Cover for insulation and method of manufacture
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorJean Norvell
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Abstract
An improved insulation package for insulating objects and method of making the same are disclosed. The insulation package comprises one or more layers of insulation material closed within a loose fitting cover. The cover is easily fitted around the pieces of insulation material. The insulation package saves time and labor compared to the previous method of prefabricating individual covers for each shape of insulation material. In a preferred embodiment, the cover can be formed of any of the following: water proof materials, water resistant materials, air permeable materials and combinations thereof.
Claims3
An insulation package comprising
- at least one piece of irregularly shaped insulation material;
- a protective cover surrounding the insulation material, the cover having edges and being loosely fitted around the insulation material with sufficient additional cover material so as to permit the cover to readily fit around the insulation material and match the shape of the insulation;
- wherein the cover is formed at least in part from an air permeable material allowing flow of air into and out of the insulation package so as to permit the cover to form-fit around the insulation;
- and
- wherein the cover material includes a laminate of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
An insulation package comprising
- at least one piece of irregularly shaped insulation material;
- a protective cover surrounding the insulation material, the cover having edges and being loosely fitted around the insulation material with sufficient additional cover material so as to permit the cover to readily fit around the insulation material and match the shape of the insulation;
- wherein the cover is formed at least in part from an air permeable material allowing flow of air into and out of the insulation package so as to permit the cover to form-fit around the insulation;
- and
- wherein the insulation material has a longitudinal length and has a slot fixed along its length, the cover closed over the insulation material so that a rib can fit into the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.