Attic entrance insulation cover
AssigneeSoutheast Energy Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael L. Arthur
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Abstract
An attic-insulation cover designed to cover access doors leading into attic spaces, such as scuttle holes and vertical attic doors includes an attic insulation flange or border for placement over the attic opening frame, the attic insulation flange having a first top end and a second bottom end, an attic insulation jacket having a top wall, parallel side walls, parallel end walls and a bottom panel; and a closure device at the second bottom end of the attic-insulation flange for connecting the attic insulation flange and the attic insulation jacket.
Claims20
An attic-insulation cover for insulating an opening in a ceiling, wherein the opening includes an attic-opening frame having spaced side walls and spaced end walls and a removable cover panel, the attic-insulation cover comprising:
- a. an attic insulation flange adapted to be secured to the attic-opening frame;
- b. a panel pocket adapted to temporarily receive the removable cover panel, wherein the panel pocket comprises parallel sidewalls and an upper panel to form a recessed area for receiving the removable cover panel, wherein the panel pocket is removably secured to the attic insulation flange,
- c. an attic-insulation chamber, wherein the attic-insulation chamber is secured to the panel pocket, wherein the attic-insulation chamber comprises a bottom panel and a top panel, parallel sidewall panels and parallel ends, wherein one end is open and at least one end is adapted to be removably closed, thereby forming an interior chamber;
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- d. a closure device for removably securing the attic-insulation flange to the panel pocket.
A door-insulation cover, for insulating a door opening, wherein the opening includes a door frame having spaced side walls and spaced end walls and a door, the door-insulation cover comprising:
- a. a door insulation flange adapted to be secured to the door frame;
- b. a door-insulation jacket, wherein the door-insulation jacket is removably secured to the door-insulation flange, wherein the door-insulation jacket comprises a first panel and a second panel, parallel sidewall panels and parallel ends, wherein one end is open and at least one end is adapted to be removably closed, thereby forming an insulation chamber;
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- c. a closure device for removably securing the door-insulation flange to the door-insulation jacket.
A vertical door-insulation cover for insulating a vertical door opening, wherein the door opening includes a door frame having spaced side walls and spaced end walls, the door-insulation cover comprising:
- a. a door insulation flange adapted to be secured to the door-opening frame, wherein the door-insulation flange has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is defined by a closure device;
- b. a door-insulation jacket,
- i. wherein the door-insulation jacket is removably secured to the door-insulation flange,
- ii. wherein the door-insulation jacket comprises a bottom panel and a top panel, parallel sidewall panels and parallel ends thereby forming an interior chamber,
- iii. wherein at least one end is open and at least one end is adapted to be removably closed, wherein the interior chamber is adapted to receive and retain insulation,
- iv. wherein the top panel further includes at least one extension flap on at least one of the top panel ends,
- v. wherein the at least one extension flap is adapted to communicate with one end of the bottom panel of the knee-wall door-insulation jacket, and
- vi. wherein the at least one extension flap and the interior surface of the bottom panel include a communicating securement device for releasably securing the at least one extension flap to the bottom panel end;
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- c. a closure device for removably securing the knee-wall door-insulation flange to the knee-wall door-insulation jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.