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AssigneeSnow Secure Oy
InventorsMikko MARTIKAINEN, Matti MARTIKAINEN, Henri NIEMINEN
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The thermal insulation cover (1) for thermally insulating a pile of snow (10) or a glacier comprises a thermal insulation layer (2), a waterproofing layer (3) made of a plastic material arranged on the top side of the thermal insulation layer (2), and a textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) attached to the top side of the water-proofing layer (3), the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) functioning as the loop part of a hook-and-loop fastener and covering the waterproofing layer (3) at least at longitudinal edge regions of the thermal insulation cover (1), wherein a longitudinal edge region of the thermal insulation cover (1) can be arranged next to a second, similar, thermal insulation cover (1′) or to cover part of said second thermal insulation cover (1′) and attached to said second thermal insulation cover (1′) using an attachment strip (11) forming the hook part of said hook-and-loop fastener.
A thermal insulation cover (1) for thermally insulating a pile of snow (10) or a glacier, the thermal insulation cover (1) having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, a bottom side configured to face the pile of snow (10) or glacier and a top side configured to face outwards, the thermal insulation cover (1) comprising
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) covers only the edge regions of the waterproofing layer (3), leaving a middle part of the waterproofing layer (3) free.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the width of the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) at each longitudinal edge region is at least 30 cm.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the width of the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) at each longitudinal edge region is at most 80 cm.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the width of the thermal insulation cover (1) is 2.0-4.0 m.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the waterproofing layer (3) is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) is attached to the layer beneath by gluing, sewing or by applying heat to the textile layer (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and/or to the layer beneath.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the thickness of the thermal insulation layer (2) is at least 10 mm.
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the thermal insulation layer (2) comprises a plurality of insulation boards (5) such that at least some of the insulation boards (5) are pivotably connected to at least one adjacent insulation board (5) in the longitudinal direction of the thermal insulation cover (1) to allow folding of the thermal insulation cover (1).
A thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the thermal insulation layer (2) comprises an aluminum foil.
A thermal insulation system for thermally insulating a pile of snow (10) or a glacier, the thermal insulation system comprising at least a first thermal insulation cover (1) according to any of the preceding claims and a second thermal insulation cover (1′) according to any of the preceding claims configured to be arranged adjacent to said first thermal insulation cover (1), and at least one attachment strip (11) that is configured to form the hook part of said hook-and-loop fastener for attaching an edge region of said first thermal insulation cover (1) to an edge region of said second thermal insulation cover (1′).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.