Die cut insulation blanket and method for producing same
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorAnthony L. Rockwell
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Abstract
A blanket is provided including a first panel of material having a honeycombed portion that is expanded to form a second, projecting panel from the first panel material. The invention also includes a method of reducing the material needed to construct a multipanel structure. The method includes the steps of providing a first panel of material; honeycombing a portion of that first panel and expanding the honeycombed portion of the first panel to form a second panel projecting from the first panel. Advantageously, the second panel is formed from material of the first panel and no additional material is required.
Claims30
A method of constructing a multipanel structure, the method comprising:
- providing a first panel of material, said first panel having first, second and third sections, the second section disposed between the first and third sections, and the first, second and third sections aligned to form a boundary edge of said first panel;
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- honeycombing a portion of said second section of said first panel along said boundary edge to create an expandable, honeycombed portion of said second section that it can be expanded transversely from said first panel to project beyond said boundary edge to form a second panel;
- the first panel and expanded second panel forming a “T” shape.
A multi-panel blanket, comprising:
- a first panel of material having three sections, the second section disposed between the first and third sections, the three sections having an edge defining a perimeter;
- a second panel formed from an expandable, honeycombed portion of the second section of the first panel, at least a portion of said honeycombed portion projecting transversely from the second section of the first panel outside of said perimeter such that the first and second panels together form the shape of a “T”.
A blanket, comprising:
- a material comprising three sections, the second section disposed centrally between the first and third sections, the three sections defining a perimeter and having in said second section a region with a plurality of slits adjacent to the perimeter for creating a honeycombed portion when said region is expanded, and a substantially continuous region without slits, said honeycombed portion positioned within said perimeter when contracted and projecting transversely at least partially outside said perimeter when expanded.
A T-shaped insulation blanket, comprising:
- a first panel of material having three sections, the second section being disposed centrally between the first and third sections;
- a second panel projecting transversely from the first panel at said second section such that the first and second panels together form the shape of a “T”;
- wherein the second panel is formed from an expandable, honeycombed portion of the second section of the first panel.
A method for insulating an appliance having a top, a bottom and four sides, the method comprising:
- providing a T-shaped insulation blanket comprising a first panel of material having three sections, the second section disposed between the first and third sections;
- and a second panel projecting transversely from the first panel at said second section such that the first and second panels together form the shape of a “T”;
- wherein the second panel is formed from an expandable, honeycombed portion of the second section of the first panel;
- deploying said insulation blanket over said appliance such that the second section of the first panel insulates the top;
- the first and third sections of the first panel are folded over to insulate opposing sides of the appliance;
- and the second panel is expanded out by unfolding the honeycombed portion to insulate a third side of the appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.