Fabrication method and use of interlocking joints for fiberglass mat products
AssigneeJohns Manville
InventorsJoshua Merrell Boyce, Ames Kulprathipanja
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Abstract
An insulation product may include an insulation material. The insulation material may include at least one material selected from the group consisting of nonwoven insulation, aerogel insulation, mineral insulation, and foam insulation. The insulation material may include a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The first end may include a protrusion. At least a portion of the protrusion may widen in a direction opposite the second end. The second end may define a cutout that substantially matches a size and shape of the protrusion. The cutout and the protrusion may be aligned with one another along a length of the insulation material.
Claims8
An insulation product, comprising:
- a first insulation material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of nonwoven insulation, aerogel insulation, mineral insulation, and foam insulation;
- and a second insulation material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of nonwoven insulation, aerogel insulation, mineral insulation, and foam insulation, wherein:
- each of the first insulation material and the second insulation material comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and lateral edges that extend between the first end and the second end;
- the lateral edges are substantially linear;
- the first end of each of the first insulation material and the second insulation material comprises a protrusion;
- the second end of each of the first insulation material and the second insulation material defines a cutout that has a size and shape that substantially matches a size and shape of the protrusion;
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- the protrusion of the first insulation material is insertable within the cutout of the second insulation material to couple the first insulation material and second insulation material in an end to end fashion and to align the lateral edges of the first insulation material and the second insulation material are aligned with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.