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US 2010/0058699 A1Published application
Fire barrier for wall sheathing materials
OwnerGraig Cropperinventor
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Abstract
A sheathing material includes a layer of ceramic paper to help prevent the burning of the sheathing during a fire. The material may include insulation disposed between the ceramic paper and the substrate to further reduce damage to the substrate, and may include a thin layer of wood or paper placed over the ceramic paper to protect the ceramic paper and to allow the sheathing to be used in a manner similar to that of a conventional sheathing material.
Claims10
A sheathing material for use in construction comprising:
- a generally planar substrate;
- and
- a layer of ceramic paper affixed to the substrate along a side thereof.
A sheet material for use in construction comprising:
- a sheet of material selected from the group consisting of wood, wood products, plywood, OSB, gypsum, and wall paper;
- and
- a sheet of ceramic fiber material attached to a side of the sheet of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.