Insulated recessed light can cover
A recessed fixture cover device comprising a plurality of components that may be economically and efficiently packed in an unassembled state for transport and/or shipping and then easily assembled to provide a thermal barrier, a fire barrier, an air barrier, a moisture barrier, and/or an insect intrusion barrier between the recessed fixture and the space immediately above and external to the installed cover device. An embodiment of a cover device may comprise two components that may be assembled to form a right-angled parallelepiped shape that lacks a bottom wall thereby allowing the cover device to be lowered onto and enclose a recessed fixture. One or more complimentary connections between abutting edges of the two components allow the two components to be either quickly assembled for use or disassembled for transport or storage thereby providing a benefit to both construction professionals and do-it-yourself property owners.
1. A recessed light fixture cover device, comprising:
a first component and a second component, wherein each of said first component and said second component comprises at least one complimentary connection between said first component and said second component, said device is capable of being transported in a disassembled state and then assembled for use when said at least one complimentary connection between said first component and said second component is united;
wherein each of said first component and said second component is independently fabricated from a thermally insulative material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene foam, expanded polypropylene foam, polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam, polystyrene foams, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, corrugated plastic sheeting, PVC sheeting, corrugated fiberboard, fire rated sheeting, dry wall or wallboard (e.g. sheet rock, plywood, asbestos cement sheets, gypsum plasterboard, laminated plastics, and the like), mineral wool material, intumescent material, and flame retarded ABS material;
wherein each of said at least one complimentary connections is independently selected from the group consisting of a tongue and groove joint, a step joint, a dovetail joint, a box joint, a mortise and tenon joint, a dado joint, a dowel butt joint, a butt joint, a halving joint, hook and loop fasteners, a lap joint, and snap fasteners;
wherein said first component and said second components each respectively comprise three walls;
wherein said first component comprises a left wall, a rear wall disposed perpendicular to said left wall, and a first top wall disposed perpendicular to both said left wall and said rear wall;
wherein said junction of said left wall, said rear wall, and said first top wall forms a three dimensional first component right angle corner;
wherein said second component comprises a right wall, a front wall disposed perpendicular to said right wall, and a second top wall disposed perpendicular to both said right wall and said front wall;
wherein said junction of said right wall, said front wall, and said second top wall forms a three dimensional second component right angle corner; and
wherein said at least one complimentary connection is disposed between said front wall and said left wall, between said front wall and said first top wall, between said rear wall and said right wall, between said rear wall and said second top wall, and between said first top wall and said second top wall.
2. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 1 , wherein said at least one complimentary connection disposed between said front wall and said left wall comprises a tongue and groove joint and said at least one complimentary connection disposed between said front wall and said first top wall also comprises a tongue and groove joint.
3. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 1 , wherein said at least one complimentary connection disposed between said rear wall and said second top wall comprises a step joint, a lap joint, or a halving joint.
4. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 1 , wherein said at least one complimentary connection disposed between said rear wall and said right wall comprises a butt joint and said at least one complimentary connection disposed between said first top wall and said second top wall also comprises a butt joint.
5. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 1 , wherein three of said first components and three of said second components are capable of being tightly stacked together forming a storage unit, wherein one or more storage units are capable of being economically transported and/or stored.
6. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 2 , wherein three of said first components and three of said second components are capable of being tightly stacked together forming a storage unit, wherein one or more storage units are capable of being economically transported and/or stored.
7. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 3 , wherein three of said first components and three of said second components are capable of being tightly stacked together forming a storage unit, wherein one or more storage units are capable of being economically transported and/or stored.
8. The recessed fixture cover device of claim 4 , wherein three of said first components and three of said second components are capable of being tightly stacked together forming a storage unit, wherein one or more storage units are capable of being economically transported and/or stored.