Foam insulation board with edge sealer

• US 8,844,233 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Progressive Foam Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Progressive Foam Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Culpepper, Patrick M., Wilson, Richard C.
• Primary Examiner(s): A, Phi
• Application Number:
  US13/241,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20120073217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,103 Days
• Field of Search: 523/091.2, 525/22, 525/35, 525/18, 525/19, 525/20, 525/55, 525/30, 525/34, 525/36, 524/071, 523/021, 523/023, 524/09, 527/452.1, 521/05
• US Class Current: 52/519
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/007 Outer coverings for walls with ventilating means
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/08 composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements, E04F13/072 takes precedence; borders, skirtings E04F19/02; of webs or fabrics E04F13/002; fixing strips E04F19/06; separate provisional spacers between adjacent tiles E04F21/0092; implements or means for setting tiles E04F21/18
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0864 composed of superposed elements which overlap each other and of which the flat outer surface includes an acute angle with the surface to cover
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0875 having a basic insulating layer and at least one covering layer
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/141 with an outer layer of concrete E04F13/147 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side faces, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. At least one of the faces includes a pre-installed adhesive for joining adjacent panels together.

Claims

1. A foam insulation board comprising:

a front face and a rear face;

a first side face and a second side face;

a top face and a bottom face; and

a plurality of registration ribs positioned longitudinally across the front face and spaced equidistantly from each other, each registration rib running from the first side face to the second side face;

wherein the top face includes a top joining element, and the bottom face includes a bottom joining element complementary in shape to the top joining element;

wherein the first side face includes a first joining element, and the second side face includes a second joining element complementary in shape to the first joining element;

wherein an adhesive is present on at least one face of the top joining element, the bottom joining element, the first joining element, or the second joining element; and

wherein the adhesive is covered with a pull-off strip.

2. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the top joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the tongue.

3. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the top joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is an upper face of the tongue.

4. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the bottom joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the groove.

5. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the bottom joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a lower face of the groove.

6. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the second joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the tongue.

7. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the second joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the tongue.

8. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the first joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the groove.

9. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the first joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the groove.

10. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the joining element.

11. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the joining element.

12. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the joining element.

13. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a UV curable adhesive, a hot melt adhesive, a thermosetting or thermoplastic adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive, or a solvent-based adhesive.

14. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the rear face of the foam board further comprises drainage grooves.

15. The foam insulation board of claim 1, wherein the foam board is made of expanded polystyrene.

16. The foam insulation board of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of relative distance markers positioned longitudinally across the front face and spaced equidistantly.

17. The foam insulation board of claim 1, further comprising a first set and a second set of relative distance markers positioned longitudinally across the front face, the first set of relative distance markers having a first distance between adjacent markers, the second set of relative distance markers having a second distance between adjacent markers, the first distance being different from the second distance.