IP Library Granted Patent US 9,920,517
Granted Patent B2
US 9,920,517 · App. 15/239,305 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Insulation batt

Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); William Grosskopf (Greenville, SC); Jorge Paez (Auburn, AL)
Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
E04B1/767E04B1/7608E04B1/7654E04B1/80
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Patent No.
US 9,920,517
App. No.
15/239,305
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulation batt can include a first stiffening layer; an insulation layer coupled to the first stiffening layer on a first side of the insulation layer; a second stiffening layer coupled to a second side of the insulation layer distal from the first stiffening layer; and a connector coupling the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer, the insulation layer configured to compress between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pushed together, and the insulation layer configured to expand between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pulled apart.

Claims (36)

1. An insulation batt comprising:

a first stiffening layer;

an insulation layer coupled to the first stiffening layer on a first side of the insulation layer;

a second stiffening layer coupled to a second side of the insulation layer distal from the first stiffening layer; and

a connector coupling the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer, the connector comprising a first elongated connection panel and a second elongated connection panel, the first elongated connection panel connected to the first stiffening layer, the second elongated connection panel connected to the second stiffening layer, the connector defining a lengthwise crease connecting the first elongated connection panel to the second elongated connection panel, the first elongated connection panel configured to fold about the lengthwise crease relative to the second elongated connection panel, the connector detached from the insulation layer;

the insulation layer configured to compress between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pushed together, and

the insulation layer configured to expand between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pulled apart; and

wherein the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer comprise parallel corrugated cardboard panels; and

wherein the connector comprises a plurality of mounting tabs.

2. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises fiberglass insulation.

3. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the connector covers a lateral edge of the insulation layer.

4. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein:

the lengthwise crease is a second lengthwise crease;

the first elongated connection panel is connected to the first stiffening layer at a first lengthwise crease defined between the first elongated connection panel and the first stiffening layer; and

the second elongated connection panel is connected to the second stiffening layer at a third lengthwise crease defined between the second elongated connection panel and the second stiffening layer.

5. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated connection panel defines the plurality of mounting tabs, and the plurality of mounting tabs extend from a lateral edge of the first stiffening layer.

6. The insulation batt of claim 5 wherein the lateral edge of the first stiffening layer is a first lateral edge, the insulation batt further comprising a plurality of mounting tabs extending from a second lateral edge of the first stiffening layer.

7. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are adhered to the insulation layer.

8. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a first connector extending from a first lateral edge of the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer, the insulation batt further comprising a second connector extending from a second lateral edge of the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer.

9. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the connector is integrally connected with the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer.

10. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt is configured to fit within a batt cavity that is 14.5 inches wide, 92.625 inches tall, and 3.5 inches deep.

11. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a corrugated cardboard panel.

12. An insulation batt comprising:

a first stiffening layer;

an insulation layer coupled to the first stiffening layer on a first side of the insulation layer;

a second stiffening layer coupled to a second side of the insulation layer distal from the first stiffening layer; and

a connector coupling the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer, the connector comprising a first elongated connection panel and a second elongated connection panel, the first elongated connection panel connected to the first stiffening layer, the second elongated connection panel connected to the second stiffening layer, the connector defining a lengthwise crease connecting the first elongated connection panel to the second elongated connection panel, the first elongated connection panel configured to fold about the lengthwise crease relative to the second elongated connection panel, the connector detached from the insulation layer;

the insulation layer configured to compress between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pushed together, and

the insulation layer configured to expand between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer when the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer are pulled apart; and

wherein the connector comprises a plurality of mounting tabs.

13. The insulation batt of claim 12 , wherein the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer comprise a rigid planar material.

14. The insulation batt of claim 12 , wherein the first elongated connection panel defines the plurality of mounting tabs, and the plurality of mounting tabs extend from a lateral edge of the first stiffening layer.

15. The insulation batt of claim 14 wherein the lateral edge of the first stiffening layer is a first lateral edge, the insulation batt further comprising a plurality of mounting tabs extending from a second lateral edge of the first stiffening layer.

16. The insulation batt of claim 12 , wherein the connector is a first connector extending from a first lateral edge of the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer, the insulation batt further comprising a second connector extending from a second lateral edge of the first stiffening layer to the second stiffening layer.

17. The insulation batt of claim 12 , wherein the connector is integrally connected with the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer.

18. The insulation batt of claim 12 , wherein the connector comprises a rigid planar material.

Assignments (3)
AMENDED AND RESTATED GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: PRATT CORRUGATED HOLDINGS, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 058556/0898 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2017
From: PRATT CORRUGATED HOLDINGS, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 043909/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2016
From: SOLLIE, GREG; PAEZ, JORGE; GROSSKOPF, WILLIAM
To: PRATT CORRUGATED HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039476/0737 →
Continuity (1)
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