Method and apparatus for mounting and sealing honeycomb insulation material

In an expandable honeycomb insulation panel having a plurality of elongated tubular parallel cell structures stacked and fastened together to form the panel, the improvement comprising:

• two parallel elongated members positioned apart from each other a spaced distance less than the width of the cell structures, with one of said cell structures positioned on the opposite side of said parallel members from the next adjacent cell structure;
• stiffener positioned in said one cell structure for preventing said one cell structure from collapsing and moving through the space between said parallel members;
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• an elongated head rail in the shape of a channel, said parallel members being formed by a pair of lips protruding inwardly toward each other from the distal ends of the channel flanges, and said one cell structure and said stiffener means being positioned in said channel.

In an expandable and retractable cellular insulation comprising a plurality of elongated tubular parallel cell structures stacked and fastened together forming a panel, the improvement comprising:

• a rigid support member connected to substantially the full length of one end of said panel running parallel with the cell structures;
• a rigid movable cell support means at the opposite end of said panel parallel with said support member for expanding and retracting said panel;
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• motion producing means connected to said movable support means for moving said support means toward and away from said support member, said motion producing means including;
• a first flexible cord and a second flexible cord with respective first ends of said first and second cords being anchored in spaced apart relation to each other to said movable support means and the respective opposite ends of said first and second cords extending through said panel in parallel spaced apart relation to each other toward said support member to a position beyond said panel;
• third cord anchor means positioned beyond said movable support means in a direction opposite said support member and in fixed spacial relation to said support member;
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• a third cord with its first end anchored to said movable support means and the opposite end of which is passed slideably around said third cord anchor means and returned to a connection with said opposite ends of said first and second cords.

In an expandable and retractable cellular insulation comprising a plurality of elongated tubular parallel cell structures stacked and fastened together forming a panel, the improvement comprising:

• a rigid support member connected to substantially the full length of one end of said panel running parallel with the cell structures;
• a rigid movable cell support means at the opposite end of said panel parallel with said support member for expanding and retracting said panel;
• a first cord, the first end of which is anchored in fixed relation to said support member and the opposite end of which extends adjacent the left lateral edge of said panel to the left side of said movable support means and then to the right side thereof where it is anchored in fixed spacial relation to said parallel members;
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• a second cord, the first end of which is anchored in fixed relation to said support member and the opposite end of which extends adjacent the right lateral edge of said panel to the right side of said movable support means and then to the left side thereof where it is anchored in fixed spacial relation to said support member.