Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Insulating insert; e.g. – filler in cavity in preconstructed... – Insulation suspended from discrete member within cavity
Patent
1984-02-06
1987-11-24
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Insulating insert; e.g., filler in cavity in preconstructed...
Insulation suspended from discrete member within cavity
52 90, 52 22, E04B 174
Patent
active
047079606
ABSTRACT:
A ceiling insulation structure for an attic which includes a "sheetrock" or "dry wall" ceiling carried by attic ceiling joists in spaced relationship, insulating material provided between the ceiling joists and covering the sheetrock and a water vapor-permeable film or membrane of selected thickness covering the insulating material and the ceiling joists to prevent air from circulating through the insulating material and reducing the efficiency of the insulating material. A method for increasing the efficiency of insulating material in an attic which includes covering the insulating material and the ceiling joists with a water vapor-permeable film or membrane of selected thickness.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3722171 (1973-03-01), Godley
patent: 4384437 (1983-05-01), Coles
"Insulation, Building, Mineral-Wool; Batts, Loose-Fill, and Granular Fill", Federal Standard Stock Catalog, Section IV, Part 5, No. HH-I-521c, 1937.
Friedman Carl D.
Harrison John M.
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