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US 11,686,087 B2Granted
Rigid foam board installation clip
OwnerPaul Fabisinventor
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Abstract
A clip for facilitating installation of foam insulation boards in a building structure. The clip comprises a body, a spacer and plurality of prongs extending from the body for holding the insulation board, and a connection region for attachment of the clip to a building structural member. The clip is designed to ensure proper ventilation and greatly ease the proper installation of rigid foam insulation.
Claims19
A foam insulation board installation clip comprising:
- a body, the body having a connection region, the body being mountable to a building structural member;
- a spacer extending from a distal end of the body, the spacer having a top and a bottom, and a spacing height between the top and the bottom, the top of the spacer being a terminal end of the distal end of the clip, wherein the bottom is oriented approximately perpendicular to the body, and is spaced apart from the top, wherein the top is approximately perpendicular to a rear face of the body, such that the top and the bottom are approximately parallel;
- a plurality of prongs extending from the body, the plurality of prongs positioned along the body at a distance away from the spacer such that one of the plurality of prongs, a front face of the body, and the bottom of the spacer define a cavity, the cavity having an open front and sides, a rear of the cavity defined by the front face of the body, wherein the plurality of prongs comprises a plurality of prongs in a widthwise direction of the body, and a plurality of prongs in a lengthwise direction of the body;
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- wherein the plurality of prongs are each flexible and are able to flex as a foam board is urged against each of the plurality of prongs.
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A foam insulation assembly comprising:
- a foam insulation board;
- a building structural member, the foam insulation board being connected to the building structural member by a clip, the clip comprising:
- a body, the body having a connection region;
- a spacer extending from a distal end of the body, the spacer having a top and a bottom, the bottom spaced apart from the top, the top of the spacer being a terminal end of the distal end of the clip, wherein the bottom is oriented approximately perpendicular to the body, and is spaced apart from the top, wherein the top is approximately perpendicular to a rear face of the body, such that the top and the bottom are approximately parallel;
- a plurality of prongs extending from the body, the plurality of prongs positioned along the body at a distance away from the spacer such that a top of one of the plurality of prongs, a front face of the body, and the bottom of the spacer define a cavity, the cavity having an open front and sides, a rear of the cavity defined by the front face of the body;
- the foam insulation board being positioned within the cavity between the foot the one of the plurality of prongs;
- the connection region being attached to the building structural member;
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- the top of the spacer abutting a substrate, the spacer forming a gap between the substrate and the foam insulation board;
- and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of prongs is in an upwardly bent position and in contact with an edge of the foam insulation board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.