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US 2010/0058695 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for protecting buildings from fire
OwnerGraig Cropperinventor
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Abstract
A fire barrier for buildings includes a ceramic fiber based material such as ceramic paper. The ceramic prevents the burning of the building in case of a fire. The ceramic material may be mounted to the building on spools prior to use and rapidly deployed therefrom in the event of a fire near the building.
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A fire barrier for a building comprising:
- adjacent first and second sheets of ceramic fiber based fire proof material, the ceramic material being placed so as to cover a building;
- connectors for connecting together a seam between the adjacent first and second sheets of ceramic material;
- and
- fasteners for directly fastening the ceramic material to the building.
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A method for protecting a building from a fire comprising:
- covering the building with pieces of ceramic fiber based material;
- securing adjacent edges of the ceramic fiber material to close openings therebetween;
- and
- securing the ceramic fiber material directly to the building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.