Construction barrier board

Claim 2

A subterranean structure having a drainage enhancing means and a waterproofing barrier on at least a portion of its surface, wherein said means and barrier are, in combination, a preformed sheet-like barrier comprising (a) a porous, open cellular, substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said structure; (b) a non-porous adhesive bituminous sheet at least 0.025 cm thick having a first and a second major surface and edges defining said sheet wherein the first major surface of said sheet is in contact with and self adhered to the substantial entire first major surface of said porous structure and said second major surface of said sheet is in contact with and adhered to a portion of the construction structure surface; and (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said porous open-celled structure.

Claim 3

A subterranean structure having a drainage enhancing means and a waterproofing barrier on at least a portion of its surface, wherein said means and barrier are, in combination, a preformed sheet-like barrier comprising (a) a porous, substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said structure, said porous structure having on at least its second major surface a plurality of spaced, open, continuous channels; (b) a non-porous adhesive bituminous sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining said sheet wherein the first major surface of said sheet is in contact with and self adhered to the substantial entire first major surface of said porous structure and said second major surface of said sheet is in contact with and adhered to a portion of the construction structure surface; and (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said. porous open-celled structure.

Claim 4

A subterranean structure having a drainage enhancing means and a waterproofing barrier on at least a portion of its surface, wherein said means and barrier are, in combination, a preformed sheet-like barrier comprising (a) a porous, substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said structure, said porous structure having on at least its second major surface a plurality of spaced, open, continuous channels; (b) a non-porous adhesive bituminous sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining said sheet wherein the first major surface of said sheet is in contact with and self adhered to the substantial entire first major surface of said porous structure and said second major surface of said sheet is in contact with and adhered to a portion of the construction structure surface; and (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said. porous open-celled structure.

Claim 5

The barrier of Claim 1 or 2 wherein the first major surface of the adhesive bituminous sheet is substantially coextensive and congruent with the first major surface of the porous structure.

Claim 6

The barrier of Claim 1 wherein at least one of said edges of sheet component (b) extend beyond the porous structure edges, and is substantially parallel to and substantially coextensive with said structure edges.

Claim 7

The barrier of Claim 2 wherein at least one of said edges of sheet component (b) extend beyond the porous structure edges, and is substantially parallel to and sub-stantially coextensive with said structure edges.

Claim 8

The barrier of Claim 4 wherein the porous structure and the adhesive sheet are each substantially in the form of a quadrilateral parallelogram, at least one of the edges of said adhesive sheet extend beyond a parallel and adjacent first edge of said proous structure, each of the remaining edges of said adhesive sheet parallel to each of said first edges are sub-stantially congruent with each of the remaining adjacent edges of said porous structure, respectively, said porous structure has a first major surface which has edge areas which are coextensive with and extending from each of its said remaining adjacent edges and said edge areas of the first major surface are in closer spacial relationship with the second major surface than the remaining major portion of said first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 9

The barrier of Claim 5 wherein the porous structure and the adhesive sheet are each substantially in the form of a quadrilateral parallelogram, at least one of the edges of said adhesive sheet extend beyond a parallel and adjacent first edge of said porous structure, each of the remaining edges of said adhesive sheet parallel to each of said first edges are substantially congruent with each of the remaining adjacent edges of said porous structure, respectively, said porous structure has a first major surface which has edge areas which are coextensive with and extending from each of its said remaining adjacent edges and said edge areas of the first major surface are in closer spacial relationship with the second major surface than the remaining major portion of said first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 10

The barrier of Claim 6 or 7 wherein the adhesive sheet extends from about 1 to 10 inches beyond the edge of the porous sheet.

Claim 11

The barrier of Claim 1 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 12

The barrier of Claim 2 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 13

The barrier of Claim 4 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 14

The barrier of Claim 5 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 15

The barrier of Claim 6 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 16

The barrier of Claim 7 wherein the porous structure is formed from a composition selected polystyrene, polyurethane or a polymer modified asphalt.

Claim 17

The barrier of Claims 9, 10 or 11 wherein the adhesive sheet has embedded therein a woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or web.

Claim 18

The barrier of Claims 12, 13 or 14 wherein the adhesive sheet has embedded therein a woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or web.

Claim 19

A subterranean structure having a drainage enhancing means and a waterproofing barrier positioned on at least a portion of its surface, wherein said barrier is a preformed sheet-like barrier comprising (a) a porous, open cellular, substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said structure; and (b) an adhesive bituminous sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining said sheet wherein the first major surface of said sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantial entire first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 20

A subterranean structure having a drainage enhancing means and a waterproofing barrier positioned on at least a portion of its surface, wherein said barrier is a preformed sheet-like barrier comprising (a) a porous, open cellular, substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said structure; and (b) an adhesive bituminous sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining said sheet wherein the first major surface of said sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantial entire first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 21

A process for forming a waterproofing and drainage enhancing barrier on at least a portion of a subterranean structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure, (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said porous structure; and (d) a protective coating which is coextensive and congruent with the second major surface of the adhesive sheet, said coating being removable from and substantially non-adherent to said adhesive sheet; (B) removing the coating from a second major surface of an adhesive sheet of a first barrier; (C) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (D) removing the protective coating from a second major surface of the adhesive sheet of a second barrier; (E) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (F) repeating Steps D and E until the structural surface is covered.

Claim 22

A process for forming a waterproofing and drainage enhancing barrier on at least a portion of a subterranean structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure, (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said porous structure; and (d) a protective coating which is coextensive and congruent with the second major surface of the adhesive sheet, said coating being removable from and substantially non-adherent to said adhesive sheet; (B) removing the coating from a second major surface of an adhesive sheet of a first barrier; (C) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (D) removing the protective coating from a second major surface of the adhesive sheet of a second barrier; (E) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (F) repeating Steps D and E until the structural surface is covered.

Claim 23

A process for forming a waterproofing and drainage enhancing barrier on at least a portion of a subterranean structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure, said porous structure having on at least its second major surface a plurality of spaced, open, continuous channels; (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said porous structure; and (d) a protective coating which is coextensive and congruent with the second major surface of the adhesive sheet, said coating being removable from and substantially non-adherent to said adhesive sheet; (B) removing the coating from a second major surface of an adhesive sheet of a first barrier; (C) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (D) removing the protective coating from a second major surface of the adhesive sheet of a second barrier; (E) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (F) repeating Steps D and E until the structural surface is covered.

Claim 24

A process for forming a waterproofing and drainage enhancing barrier on at least a portion of a subterranean structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure, said porous structure having on at least its second major surface a plurality of spaced, open, continuous channels; (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; (c) a porous woven or non-woven fibrous cloth or mat covering the substantially entire second major surface of said porous structure; and (d) a protective coating which is coextensive and congruent with the second major surface of the adhesive sheet, said coating being removable from and substantially non-adherent to said adhesive sheet; (B) removing the coating from a second major surface of an adhesive sheet of a first barrier; (C) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (D) removing the protective coating from a second major surface of the adhesive sheet of a second barrier; (E) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (F) repeating Steps D and E until the structural surface is covered.

Claim 25

The process of Claim 18 wherein each of the barriers being applied has (a) at least one sheet edge which extends beyond, is substantially parallel to and is coextensive with the adjacent edge of the porous structure and said first major surface of the adhesive sheet extending beyond the porous structure edges is covered with a removable protective coating; the process further comprising in Step D of first removing the protective coating from the first major surface of an adhesive sheet of a previously applied barrier; and in Step E of positioning and applying the second barrier of Step D to cause its porous structure to be adjacent to the previously applied barrier porous structure.

Claim 26

The process of Claim 19 wherein each of the barriers being applied has (a) at least one sheet edge which extends beyond, is substantially parallel to and is coextensive with the adjacent edge of the porous structure and said first major surface of the adhesive sheet extending beyond the porous structure edges is covered with a removable protective coating; the process further comprising in Step D of first removing the protective coating from the first major surface of an adhesive sheet of a previously applied barrier; and in Step E of positioning and applying the second barrier of Step D to cause its porous structure to be adjacent to the previously applied barrier porous structure.

Claim 27

The process of Claim 20 wherein each barrier has its porous structure and adhesive sheet substantially in the form of quadrilateral parallelograms, said second major surface of said porous structure is substantially planar, and said first major surface of said porous structure has edge areas which are coextensive with and extending from said remaining edges and said edge areas of the first major surface are in closer spacial relationship with the second major surface than the remaining major portion of said first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 28

The process of Claim 21 wherein each barrier has its porous structure and adhesive sheet substantially in the form of quadrilateral parallelograms, said second major surface of said porous structure is substantially planar, and said first major surface of said porous structure has edge areas which are coextensive with and extending from said remaining edges and said edge areas of the first major surface are in closer spacial relationship with the second major surface than the remaining major portion of said first major surface of said porous structure.

Claim 29

The process of Claim 22 wherein each of the barriers applied has edges of its adhesive sheet extending from 1 to 10 inches beyond the edges of its porous structure and the edge portions of its porous structure extend from 1 to 10 inches from said remaining edges.

Claim 30

The process of Claim 23 wherein each of the barriers applied has edges of its adhesive sheet extending from 1 to 10 inches beyond the edges of its porous structure and the edge portions of its porous structure extend from 1 to 10 inches from said remaining edges.

Claim 31

The process of Claims 18, 19 or 20 wherein the porous structure is formed of a closed cellular structure.

Claim 32

The process of Claims 21, 22 or 23 wherein the porous structure is formed of a closed cellular structure.

Claim 33

The process of Claims 24 or 25 wherein the porous structure is formed of a closed cellular structure.

Claim 34

The structure of Claims 18, 19 or 20 wherein the porous structure is formed of an open cellular structure.

Claim 35

The structure of Claims 21, 22 or 23 wherein the porous structure is formed of an open cellular structure.

Claim 36

The structure of Claims 24 or 25 wherein the porous structure is formed of an open cellular structure.

Claim 37

The process of Claim 18 wherein each of the barriers being applied has two adhesive sheet edges each of which extends beyond, is substantially parallel to and is coextensive with each of two of the porous structure edges, respectively, said edges are substantially parallel to each other and said first major surface of the adhesive sheet extending beyond the structural edges is covered with a removable coating; the process further comprising in Step D of removing the protective coating from the first major surface of the sheet of a previously applied barrier, and in Step E of positioning and applying the subsequently applied barrier to cause its sheet to be adjacent to the porous structure and covering one extended portion of the first major surface of a previously applied barrier, and then removing the protective coating from and applying a porous structure to the extended portion's first major sheet surface of the subsequently applied barrier.

Claim 38

The process of Claim 19 wherein each of the barriers being applied has two adhesive sheet edges each of which extends beyond, is substantially parallel to and is coextensive with each of two of the porous structure edges, respectively, said edges are substantially parallel to each other and said first major surface of the adhesive sheet extending beyond the structural edges is covered with a removable coating; the process further comprising in Step D of removing the protective coating from the first major surface of the sheet of a previously applied barrier, and in Step E of positioning and applying the subsequently applied barrier to cause its sheet to be adjacent to the porous structure and covering one extended portion of the first major surface of a previously applied barrier, and then removing the protective coating from and applying a porous structure to the extended portion's first major sheet surface of the subsequently applied barrier.

Claim 39

The process of Claim 32 or 33 wherein the porous structure is formed of a closed pore structure.

Claim 40

The process of Claim 32 or 33 wherein the porous structure is formed of an open pore structure.

Claim 41

The process of Claim 32 or 33 wherein the porous structure applied to the extended portion of a first major sheet surface has a thickness about equal to the thickness of the barrier less twice the thickness of the barrier's sheet component.

Claim 42

A process for forming a barrier construction on a structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure; and (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; and (c) a protective coating which is substantially non adherent to said adhesive sheet, said coating being a film covering substantially the entire second major surface of the porous planar structure; (B) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (C) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (D) repeating Step C until the structural surface is covered.

Claim 43

A process for forming a barrier construction on a structural surface comprising (A) transporting to a structural surface to be covered sufficient barriers to cover the surface, each of said barriers comprising (a) a porous substantially planar structure having a first and a second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of the structure; and (b) a non-porous adhesive sheet having a first and second major surface and edges defining the dimensions of said adhesive sheet, wherein the first major surface of said adhesive sheet is in contact with and self-adhered to the substantially entire first major surface of the porous structure; and (c) a protective coating which is substantially non adherent to said adhesive sheet, said coating being a film covering substantially the entire second major surface of the porous planar structure; (B) positioning and applying the first barrier onto a structural surface to cause the adhesive sheet's second major surface to be in contact with the structural surface; (C) positioning and applying the second barrier onto the structural surface adjacent to that of a previously applied barrier in a manner such that the adhesive sheet of the second barrier is adjacent to the porous board of the previously applied barrier; and (D) repeating Step C until the structural surface is covered.