Insulated building and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeKeller Structures, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Berghuis, James A. Propson
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Abstract
An insulated building has an inner structure forming the interior walls and roof of the building. Elongated wood spacer members are mounted on the exterior of the inner structure preferably with insulated fasteners. The spacer members are spaced from the exterior of the inner structure. Foam insulation covers the exterior of the inner structure to a depth generally flush with the spacer members. Sheeting is applied over the foam to cover the exterior of the building. The building is characterized by an absence of panel joints typically found in buildings of this type. Such joints permit detrimental heat transfer through the insulation.
Claims14
An insulated building comprising:
- an inner structure forming the interior walls and roof of the building;
- spacer means mounted on the exterior of said inner structure, said spacer means extending at intervals along the walls and roof of said inner structure and comprising elongated members, said elongated members being located at a distance from the exterior of said inner structure, said elongated members being mounted on said inner structure by fasteners, so constructed as to avoid a heat transfer path through the insulation, said fasteners being applied at intervals along said elongated members;
- insulating foam covering the entire exterior of said inner structure except for the areas occupied by said fasteners, said insulating foam covering to a depth generally flush with the outer edges of said spacer means, said foam embedding said spacer means and forming a seamless, integral insulation for the building;
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- sheeting applied over said foam and spacer means to cover the foam on the exterior of the building.
An insulated building comprising:
- an inner structure forming the inner walls and roof of the building;
- elongated members mounted on the exterior of said inner structure at intervals along the walls and roof of said inner structure, said elongated members being located at a distance from the exterior of said inner structure, said elongated members being mounted on said inner structure by brackets fastened to said inner structure and elongated members and applied at
- insulating foam covering the entire exterior of said inner structure except for the areas occupied by said brackets, said insulating foam covering to a depth generally flush with the outer edges of the elongated members, said foam embedding the elongated members and forming a seamless, integral insulation for said building;
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- sheeting means applied over said foam and spacer means to cover the exterior of the building.
A method of constructing an insulated building comprising the steps of:
- erecting an inner structure having walls and a roof;
- attaching a plurality of elongated members at intervals along the exterior of the walls and roof with insulated fasteners applied at intervals along the elongated members, said elongated members being located at a distance from the exterior of the inner structure;
- applying foam to the exterior of the inner structure to form a seamless, integral insulation for the building, said foam being applied to a depth generally flush with the outer edges of the elongated members;
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- covering the foam with sheeting to form the exterior of the building.
A method of constructing an insulated building comprising the steps of:
- erecting an inner structure having walls and a roof;
- attaching a plurality of elongated members at intervals along the exterior of the walls and roof with brackets applied at intervals along the elongated members, said elongated members being located at a distance from the exterior of the inner structure;
- applying foam to the exterior of the inner structure to form a seamless, integral insulation for the building, said foam being applied to a depth generally flush with the outer edges of the spacer means;
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- covering the foam with sheeting to form the exterior of the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.