Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rigid foam insulation having a tongue-and-groove coupling
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Application No.: US16119214Application Date: 2018-08-31
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Publication No.: US10704729B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Mitchell Furlong
- Applicant: 1857993 Alberta Ltd
- Agency: Lewellyn Law, PLLC
- Agent Stephen Lewellyn
- Main IPC: F16L59/02
- IPC: F16L59/02 ; F16L59/14

Abstract:
An insulating member comprises a body of rigid foam material having a first connecting edge surface and a second connecting edge surface, a groove formed into the rigid foam material of the body along the first connecting edge surface, and a tongue formed from the rigid foam material of the body along the second connecting edge surface. The groove, when viewed in a transverse cross-section, tapers from narrow to wide in a direction extending from its opening and into the body. The tongue, when viewed in a transverse cross-section, tapers from wide to narrow in a direction toward the second connecting edge surface. The tongue is bifurcated along its length into first and second ridges by a wedge-shaped void. A polymer coating of polyurea or polyurethane substantially covers the tongue and structurally reinforces the tongue allowing the first and second ridges to flex toward one another without breaking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200072406A1 RIGID FOAM INSULATION HAVING A TONGUE-AND-GROOVE COUPLING Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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