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Insulation board
Assignee: Apache Building Products Co
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Filing: 1983-03-10
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2003-03-10
Abstract
Abstract An insulation board comprising a plastic foam layer which is covered by at least one facer, the facer comprising (a) a sheet of glass fibers bonded to each other by a bonding agent, the fibers and bonding agent being coated with a non-wicking agent, whereby, although the fibrous facing sheet is porous to permit venting of gases and vapors, it is substantially liquid-repellant to prevent bleed through by various types of liquids, and (b) a scrim between the facing sheet and the plastic foam layer, the scrim comprising a sheet, preferably made of glass fibers similar to the facing sheet, and having a pattern of glass strands over one face thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Dennis W. Rosato
- 👤 Neil K. Lister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:55
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/24; E04C2/243; B32B2315/00; B32B2315/08; B32B2315/085; B32B2331/00; B32B2331/04; B32B2395/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249967; Y10T428/249969; Y10T428/249981; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/298; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31609; Y10T428/31612; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/184; Y10T442/191; Y10T442/193; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/647; Y10T442/652
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An insulation board comprising a plastic foam layer covered by at least one facing panel, said panel comprising a facing sheet, said facing sheet comprising glass fibers which are randomly dispersed in uniform fashion throughout the sheet, said fibers being bonded together by a bonding agent, and said fibers and bonding agent being coated by a non-wicking agent to provide a porous but liquid-repellent structure, said panel also including a scrim, said scrim being positioned between the facing sheet and the foam layer, the scrim comprising a glass fiber mat wherein the fibers are randomly dispersed and bonded together by a bonding agent, and wherein a pattern of glass strands are bonded to at least one face of the mat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An insulation board comprising a plastic foam layer covered by at least one facing panel, said panel comprising a facing sheet, said facing sheet comprising glass fibers which are randomly dispersed in uniform fashion throughout the sheet, said fibers being bonded together by a bonding agent, and said fibers and bonding agent being coated by a non-wicking agent to provide a porous but liquid-repellent structure, said panel also including a scrim, said scrim being positioned between the facing sheet and the foam layer, the scrim comprising a glass fiber mat wherein the fibers are randomly dispersed and bonded together by a bonding agent, and wherein a pattern of glass strands are bonded to at least one face of the mat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the strands are arranged in the form of a grid pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the strands are arranged in the form of a grid pattern having crossed strands wherein the strands are bonded together at their intersections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the strands are of about 4 pounds tensile strength and are arranged in a grid pattern of about 1.8 strands per inch in both directions of the grid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the scrim is bonded to the facing sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the scrim is bonded to the facing sheet by the same bonding agent that bonds the fibers of the facing sheet together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the glass fibers constitute about 90 percent by volume of the facing sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the facing sheet has a thickness of between about 4 to 120 mils.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the facing sheet has a thickness of between about 7 to 30 mils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein the glass fibers in the facing sheet have diameters of between about 3.75 to about 13.0 microns and lengths of between about 0.25 to about 1.0 inch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherein a facing sheet is bonded to each side of said plastic foam.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The insulation board of claim 1 wherever the fibers and bonding agent of the scrim are also coated by a non-wicking agent.
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