Roofing insulation structure and roof insulation system
AssigneeRoof Asset Management USA, Ltd.
InventorsJoseph C. Cobb, Katina Cobb
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Abstract
It is described herein a roofing insulation structure. The roofing insulation structure may comprise a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface opposite the first exterior surface. The first exterior surface may comprise a channeled profile having a plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels may have a depth of at least 1 mm, a width of at least 0.15 mm, and a ratio of depth to width in a range of between 1.01:1 and 7:1. It is also described herein a roofing insulation system comprising a plurality of the roofing insulation structures. It is also disclosed herein a method of manufacturing the roofing insulation structures. It is also disclosed herein a method of installing the roofing insulation system.
Claims11
A roofing insulation structure (100) comprising:
- a first exterior surface (110) comprising a channeled profile (200) having a plurality of ventilation channels (210) located therein having a ratio of depth (220) to width (230) in a range of between 1.01:1 and 7:1;
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- a second exterior surface (120) opposite the first exterior surface;
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- wherein the roofing insulation structure is installed on a low-slope roof (10) of a building with the first exterior surface oriented to face an exterior (50) of the building and the second exterior surface oriented to face an interior (60) of the building, and
- wherein the roofing insulation structure comprises a first layer corresponding to the first exterior surface, a second layer corresponding to the second exterior surface, and a third layer (130) located between the first layer and the second layer;
- wherein the first layer and the second layer each independently comprise a material selected from the group consisting of paper and cardboard;
- and wherein the third layer comprises an insulating material selected from the group consisting of foamed polyurethane, foamed polyisocyanurate, fiberglass, pearlite, wood, wood fiber, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.