Products, equipment, and methods for field fabrication, use, and installation of skinned cellulose assemblies

A padded skinned assembly for application in packaging applications comprising:

• a cellulosic insulation material;
• a skin to contain the cellulosic insulation material;
• and
• a binder to close the skin to retain at least a portion of the cellulosic insulation material inside the skin,
• wherein multiple padded skinned assemblies are utilized inside a container for the purpose of providing cushioning or insulation to the contents of a package in the container.

A method of filling voids in a package with a skinned cellulosic assembly, the method comprising the steps of:

• forming a skinned cellulose assembly with a cellulosic insulation material and a skin to contain the cellulosic insulation material;
• and
• filling a void in a package with the skinned cellulose assembly,
• wherein the skinned cellulose assemblies are designed to fit snugly in the package.

A method of filling voids in a package with a plurality of skinned cellulosic assemblies, the method comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of skinned cellulose assemblies, wherein each of the skinned cellulose assemblies includes a cellulosic insulation material contained in a skin;
• and
• filling a void in a package with the plurality skinned cellulose assemblies,
• wherein the number of skinned cellulose assemblies selected for insertion in the package is such as to predominantly fill the void in the package.

A forming machine for assembling a skinned cellulose assembly, the forming machine comprising:

• means to form one or more skins from a skin material of controlled dimensions;
• means to assemble the one or more skins to form a container with a void that can be filled by cellulose fibers;
• means to insert the cellulose fibers into the void formed by the one or more skins;
• and
• means to close the skin in a way that contains the cellulose fibers in the container.

A skinned insulation assembly for application in building insulation comprising:

• a cellulosic insulation body;
• a skin to contain the cellulosic insulation body;
• and
• a binder used to close the skin to retain at least a portion of the cellulosic insulation body inside the skin,
• wherein the insulation assembly is sized to fit in a cavity so as to be inserted into and then to insulate the cavity.

A method of making a skinned assembly of cellulose fibers for building insulation with one or more machines, the method comprising the steps of:

• metering in lengths of a material to form skins;
• cutting the skins to selectable width and length;
• forming a cellulosic insulation material retainer with the cut skin to create a cavity;
• metering in quantities of cellulosic insulation material into the cavity to form the skinned assembly of cellulose;
• and
• applying the formed skinned assembly of cellulose fibers to a building structure to be insulated.

A forming machine for making a skinned assembly of cellulose insulation material for building insulation, the forming machine comprising:

• means for metering in lengths of a material to form skins;
• means for cutting the skins to selectable width and length;
• means for forming a cellulosic insulation material retainer with the cut skin to create a cavity;
• and
• means for metering in quantities of cellulosic insulation material into the cavity to form the skinned assembly of cellulose insulation material.

A skinned insulation assembly for application as insulation on building exteriors comprising:

• a cellulosic insulation batt;
• a skin adhered to the cellulosic insulation batt;
• and
• a binder used to attach the skin to at least a portion of the cellulosic insulation batt,
• wherein the insulation assembly is sized to fit on the exterior surface of a building object.

A method of making a skinned assembly for application as insulation on building exteriors comprising the steps of:

• forming a cellulosic insulation batt;
• forming a skin adhered to the cellulosic insulation batt;
• and
• applying a binder to attach the skin to at least a portion of the cellulosic insulation batt,
• wherein the insulation assembly is sized to fit on the exterior surface of an object;
• and
• applying the formed skinned assembly of cellulose batting to a building exterior structure to be insulated.