IP Library Granted Patent US 7,886,491
Granted Patent B1
US 7,886,491 · App. 12/847,539 · Granted Feb 15, 2011

Interlocking curtain wall insulation system

Assignee: Thermafiber, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,886,491
App. No.
12/847,539
Granted
Feb 15, 2011
Kind
B1
Abstract

An interlocking curtain wall insulation system for a building having a backer bar spaced from a floor slab defining a perimeter void between the floor slab and an outer wall, a safing insulation disposed above the backer bar and compression fit within the perimeter void between the floor slab and the backer bar, a first curtain wall insulation extending from an upper surface of the safing insulation adjacent the backer bar, a second curtain wall insulation depending from the backer bar.

Claims (32)

1. An interlocking curtain wall insulation system for a building, comprising:

a backer bar spaced from a floor slab defining a perimeter void between said floor slab and an outer wall;

a safing insulation disposed above the backer bar and compression fit within said perimeter void between said floor slab and said backer bar;

a first curtain wall insulation extending from an upper surface of said safing insulation adjacent said backer bar to a first insulation hanger; and

a second curtain wall insulation depending from said backer bar and connected to a second insulation hanger;

said safing insulation further fixed between at least one of said first and second curtain wall insulations and said backer bar.

2. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one curtain wall insulation hanger compression fit against an upwardly facing surface of said backer bar.

3. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 2 , said at least one curtain wall insulation hanger bar having at least one leg for impaling said second curtain wall.

4. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 1 , further comprising a backer bar hanger affixed to vertical supports and supporting ends of said backer bar in a horizontal orientation.

5. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 1 , said backer bar being substantially T-shaped.

6. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 5 , said backer bar having a first vertically extending leg, a second vertically extending leg, and a third substantially horizontal leg.

7. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 1 , further comprising a safing clip engaging said slab at a first end and impaling said safing insulation at a second end.

8. An interlocking curtain wall insulation system, comprising:

a backer bar spaced from a floor slab and defining a void therebetween;

an upper insulation hanger disposed above said backer bar;

a safing insulation disposed within said void between said backer bar and said floor slab;

a first insulation curtain wall and depending from said upper insulation hanger and engaging an upper surface of said safing insulation;

a second insulation hanger positioned adjacent said backer bar and engaging a surface of said safing insulation; and,

a second insulation curtain wall disposed between said second insulation hanger and said backer bar;

said safing insulation being fixed with respect to two planes.

9. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 8 , said safing insulation formed of a single piece of insulation.

10. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 8 , said safing insulation formed of two pieces of insulation.

11. An interlocking curtain wall insulation system, comprising:

a first insulation hanger;

a backer bar disposed beneath said first insulation hanger;

a second insulation hanger depending from said backer bar;

a safing insulation disposed between a floor slab and said backer bar;

said safing insulation further disposed between one of first and second insulation curtain walls and said backer bar;

said safing insulation causing frictional engagement and interlocking of said second insulation hanger.

12. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 11 , said safing insulation being oversized with respect to a gap between said floor slab and said backer bar.

13. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 11 , said safing insulation fixed in a vertical and a horizontal direction.

14. The interlocking curtain wall insulation system of claim 11 wherein at least a portion of said safing insulation is compressed to inhibit fire and smoke from passing between said floor slab and said backer bar.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2013
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK
To: THERMAFIBER, INC.
Reel/Frame 030904/0173 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: THERMAFIBER, INC.
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK
Reel/Frame 028461/0479 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2010
From: SHRIVER, JAMES C.
To: THERMAFIBER, INC.
Reel/Frame 024769/0763 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12166628 · Jul 2, 2008
Continuation 10841093 · May 7, 2004