Insulation board
OwnerTimothy E. Snider, David E. Szymanski +2inventors
InventorsTimothy E. Snider, David E. Szymanski, Richard L. McLaughlin, Christopher G. Gattis
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Abstract
An insulation board includes an array of elements such as domes, pyramids, or frustrums coupled to a top surface of a body. These elements are arranged to lie in rows and columns to define fluid flow passageways to promote fluid drainage away from a building containing the insulation board.
Claims25
An insulation board for use in construction and provided for fluid drainage away from a building, the insulation board comprising:
- a body having a top surface and a bottom surface,
- frustums coupled to the top surface of the body, each frustum having a base portion coupled to the top surface of the body and a tip portion spaced apart from the top surface of the body, and
- fluid flow passageways positioned to lie between the frustums.
An insulation board for above-grade use is provided for the drainage of fluids away from a building, the insulation board comprising:
- a body having front surface and a back surface,
- an array of domes coupled to the front surface of the body and adapted to face toward the building, and
- flow passageways defined between each dome.
An insulation board provided for fluid drainage away from an exterior portion of a building, the insulation board comprising:
- a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, and
- protrusions coupled to the top surface of the body to form flow passageways therebetween, each protrusion having a base portion coupled to the top surface, a tip portion spaced-apart from the base portion, and a side wall coupled to the base portion and the tip portion and formed to converge inwardly from the base portion to the tip portion.
An insulation board for use with a building to provide water-drainage, the insulation board comprising:
- a body including a front surface an da back surface, and
- protrusions coupled to the front surface of the body to form flow passageways between each protrusion, the protrusions each including a base portion coupled to the front surface of the body and a tip portion spaced-apart from the body, a cross-section of each tip portion taken through a plane parallel to the top surface of the body having a smaller surface area than a surface area of a cross-section of each base portion taken through a plane parallel to the top surface of the body.
An insulation board is provided for draining fluids away from a building, the insulation board comprising:
- a body having top surface and a bottom surface, and
- an array of right cylinders coupled to the top surface of the body, the right cylinders being positioned in spaced-apart relation from one another to define flow passageways therebetween.
An insulation board is provided for draining fluids away from a building, the insulation board comprising:
- a body having top surface and a bottom surface, and
- an array of alternating pyramids and blocks coupled to the top surface of the body and positioned in spaced-apart relation to one another to define flow passageways therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.