Protective barrier and method for its use
OwnerDavid Landis Campbellinventor
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Abstract
A protective barrier that will typically be installed beneath ceilings during construction work being performed on ceilings or roofs of buildings. The protective barrier can be comprised entirely of one material or of different materials connected by seams. Some or all of these materials can be designed to fail when contacted by water via dissolution, melting or through some other destructive process initiated by contact with water. This failure can create access points from the ceiling through the protective barrier to the area being protected by the barrier, which can allow water from a fire suppression system to reach a fire located below the protective barrier.
Claims26
A protective barrier, comprising:
- At least one strip of water soluble materials;
- at least two sections of waterproof material;
- and
- a plurality of seams attaching the at least two sections of waterproof material and the at least one strip of water soluble material;
- wherein the plurality of seams attaching the at least two sections of waterproof material and the at least one strip of water soluble material are formed by a third material.
A method for using a protective barrier, the method comprising:
- providing a planar sheet comprising:
- at least one strip of water soluble materials;
- at least two sections of waterproof material;
- and
- a plurality of seams attaching the at least two sections of waterproof material;
- wherein the said seams are attached to the said sections of waterproof material by at least one strip of water soluble materials;
- and
- elevating the planar sheet above a floor and under a sprinkler system,
- wherein the planar sheet prevents dust or debris from reaching the floor.
A protective barrier, comprising:
- at least two sections of waterproof material;
- and
- one or more seams attaching the at least two sections of waterproof material to form a planar sheet, wherein the one or more seams attaching the at least two sections of waterproof material are formed by a water soluble stitching, and wherein the two sections connected by one or more seams are located within the same plane.
A protective barrier apparatus, comprising:
- a planar sheet comprising 4 sections of waterproof material arranged 2 sections by 2 sections;
- and
- for each of the 4 sections, seams attaching the respective section to all of its adjacent sections of the 4 sections,
- wherein the 4 sections of the planar sheet are configured to lie flat,
- wherein the seams are formed using a water soluble stitching configured to dissolve upon contact with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.