Method and system for thermal barrier installation
AssigneeOldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.
InventorPhil Clark
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Abstract
An insulation system including a first retention member having a first channel, a second retention member having a second channel, and a thermal bridge. The thermal bridge includes a first finger and a second finger. The first finger is received into the first channel and the second finger is received into the second channel. The system further includes a first locking tab associated with the first channel for securing the first finger and a second locking tab associated with the second channel for securing the second finger. The thermal bridge substantially reduces conductive heat transfer between the first retention member and the second retention member.
Claims12
A method of installing a thermal bridge comprising a body region, a first finger, and a second finger, the method comprising:
- supporting an inner aspect of a first channel disposed on a first retention member;
- supporting an inner aspect of a second channel disposed on a second retention member;
- inserting the first finger into the first channel;
- inserting the second finger into the second channel;
- securing the first finger within the first channel by compressing a first locking tab between a first wheel and a removable assembly jig;
- securing the second finger within the second channel by compressing a second locking tab between a second wheel and the removable assembly jig;
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- wherein the supporting the first channel and the supporting the second channel comprises placing the removable assembly jig between the first channel and the second channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.