Thermal barriers and seals for climate controlled transportation
AssigneeFG Products, Inc.
InventorChad Nelson
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a thermal barrier can be removably attached to portals such as trailer doors, partitions, bulkheads, and the like. In one embodiment, a flexible thermal barrier having an associated flexible seal is attached to an interior surface of a roll-up trailer door in a refrigerated trailer to insulate the cargo area from the ambient air. In other embodiments, seals mounted to the trailer wall cooperate with an insulating blanket disposed on a portal such as a roll-up door. In still other embodiments, wall mounted seals are used alone, without a blanket, to provide peripheral thermal sealing.
Claims28
An apparatus for insulating a climate-controlled trailer having a movable structure that substantially separates a first and second set of environmental conditions and having mounting mechanisms coupled to an interior surface of the movable structure, comprising:
- a first seal member having a proximal end mountable to a wall surface adjacent a peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the first seal member is biased toward the interior surface of the movable structure;
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- a second seal member having a proximal end mountable to a wall surface adjacent to another peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the second seal member is biased toward the interior surface of the movable structure,
- wherein the first and second seal members, when in their respective operative positions, extend across the mounting mechanisms and impede transmission of conditioned or ambient air between the first and second set of environmental conditions.
An apparatus for insulating a climate-controlled trailer having a movable structure that substantially separates a first and second set of environmental conditions and having mounting mechanisms coupled to an interior surface of the movable structure, comprising:
- a first sealing means having at a proximal end a first means for mounting the first sealing means to a wall surface adjacent a peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the first sealing means is biased toward the interior surface of the movable structure;
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- a second sealing means having at a proximal end a second means for mounting the second sealing means to a wall surface adjacent to another peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the second sealing means is biased toward the interior surface of the movable structure,
- wherein the first and second sealing means, when in their respective operative positions, extend across the mounting mechanisms and impede transmission of conditioned or ambient air between the first and second set of environmental conditions.
An apparatus for insulating a climate-controlled trailer having a movable structure that substantially separates a first and second set of environmental conditions, comprising:
- a first seal member having a proximal end mountable to a wall surface adjacent a peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the first seal member is biased toward a surface of the movable structure;
- a second seal member having a proximal end mountable to a wall surface adjacent to another peripheral edge of the movable structure such that, when in an operative position, a distal end of the second seal member is biased toward a surface of the movable structure;
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- a thermal barrier adapted to be attached to the surface of the movable structure, the thermal barrier including a substantially flexible body portion that is adapted to extend over a substantial portion of the movable structure, wherein the distal ends of the first and second seal members are biased against the thermal barrier when in their respective operative positions,
- wherein the first and second seal members, when in their respective operative positions, impede transmission of air between the first and second set of environmental conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.