Frameless enclosure assembly

A frameless enclosure assembly supported by the structural assembly of a pre-engineered building the structural assembly having first and second members, the enclosure assembly comprising:

• an elongated insulation batting having an insulation layer of compressible material and a flexible facing membrane, the insulation layer bonded to the facing membrane and generally coextensive therewith, the insulation batting having a first end and a second end;
• insulation attaching means for attaching the first end of the insulation batting to the first support member and for attaching the second end of the insulation batting to the second support member, so that the facing membrane extends substantially taut therebetween;
• a panel member positioned substantially parallel to the insulation batting so that the insulation batting is disposed between the panel member and the structural assembly;
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• panel securing means for securing the panel member to the structural assembly, a portion of the panel securing means extensive through the insulation layer, the panel securing means transferring load from the panel member to the structural assembly while the insulation batting substantially uniformly retains its resistance to heat transfer, and remains unpenetrated by the insulation attaching means in that section of the batting overlying the taut section of the facing membrane.

A frameless enclosure assembly supported by the structural assembly of a pre-engineered building, the enclosure assembly comprising:

• a flexible first facing membrane having a first end, a second end and an insulation supporting side;
• first membrane attaching means for attaching the first end of the first facing membrane to a supporting portion of the structural assembly and for attaching the second end of the first facing membrane to an upper supporting portion of the structural assembly so that the first facing membrane extends substantially vertically and uniformly taut between the lower supportion portion and the upper supporting portion of the structural assembly;
• a first insulation layer of compressible insulation bonded to the insulation support side of the first facing membrane, the first insulation layer having a first layer end disposed near the first end of the first facing membrane and a second layer disposed near the second end of the first facing membrane, the first insulation layer remaining unpenetrated by the first membrane attaching means in that section overlying the taut section of the first facing membrane;
• a wall panel member positioned substantially parallel to the first insulation layer so that the insulation layer is disposed between the wall panel member and portions of the underlaying structural assembly enclosed by the wall panel member;
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• wall panel securing means for securing the wall panel member to the underlaying portions of the structural assembly, a portion of the wall panel securing means extensive through the first insulation layer and transferring load forces from the wall panel member to the structural assembly.