US 6,141,930 A · Method of and article for insulating standard and nonstandard cavities and an insulated structure

Abstract

An insulation assembly for insulating elongated wall, ceiling, floor and roof cavities having standard widths and nonstandard widths less or greater than standard widths for such cavities, includes a series of elongated insulation modules separably joined together and having widths less than the standard cavity width for the cavities to be insulated. Preferably, each of the modules are compressible and resilient in the direction of their widths and include a fibrous insulation encapsulated within a plastic film envelope. An insulation panel, having a width approximating the width of the cavity to be insulated, is formed by separating a selected number of one or more modules from the series of modules. The insulation panel is then inserted into the cavity and secured in place to insulate the cavity. In the insulation of many cavities, the insulation panel can be held in place within the cavity by first compressing the insulation panel in the direction of its width before inserting the insulation panel into the cavity. The insulation panel then expands within the cavity to form a friction fit with framing members defining the width of the cavity.

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Dependent claims

A building structure having elongated building wall, ceiling, floor and/or roof cavities, defined in part by spaced-apart parallel framing members, having nominal standard cavity widths of at least fifteen inches and various nonstandard cavity widths less than the standard cavity width for said cavities, comprising:

spaced-apart parallel framing members;
two adjacent framing members of said spaced-apart framing members being spaced-apart a distance equal to or less than a standard spacing for adjacent framing members;
an insulation panel comprising at least two elongated, preformed insulation modules which each comprise an insulation material encapsulated within an envelope means;
each of said elongated, preformed insulation modules having a width between about one inch and about eight inches;
said elongated, preformed insulation modules being joined together by a means for separably joining said insulation modules which permits said insulation modules to be readily separated without exposing the encapsulated insulation material within the envelope means;
and
said insulation panel being held in place between said two adjacent framing members.

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A method of insulating elongated wall, ceiling, floor and/or roof cavities, defined in part by spaced-apart parallel framing members, having nominal standard cavity widths of at least fifteen inches and various nonstandard cavity widths less than the standard cavity width for said cavities, comprising:

providing a series of elongated, preformed insulation modules for insulating elongated building wall, ceiling, floor and/or roof cavities;
each of said elongated, preformed insulation modules comprising an insulation material encapsulated within an envelope means;
each of said elongated, preformed insulation modules having a width between about one inch and about eight inches;
and said elongated, preformed insulation modules being separably joined to adjacent elongated, preformed insulation modules in said series of elongated, preformed insulation modules;
determining the distance between opposed surfaces of two adjacent spaced-apart, parallel framing members of a cavity of said building structure;
detaching at least one elongated, preformed insulation module from said series of insulation modules without exposing said encapsulated insulation material within said envelope means to form an insulation panel having a width approximating the distance between said opposed surfaces of said two adjacent spaced-apart, parallel framing members;
inserting said insulation panel into said cavity between said opposed surfaces of said two adjacent spaced-apart parallel framing members;
and
securing said insulation panel in place between said opposed surfaces of said two adjacent spaced-apart, parallel framing members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of and article for insulating standard and nonstandard cavities and an insulated structure

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Method of and article for insulating standard and nonstandard cavities and an insulated structure

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