Building insulation with decorative facing

Claim 2

Building insulation comprising a strip of fibrous blanket with a facing sheet secured thereto, the facing sheet having edge lips projecting beyond the opposite edges of the fibrous blanket strip and adapted to form overlapped joints with similar edge lips of adjoining pieces of such insulation when the insulation is flush mounted on spaced supports, the outer face of the facing sheet having a decorative surface pattern extended throughout the area thereof overlying the fibrous blanket strip but terminating at a line adjacent the edge of the blanket strip adjacent one of the edge lips so as to leave an area of the outer face of said one edge lip free of said decorative pattern, and indicia on said free lip area, the decorative pattern being extended over the outer face of the other edge lip so that when said other edge lip overlaps an indicia-bearing edge lip of another piece of the insulation the decorative pattern of the insulation is continued over the joint of the overlap.

Claim 3

Building insulation as defined in claim 1 in which the edge lip of the facing sheet over which the decorative pattern is extended is formed of at least two plies of the facing sheet folded along the free edge of said lip, the decorative pattern further being extended around said folded free edge.

Claim 4

Building insulation as defined in claim 1 in which the decorative pattern is made up of a multiplicity of pattern areas having a random visual effect providing substantial obliteration of overlapped lip joints of adjoining pieces of the insulation regardless of the relative positions of adjoining pieces.

Claim 5

Building insulation comprising a strip of fibrous blanket and a facing sheet comprising a web of width greater than that of the fibrous blanket strip, the blanket strip being secured to the facing sheet in the mid region thereof, the web having a decorative pattern extended over the face of the facing sheet opposite to that on which the fibrous blanket strip is secured, the decorative pattern extending throughout an area between a line adjacent a first edge of the blanket strip and a line spaced outboard of the second edge of the blanket strip but said decorative pattern being terminated at said lines to leave strip edge areas at both edges of the web free of said decorative pattern, and indicia relating to use of the insulation, the indicia being located in both of said free areas, the outer portions of the edges of the facing sheet being folded under inner portions thereof to provide double thickness lips projecting beyond the edges of the fibrous blanket strip, the line of fold toward one edge of the web being located outboard of the indicia at that side and the line of fold toward the other edge of the web being located inboard of the indicia at that side, so that the indicia on one edge lip is visible at one face of the edge lip and the indicia on the other edge lip is visible at the other face of the lip.

Claim 6

Building insulation comprising a strip of fibrous blanket and a facing sheet comprising a web of width greater than that of the fibrous blanket strip, the blanket strip being secured to the facing sheet in the mid region thereof, the web having a decorative pattern extended over the face of the facing sheet opposite to that on which the fibrous blanket strip is secured, the decorative pattern extending throughout an area between a line adjacent a first edge of the blanket strip and a line spaced outboard of the second edge of the blanket strip but said decorative pattern being terminated at said lines to leave strip edge areas at both edges of the web free of said decorative pattern, and indicia relating to use of the insulation, the indicia being located in both of said free areas, the outer portions of the edges of the facing sheet being folded under inner portions thereof to provide double thickness lips projecting beyond the edges of the fibrous blanket strip, the line of fold toward one edge of the web being located outboard of the indicia at that side and the line of fold toward the other edge of the web being located inboard of the indicia at that side, so that the indicia on one edge lip is visible at one face of the edge lip and the indicia on the other edge lip is visible at the other face of the lip.

Claim 7

Building insulation as defined in claim 4 in which the line of fold toward the edge of the web on which the decorative pattern extends beyond the edge of the fibrous blanket strip is located within the area of the decorative pattern.

Claim 8

Building insulation as defined in claim 4 in which the projecting lips also have fold creases along lines adjacent to both side edges of the fibrous blanket strip.

Claim 9

Insulation for a living space of a building, comprising a strip of fibrous blanket having a vapor shield or barrier sheet secured to one face thereof, the barrier sheet having a decorative surface pattern on the exposed surface thereof and having edge lips projecting beyond the opposite edges of the fibrous blanket strip adapted to form overlapped joints with similar edge lips of adjoining pieces of such insulation, thereby providing for concurrent insultation, vapor shielding and decoration of the living space when the insulation is flush mounted on spaced supports with the barrier sheet presented toward the living space, the decorative surface pattern being made up of a multiplicity of pattern areas having random visual effect and said pattern areas being extended throughout the area of the barrier sheet overlying the fibrous blanket strip and overlying at least one of the edge lips so that the random visual effect of the pattern decoration will be continued over the overlapped joints of adjoining pieces of such insulation regardless of the relative positions of adjoining pieces.

Claim 10

Insulation for a living space of a building, comprising a strip of fibrous blanket having a vapor shield or barrier sheet secured to one face thereof, the barrier sheet having a decorative surface pattern on the exposed surface thereof and having edge lips projecting beyond the opposite edges of the fibrous blanket strip adapted to form overlapped joints with similar edge lips of adjoining pieces of such insulation, thereby providing for concurrent insultation, vapor shielding and decoration of the living space when the insulation is flush mounted on spaced supports with the barrier sheet presented toward the living space, the decorative surface pattern being made up of a multiplicity of pattern areas having random visual effect and said pattern areas being extended throughout the area of the barrier sheet overlying the fibrous blanket strip and overlying at least one of the edge lips so that the random visual effect of the pattern decoration will be continued over the overlapped joints of adjoining pieces of such insulation regardless of the relative positions of adjoining pieces.

Claim 11

Insulation for a living space of a building, comprising a strip of fibrous blanket having a vapor shield or barrier sheet secured to one face thereof, the barrier sheet having a decorative surface pattern on the exposed surface thereof and having edge lips projecting beyond the opposite edges of the fibrous blanket strip adapted to form overlapped joints with similar edge lips of adjoining pieces of such insulation, thereby providing for concurrent insulation, vapor shielding and decoration of the living space when the insulation is flush mounted on spaced supports with the barrier sheet presented toward the living space, the decorative surface pattern being extended from the free edge of one edge lip over that lip and throughout the area of the barrier sheet overlying the fibrous blanket strip to a line adjacent the inner edge of the other edge lip and being terminated at said line to leave an area of the outer surface of said other edge lip free of said decorative pattern, and indicia providing instructions for the positioning of the barrier sheet with respect to the living space being insulated, shielded and decorated, said indicia being located on the pattern-free area of said other edge lip to provide for concealment of said indicia when adjoining pieces of the insulation are flush mounted on spaced supports with said one edge lip of one piece of the insulation overlapping the indicia bearing lip of said other edge lip of the adjoining piece of the insulation.

Claim 12

Insulation for a living space of a building, comprising a strip of fibrous blanket having a vapor shield or barrier sheet secured to one face thereof, the barrier sheet having a decorative surface pattern on the exposed surface thereof and having edge lips projecting beyond the opposite edges of the fibrous blanket strip adapted to form overlapped joints with similar edge lips of adjoining pieces of such insulation, thereby providing for concurrent insulation, vapor shielding and decoration of the living space when the insulation is flush mounted on spaced supports with the barrier sheet presented toward the living space, the decorative surface pattern being extended from the free edge of one edge lip over that lip and throughout the area of the barrier sheet overlying the fibrous blanket strip to a line adjacent the inner edge of the other edge lip and being terminated at said line to leave an area of the outer surface of said other edge lip free of said decorative pattern, and indicia providing instructions for the positioning of the barrier sheet with respect to the living space being insulated, shielded and decorated, said indicia being located on the pattern-free area of said other edge lip to provide for concealment of said indicia when adjoining pieces of the insulation are flush mounted on spaced supports with said one edge lip of one piece of the insulation overlapping the indicia bearing lip of said other edge lip of the adjoining piece of the insulation.