Attic access door seal
AssigneeShurtech Brands, LLC
InventorsBrian A. Vulpitta, Daniel Festa, Vageesh Bakhshi
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Abstract
An insulating cover is adapted for sealing an attic access panel. The insulating cover includes a substantially rectangular fabric layer and at least one rod for raising the fabric layer above the attic access panel. A cavity is defined by the fabric layer and is adapted to contain a volume of stationary air. A seal is formed around a perimeter of the fabric layer. The seal includes multiple fiber strands of material that are adapted to conform to a shape of a floor surface. The fiber strands are adapted to seal gaps formed where the cover meets the floor surface.
Claims17
An insulating cover adapted for sealing an attic access panel, the insulating cover comprising:
- a substantially rectangular fabric layer;
- at least one rod for raising the fabric layer above the attic access panel;
- a cavity defined by the fabric layer, the cavity being adapted to contain a volume of stationary air;
- a seal formed around a perimeter of the fabric layer, the seal including multiple fiber strands of material each being of a length adapted to compress, intertwine and conform to a shape of a floor surface to collectively seal gaps formed where the cover meets the floor surface.
An insulating cover adapted for sealing an attic access panel, the insulator comprising:
- a generally flexible fabric layer formed of an insulating material;
- at least one tubular sleeve extending across a portion of the fabric layer;
- at least one semi-rigid rod being adapted to extend through the at least one tubular sleeve, the at least one rod being further adapted to raise and position the fabric layer around the access panel such that a stationary air cavity is formed between the fabric layer and the access panel;
- a seal connected to an edge of the fabric layer, the seal including a first seal portion extending inwardly from the edge of the fabric layer and a second seal portion extending outwardly from the edge of the fabric layer;
- wherein the seal is adapted to lay against a floor surface adjacent the access panel when the fabric layer is raised by the at least one rod and prevent air leakage between the stationary air cavity and an attic space beyond the fabric layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.