Pipe insulation system
AssigneeInsulation Systems, LLC
InventorJohn Certuse, Jr.
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Abstract
A modular shell system of a hard insulation material fabricated in a geometric shape that encapsulates a pipe in insulation is provided. In an attic installation for example, the entire insulation component is inserted over a pipe and into the space between the building structural wood framing members resting on the interior sheathing below. By placing a series of these interlocking insulating modules along a pipe that is run perpendicular to the building construction members, the piping is encapsulated in a continuous insulating system along its entire length. This design facilitates natural heat flow into the pipe with an open pipe slot cavity in the insulating module that allows natural convection heat to pass up through the elongated piping slot, allowing it to come into contact with this piping.
Claims5
An insulation system for insulating piping contained in a ceiling structure having a plurality of adjacent framing members supporting interior sheathing on a lower surface thereof and at least one pipe on an upper surface thereof, said plurality of adjacent framing members and interior sheathing forming a space therebetween, said space having a warm side adjacent said interior sheathing the insulation system comprising:
- at least one rigid insulation block having a proximal end, a distal end and front and rear surfaces extending along a length of said insulation block between said proximal and distal ends said length corresponding to a spacing between said plurality of adjacent framing members;
- a cavity formed within said insulation block spaced at a distance from said front surface corresponding to a height of said plurality of adjacent framing members and extending along the length of said block from said proximal end to said distal end;
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- a wedge shaped slot having a wider opening at said front surface and extending to a narrower opening at said cavity, wherein said cavity receives said at least one pipe therein such that a portion of said at least one pipe is exposed adjacent said front surface of said insulation block, wherein heat passing through said ceiling structure is focused through said slot onto said at least one pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.