Apparatus and Method for Providing an Interstitial Space
OwnerChristos Sotitious Haritou, Alan Fadainventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing an interstitial space to the surface of wall, the apparatus comprises: an adhesive layer; a layer of fluid impervious and weather proof material in form of a tape, the tape partially overlapping itself; a layer of spacer material situated between the surface of the tape facing the wall and the surface of the adhesive layer distal from the wall. The spacer material has ends which are encapsulated, the apparatus providing a sealed interstitial space.
Claims21
An apparatus for providing an interstitial space to the surface of a wall, the apparatus comprising:
- i. an adhesive layer;
- ii. a layer of fluid impervious and weather proof material in the form of a tape, the tape partially overlapping itself;
- a layer of spacer material situated between the surface of the tape facing the wall and the surface of the adhesive layer distal from the wall;
- and wherein the spacer material has ends which are encapsulated, the apparatus providing a sealed interstitial space.
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the layer of spacer material is in one of:
- sheet form and tape form.
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the material that is impregnated with adhesive is in one of sheet form and tape form.
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the reinforcement layer is one of:
- a scrim layer and a non-permeating tape.
An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the scrim layer is formed of one of:
- fibre glass and polymer.
A method of providing an interstitial space to the surface of a wall, the method comprising the steps of building up the following elements to the surface of a wall:
- i. an adhesive layer;
- ii. a layer of fluid impervious and weather proof material in the form of a tape, the tape partially overlapping itself;
- iii. a layer of spacer material situated between the surface of the tape facing the wall and the surface of the adhesive layer distal from the wall;
- and encapsulating ends of the spacer material has ends, the apparatus providing a sealed interstitial space.
A wall having applied to a surface thereof an apparatus providing an interstitial space to the surface of a wall, the apparatus comprising:
- i. an adhesive layer;
- a layer of fluid impervious and weather proof material in the form of a tape, the tape partially overlapping itself;
- a layer of spacer material situated between the surface of the tape facing the wall and the surface of the adhesive layer distal from the wall;
- wherein the spacer material has ends which are encapsulated, the apparatus providing a sealed interstitial space and wherein the sealed interstitial space is subjected to a vacuum and wherein a vacuum monitoring means is connected to the sealed interstitial space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.