Insulation system for soil

Claim 2

A casing for use in containing thermal insulation, said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; a means for detachedly fastening said casing to another adjacent similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said casing on a substrate.

Claim 3

An article for thermally insulating a substrate, said article comprising a flexible casing said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; there being contained in each said chamber, insulative material sufficient to thermally insulate said substrate; a means for fastening the casing to another similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said article on the substrate.

Claim 4

An article for thermally insulating a substrate, said article comprising a flexible casing said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; there being contained in each said chamber, insulative material sufficient to thermally insulate said substrate; a means for fastening the casing to another similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said article on the substrate.

Claim 5

A method of thermally insulating a substrate, the method comprising (I) preparing the substrate; (II) covering the substrate with one or more articles of claim 2; (III) fastening each of said articles to at least one other similar adjacent article; (IV) detachedly securing two or more of the articles on the substrate.

Claim 6

A method of thermally insulating a substrate, the method comprising covering a substrate with one or more articles of claim 2; (II) fastening each of said articles to at least one other similar adjacent article; (III) detachedly securing one or more of the articles on the substrate.

Claim 7

A method of thermally insulating a substrate, the method comprising (I) covering a pre-prepared substrate with one or more articles of claim 2; (II) fastening each of said articles to at least one other similar adjacent article; (III) detachedly securing two or more of the articles on the substrate.

Claim 8

A casing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible fasteners are essentially parallel divider walls.

Claim 9

A casing as claimed in claim 6 wherein the divider wall is essentially formed by a single continuous wall positioned between said side walls, said continuous wall being alternatively secured to said opposing side walls.

Claim 10

A casing as claimed in claim 6 wherein the divider walls have a plurality of openings through them.

Claim 11

A casing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible fasteners are essentially parallel divider walls which are helical ribbons, positioned between said side walls, said helical ribbons being alternatively secured to said opposing side walls.

Claim 12

A casing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible fasteners are a plurality of essentially discontinuous ribbons having two ends, each said end fastened to opposite side walls.

Claim 13

A casing as claimed in claim 1 which is manufactured from a flexible sheet materials.

Claim 14

A casing as claimed in claim 11 wherein the flexible sheeting material is selected from a group consisting essentially of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyvinylchloride and polyurethane.

Claim 15

A casing as claimed in claim 12 which is coated.

Claim 16

A casing as claimed in claim 12 which is pigmented.

Claim 17

A casing as claimed in claim 14 which is white in color.

Claim 18

A casing as claimed in claim 14 which is black in color.

Claim 19

A casing as claimed in claim 12 which is clear.

Claim 20

An article as claimed in claim 2 wherein the insulating material is selected from a group consisting essentially of foamed polystyrene, foamed polyurethane, foamed polyester, perlite, newspaper, corncobs, foamed gypsum, organic foams, and the like.

Claim 21

An article as claimed in claim 18 wherein the insulating material is particulate in form.

Claim 22

An article as claimed in claim 18 wherein the insulating material is fibrous in form.

Claim 23

An article as claimed in claim 18 wherein the insulating material is formed inside the article.

Claim 24

A system for insulating a substrate, said system comprising a two or more of the articles of claim 2 secured together to form a blanket on the substrate, said system being secured on the substrate.

Claim 25

A method of installing the system of claim 22, the method comprising (I) placing on a prepared substrate, a plurality of articles comprising a flexible casing said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; there being contained in each said chamber, insulative material sufficient to thermally insulate said substrate; a means for fastening the casing to another similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said article on the substrate; (II) detachedly securing each of the articles to any adjacent similar articles; (III) detachedly securing said system on the substrate.

Claim 26

A method of installing the system of claim 22, the method comprising (I) preparing a substrate; (II) placing on the prepared substrate, a plurality of articles comprising a flexible casing said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; there being contained in each said chamber, insulative material sufficient to thermally insulate said substrate; a means for fastening the casing to another similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said article on the substrate; (III) detachedly securing each of the articles to any adjacent similar articles; (IV) detachedly securing said system on the substrate.

Claim 27

A method of installing the system of claim 22, the method comprising (I) covering a substrate with one or more casings each said casing comprising a flexible housing having spaced apart opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to each other by a plurality of flexible fasteners which cause the side walls to cooperatively define at least two chambers therebetween; a means for detachedly fastening said casing to another adjacent similar casing; a means for detachedly securing said casing on a substrate; (II) detachedly fastening each of said casings to at least one other similar adjacent casing; (III) detachedly securing one or more of the casings on the substrate and, (IV) filling the casing with thermal insulating material.

Claim 28

A method as claimed in claim 25 wherein essentially all of the casings are laid down on the substrate before any of the casings are filled with thermal insulation.

Claim 33

A method of constructing an article as claimed in claim 28, wherein the divider wall has a helical configuration said helical configuration being formed from flexible sheet material.