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US 4,544,587 AGranted
Window insulator
AssigneeModern Modalities, Inc.
InventorWilliam A. Nesbitt
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Abstract
An insulator for mounting to a window. A pair of plastic layers including a plurality of partitions positioned therebetween form air pockets between the layers. A plurality of suction cups and suction grooves arranged in rows on one outer surface of the sheet removably secure the sheet to a window. The sheet includes a circumferentially extending recessed portion receiving the window frame.
Claims12
A heat insulator for mounting to a window comprising:
- a plurality of flexible insulator sheets of plastic material secured together being pervious to light and sized and shaped to entirely cover a window to be insulated, said plurality of sheets including a mounting surface positionable adjacent said window;
- and,
- mounting suction means on said mounting surface and operable to removably secure said plurality of sheets to said window when said sheets are forced against said window squeezing said means against said window and creating a suction therebetween, said means including a plurality of suction cups and a plurality of grooves on said mounting surface opening outwardly towards said window with said cups arranged in rows and said grooves arranged in rows alternating with said rows of cups.
The combination of:
- a window including a glass portion and a frame surrounding said glass portion;
- and,
- a plurality of flexible plastic sheets pervious to light with a plurality of pockets of air trapped therein providing heat insulation, said sheets including suction means provided thereon opening towards said window and operable to releasably hold said sheets thereon, said sheets include a circumferentially extending recessed portion facing said window with said frame positioned therein to conformingly fit said sheets to said glass portion and said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.