Cover member for and method of installing insulation boards

Claim 2

A suspended ceiling consisting essentially of spaced parallel purlins supported above an open space, adjacently lying insulation boards having exposed field areas secured to said purlins, said insulation boards being oriented so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said purlins, fasteners penetrating said insulation boards and said purlins, said fasteners being located in the exposed field areas of said insulation boards, cover members inserted between said adjacently lying insulation boards and away from said fasteners, said cover members consisting essentially of: a first elongated strip of stiff material; a web of stiff material integrally connected to said first elongated strip and extending substantially vertically upwardly along the longitudinal center line of said first elongated strip, and terminating in an upper edge, and a second strip of stiff material integrally connected along said upper edge of said vertically extending web, said second strip extending in overlying relation in one direction only with respect to said first elongated strip, said second strip further being inclined at an acute angle with respect to said vertically extending web and having a portion which is spaced from said first elongated strip by a predetermined distance, said distance being less than the height of said web, each of said cover members being secured along one edge of one of said insulation boards.

Claim 3

A suspended ceiling as recited in claim 1 in which a sealing compound is placed along each side of the base of said vertical web and in sealing contact with edges of adjacent insulation boards.

Claim 4

A suspended ceiling consisting essentially of spaced parallel purlins supported above an open space, adjacently lying insulation boards having exposed field areas secured to said purlins in a plane below said spaced parallel purlins, said insulation boards being oriented so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said purlins, fasteners penetrating said insulation boards and said purlins, said fasteners being located in the exposed field areas of said insulation boards, cover members inserted between said adjacently lying insulation boards and away from said fasteners, said cover members consisting essentially of: a first elongated strip of stiff material; a web of stiff material integrally connected to said first elongated strip and extending substantially vertically upwardly along the longitudinal center line of said first elongated strip, and terminating in an upper edge, and a second strip of stiff material integrally connected along said upper edge of said vertically extending web, said second strip extending in overlying relation in one direction only with respect to said first elongated strip, said second strip further being inclined at an acute angle with respect to said vertically extending web and having a portion which is spaced from said first elongated strip by a predetermined distance, said distance being less than the height of said web, each of said cover members being secured along one edge of one of said insulation boards.

Claim 5

A suspended ceiling consisting essentially of spaced parallel purlins supported above an open space, adjacently lying insulation boards having exposed field areas secured to said purlins in a plane below said spaced parallel purlins, said insulation boards being oriented so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said purlins, fasteners penetrating said insulation boards and said purlins, said fasteners being located in the exposed field areas of said insulation boards, cover members inserted between said adjacently lying insulation boards and away from said fasteners, said cover members consisting essentially of: a first elongated strip of stiff material; a web of stiff material integrally connected to said first elongated strip and extending substantially vertically upwardly along the longitudinal center line of said first elongated strip, and terminating in an upper edge, and a second strip of stiff material integrally connected along said upper edge of said vertically extending web, said second strip extending in overlying relation in one direction only with respect to said first elongated strip, said second strip further being inclined at an acute angle with respect to said vertically extending web and having a portion which is spaced from said first elongated strip by a predetermined distance, said distance being less than the height of said web, each of said cover members being secured along one edge of one of said insulation boards.

Claim 6

A suspended ceiling consisting essentially of spaced parallel purlins supported above an open space, adjacently lying insulation boards having exposed field areas secured to said purlins in a plane above said spaced parallel purlins, said insulation boards being oriented so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said purlins, fasteners penetrating said insulation boards and said purlins, said fasteners being located in the field areas of said insulation boards, cover members inserted between said adjacently lying insulation boards and away from said fasteners, said cover members consisting essentially of: a first elongated strip of stiff material; a web of stiff material integrally connected to said first elongated strip and extending substantially vertically upwardly along the longitudinal center line of said first elongated strip, and terminating in an upper edge, and a second strip of stiff material integrally connected along said upper edge of said vertically extending web, said second strip extending in overlying relation in one direction only with respect to said first elongated strip, said second strip further being inclined at an acute angle with respect to said vertically extending web and having a portion which is spaced from said first elongated strip by a predetermined distance, said distance being less than the height of said web, each of said cover members being secured along one edge of one of said insulation boards.

Claim 7

A suspended ceiling consisting essentially of spaced parallel purlins supported above an open space, adjacently lying insulation boards having exposed field areas secured to said purlins in a plane above said spaced parallel purlins, said insulation boards being oriented so that their longitudinal axes are perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said purlins, fasteners penetrating said insulation boards and said purlins, said fasteners being located in the field areas of said insulation boards, cover members inserted between said adjacently lying insulation boards and away from said fasteners, said cover members consisting essentially of: a first elongated strip of stiff material; a web of stiff material integrally connected to said first elongated strip and extending substantially vertically upwardly along the longitudinal center line of said first elongated strip, and terminating in an upper edge, and a second strip of stiff material integrally connected along said upper edge of said vertically extending web, said second strip extending in overlying relation in one direction only with respect to said first elongated strip, said second strip further being inclined at an acute angle with respect to said vertically extending web and having a portion which is spaced from said first elongated strip by a predetermined distance, said distance being less than the height of said web, each of said cover members being secured along one edge of one of said insulation boards.

Claim 10

placing said second insulation member against the said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover member covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins by fasteners located in the exposed field area of said insulating boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and

Claim 11

placing said second insulation member against the said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover member covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins by fasteners located in the exposed field area of said insulating boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and

Claim 12

repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.

Claim 13

repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.

Claim 14

The method of installing a suspended ceiling of insulation boards to overhead purlins according to claim 5 in which prior to the affixation of said cover member to an insulation board, there in an added step of placing a layer of sealant along each side of the juncture of said vertical web and said first strip of said cover member.

Claim 17

placing said second insulation member against the underside of said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover members covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins, by fasteners located in the exposed field area of said insulation boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and 5. repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.

Claim 18

placing said second insulation member against the underside of said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover members covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins, by fasteners located in the exposed field area of said insulation boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and 5. repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.

Claim 21

placing said second insulation member against the upperside of said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover member covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins, by fasteners located in the field area of said insulation boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and 5. repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.

Claim 22

placing said second insulation member against the upperside of said purlins with a portion of said strip of said cover member covering an edge of said first one of said insulation boards adjacent an edge of said second insulation board, 4. affixing said second insulation board to said purlins, by fasteners located in the field area of said insulation boards and away from the longitudinal edges of said second insulation board, and 5. repeating steps 3 and 4 with additional insulation boards and cover members until said ceiling is completed.