IP Library Granted Patent US 10,619,346
Granted Patent B2
US 10,619,346 · App. 16/551,849 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

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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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,619,346
App. No.
16/551,849
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulation batt includes a first stiffening layer, a lever hingedly attached to a front panel of the first stiffening layer; an insulation layer coupled to the first stiffening layer; and a second stiffening layer defining an inner surface, the inner surface coupled to the insulation layer; and wherein the insulation batt is selectively reconfigurable about and between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, a distance defined between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer, the distance being greater in the expanded configuration than in the collapsed configuration, the lever engaging the inner surface of the second stiffening layer and holding the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer apart in the expanded configuration.

Claims (52)

1. An insulation batt comprising:

a first stiffening layer, a lever hingedly attached to a front panel of the first stiffening layer;

an insulation layer coupled to the first stiffening layer; and

a second stiffening layer defining an inner surface, the inner surface coupled to the insulation layer; and

wherein the insulation batt is selectively reconfigurable about and between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, a distance defined between the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer, the distance being greater in the expanded configuration than in the collapsed configuration, the lever engaging the inner surface of the second stiffening layer and holding the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer apart in the expanded configuration.

2. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the second stiffening layer defines a slot, and wherein the slot receives a portion of the lever.

3. The insulation batt of claim 2 , wherein:

the lever is attached to the front panel by a hinge;

the lever defines a distal end opposite from the hinge;

the distal end of the lever defines a tab; and

the slot receives the tab.

4. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein the lever is attached to a lateral edge of the front panel by a hinge.

5. The insulation batt of claim 4 , wherein:

the lever is a first lever;

the lateral edge is a first lateral edge;

the front panel defines a second lateral edge disposed opposite from the first lateral edge;

a second lever is attached to the second lateral edge; and

the second lever engages the inner surface of the second stiffening layer and holds the first stiffening layer and the second stiffening layer apart in the expanded configuration.

6. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein:

the insulation layer defines a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of side surfaces;

the first surface is coupled to the first stiffening layer;

the second surface is coupled to the second stiffening layer; and

at least one side surface of the plurality of side surfaces is exposed.

7. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein:

the front panel defines an upper portion and a lower portion;

the upper portion of the front panel is connected to the lower portion of the front panel by a lateral crease; and

the insulation batt is configured to fold about the lateral crease.

8. The insulation batt of claim 7 , wherein:

the insulation layer defines an upper portion and a lower portion;

the upper portion of the insulation layer is disconnected from the lower portion of the insulation layer;

the upper portion of the insulation layer is coupled to the upper portion of the front panel;

the lower portion of the insulation layer is coupled to the lower portion of the front panel;

the second stiffening layer defines an upper portion and a lower portion;

the upper portion of the second stiffening layer is disconnected from the lower portion of the second stiffening layer;

the upper portion of the second stiffening layer is coupled to the upper portion of the insulation layer; and

the lower portion of the second stiffening layer is coupled to the lower portion of the insulation layer.

9. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein:

the second stiffening layer defines an outer surface opposite from the inner surface; and

at least a portion of the lever is attached to the outer surface in the collapsed configuration.

10. The insulation batt of claim 1 , wherein:

an arm cutout extends through the first stiffening layer;

the lever is attached to an edge of the arm cutout by a hinge; and

the lever extends through the insulation layer in the expanded configuration.

11. The insulation batt of claim 10 , wherein:

the lever comprises a central panel, a first wing panel, and a second wing panel;

the first wing panel and the second wing panel are folded relative to the central panel; and

the lever defines a triangular cross-section.

12. The insulation batt of claim 11 , wherein:

the first wing panel contacts the second wing panel; and

the first wing panel and the second wing panel define a lower edge configured to facilitate the lever being pushed through the insulation layer.

13. The insulation batt of claim 11 , wherein the first wing panel is attached to the second wing panel.

14. The insulation batt of claim 11 , wherein the central panel is positioned between the first wing panel and the second wing panel.

Assignments (1)
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
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 16202434 · Nov 28, 2018
Division 16164936 · Oct 19, 2018
Continuation 15892907 · Feb 9, 2018
Division 15239305 · Aug 17, 2016
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