Structural member for installation system
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1. An insulation system comprising:
- (a) a masonary wall;
(b) at least one cellular insulation sheet at the surface of said wall;
(c) an elongate generally U-shaped metal strip substantially co-extensive with a dimension of said insulation sheet, said strip having a bight section and at least one depending leg;
(d) insulative spacer means integrally formed with said strip adapted to elevate the bight section of said strip from the face of said insulation sheet;
(e) first fastener means extending through said metal strip into said wall securing said strip against said sheet with said spacer engaging said sheet and said bight portion at said strip elevated from the surface of said sheet;
(f) a finishing panel engaging the bight of said strip; and
(g) second fastener means securing said finishing panel to said metal strip with a dead air space therebetween, said dead air space being established between said finishing panel and said insulation sheet by said spacer means elevating the bight section of said strip from the face of said insulation sheet thereby increasing the overall R value of the wall system without the requirement of additional insulation.
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Abstract
An elongate metal furring strip for an insulation system for attaching cellular insulation to a masonary wall having the strip formed in a general U-configuration. The metal strip has an integral spacer so a fastening portion of the strip is elevated above the surface of the insulation sheet providing for a dead air space when a finishing panel is attached to the strip. In the preferred embodiment, the spacer comprises a filler of insulative material extending between the legs of the strip.
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5 Claims
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1. An insulation system comprising:
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(a) a masonary wall; (b) at least one cellular insulation sheet at the surface of said wall; (c) an elongate generally U-shaped metal strip substantially co-extensive with a dimension of said insulation sheet, said strip having a bight section and at least one depending leg; (d) insulative spacer means integrally formed with said strip adapted to elevate the bight section of said strip from the face of said insulation sheet; (e) first fastener means extending through said metal strip into said wall securing said strip against said sheet with said spacer engaging said sheet and said bight portion at said strip elevated from the surface of said sheet; (f) a finishing panel engaging the bight of said strip; and (g) second fastener means securing said finishing panel to said metal strip with a dead air space therebetween, said dead air space being established between said finishing panel and said insulation sheet by said spacer means elevating the bight section of said strip from the face of said insulation sheet thereby increasing the overall R value of the wall system without the requirement of additional insulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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