openings in said cover to admit air.
- 30. An insulation assembly, according to claim 29, wherein said abutting sections are adhered to one another.
- 31. The insulation assembly according to claim 30, wherein said polyethylene layer comprises a polyethylene film.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 447,764, filed Dec. 8, 1989, abandoned.
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