Method for insulating a cavity
OwnerHenry Sperberinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for simultaneously insulating cavity portions and securing batt insulation in the cavity to be insulated. The present invention provides a system for using a mixture of insulating material, a dissipating foam, and an adhesive to hold the batt insulation in a frame that defines a cavity to be insulated. In one embodiment the mixture is applied only to the border of the cavity. In another embodiment the insulating material comprises fly ash particles.
Claims20
A method for insulating and for simultaneously holding batt insulation in place, comprising:
- providing a frame assembly including a cavity back wall and border walls that define at least a first cavity, each of said border walls defining a depth and having an outer face with said depth extending from said cavity back wall to said outer face;
- supplying a mixture to said first cavity, said mixture including dissipating foam, adhesive and loose insulation particles, said supplying step including supplying more of said mixture adjacent to said border walls and portions of said cavity back wall adjacent to said border walls than is supplied to a volume of said first cavity disposed inwardly of said border walls and said back wall portions;
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- positioning batt insulation in said first cavity with said batt insulation to be held in said first cavity using said adhesive and with at least a majority of said foam subsequently dissipating, said positioning step including spreading said mixture using said batt insulation to cause some of said mixture adjacent to said border walls to spread into said first cavity volume, said adhesive being used to adhere said batt insulation to said border walls along at least portions of said depth thereof.
A method for providing insulation for a cavity defined by frame assembly and having a cavity volume, comprising the steps of:
- providing a frame assembly having vertically extending walls including a back wall with a cavity volume being defined by said vertically extending walls and said cavity volume having a length, a width and a depth;
- supplying a mixture to said cavity volume, said mixture comprising dissipating foam, adhesive, and loose insulation material, said supplying step including supplying a said mixture in contact with said vertically extending walls to fill portions of said cavity volume, said supplying step including having said mixture occupy no greater than 1/4 of said cavity volume;
- positioning batt insulation in said cavity volume prior to substantial dissipation of said foam, said positioning step including spreading said mixture using said batt insulation;
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- allowing said foam to dissipate and said adhesive to dry such that said adhesive bonds pieces of loose insulation material together and holds said batt insulation in said cavity volume.
A method for providing insulation, comprising:
- providing a frame assembly having vertically extending walls including a back wall and border walls with a cavity volume being defined by said vertically extending walls, each of said border walls defining a depth and having an outer face with said depth extending from said back wall to said outer face;
- supplying a mixture to said cavity volume in contact with said vertically extending walls to fill portions of said cavity volume, said supplying step including having said mixture occupy no greater than 1/4 of said cavity volume;
- positioning batt insulation in said cavity volume prior to substantial dissipation of said foam;
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- allowing said foam to dissipate and said adhesive to dry such that said adhesive bonds pieces of loose insulation together and holds said insulation in said cavity volume and wherein said adhesive is used to adhere said batt insulation to said border walls along at least portions of said depth thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.