Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Sheetlike element assembled parallel to existing wall,... – Separate fastener held by penetrating fastener
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-29
2001-12-04
Lev, Bruce A. (Department: 3634)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Sheetlike element assembled parallel to existing wall,...
Separate fastener held by penetrating fastener
C052S404200, C052S712000, C411S396000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06324808
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of this invention relates to the installation of insulation materials in buildings and similar structures, and more specifically, to an assembly and method utilizing a clip and pin combination for attaching insulation to a frame member.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The installation of insulation material in buildings may require that the insulation be attached to a frame member of the structure. Generally, pins have been welded or glued to the frame member and then the insulation material is attached using the pins. This has presented several problems. First, the welding and gluing processes are time consuming, which makes the attachment of the insulation material tedious and inefficient. This often leads to installation and construction delays, inefficient utilization of labor, and increased installation and construction costs. Second, the bonds created by the welding and gluing processes may weaken over time, causing the pin and thus the insulation to become detached from the frame member. Third, the pins are often attached to the frame member at unaligned positions of the member, resulting in uneven or crooked alignment of the insulation material.
Although U.S. Pat. No. 2,584,194 to Drury appears to disclose a securing device for affixing insulation material to a strip steel framing member, this device is believed to have several drawbacks. First, the insulation material must be specially manufactured to include a tab that can be clamped to the frame member. Second, the clamping pressure applied to this tab may cause the insulation material to tear, resulting in the detachment of the insulation material from the frame member. Third, even if the insulation material does not tear, the tab may be pulled out of the clip, causing the insulation material to become detached from the frame member.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide an assembly for attaching insulation material to a frame member that overcomes the above disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Generally speaking, the present invention fulfills the foregoing needs by providing an assembly for attaching insulation material to a building frame member having a flange. The assembly includes a clip with a length dimension extending along a longitudinal axis and a width dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The clip includes a pair of resilient grabbing members defining an aperture substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis for receiving the flange. One of the grabbing members has at least one opening, with a pin having a head and a sharp end extending through this opening. One self-locking washer is used to secure the pin to the clip or grabbing member of the assembly. An additional self-locking washer is used to retain the insulation after the insulation has been pierced by the pin.
In addition, a method for attaching insulation material in a building or similar structure is provided that includes the step of providing a frame member with a flange. A grabbing step allows the flange to be grabbed with a clip having a length dimension extending along a longitudinal axis and a width dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The clip includes a pair of resilient grabbing members defining an aperture along the longitudinal axis for receiving the flange, and one of the grabbing members has at least one opening thereon. An inserting step allows a pin having a head and a sharp end to be inserted through the opening so that the sharp end faces away from the flange, and a piercing step allows the sharp end of the pin to pierce the insulation material. Respective retaining steps allow the pin to be retained in the opening and the insulation material to be retained in the pin using respective self-locking washers.
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Advertisment in Insulation Outlook Magazine, May 1998.
Lippy William A.
Mackenzie William J.
Beusse, Brownlee, Bowdoin & Wolter
Fi-Foil Company, Inc.
Lev Bruce A.
Wolter Robert L.
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