Abstract:
A polymeric container is used to supply texture materials to the inlet of a pump. Linear low density polyethylene is used to mold a container with geometry such that the material will flow down to the inlet of a texture pump. The geometry is optimized such that thorough mixing of material can be achieved. A hole in the bottom is provided to accept a drain plug.
Abstract:
An apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements. The apparatus includes: (a) a supply material having discrete elements; and (b) a transporter system downstream of the supply material having discrete elements. In the preferred embodiment, the transporter system includes (i) a vertical feed, inline blower and (ii) a material agitator upstream of the vertical feed, inline blower. The apparatus may further include an applicator assembly connected downstream to the transporter system. In the preferred embodiment, the material is installed without the use of water.
Abstract:
A loose-fill insulation product is provided which includes a dry mixture of loose-fill fiberglass and an inorganic (being composed of matter other than plant or animal) adhesive in the form of a redispersible powder. During application, the dry loose-fill mixture is coated with a liquid (e.g. water) so as to activate the adhesive. Thereafter, the loose-fill mixture with activated adhesive is blown or sprayed into a cavity (open or closed) so as to insulate same. According to certain embodiments, this mixture may be blown into open attic areas so as to insulate same and reduce the movement of loose-fill insulation. It has been found that the redispersible powder (RP) dry adhesive mixes more uniformly within the dry mixture and clings better to the glass fibers when the mixture is substantially free of anti-static material. In certain embodiments, a color dye is provided in the mixture, and is activated upon installation.
Abstract:
A machine for conditioning and dispensing loose fill insulation material, such as cellulosic insulation, fiber glass insulation and rock wool insulation. The machine includes a hopper, a conditioning chamber, an air lock and a blower for pneumatically dispensing the material. The conditioning chamber is equipped with three rotating shafts with helically arranged spikes which serve as conveyors as well as dispersers. A lower conveyor shaft moves the material toward the opening into the air lock, while the two uppermost conveyor shafts move the material in the opposite direction. Thus, the same assembly which conveys the material to the air lock also conditions the material. Moreover, the counter current flow pattern churns or agitates the insulation material while the individual spikes disperse it. A single motor drives the rotation of the conveyor shafts and the rotation of the vanes in the air lock.
Abstract:
A spray-on inorganic (e.g. fiberglass) insulation method and product with a low density and high R-value are disclosed. Loose-fill fiberglass is coated with a non-foaming liquid and thereafter blown or sprayed into a cavity such as a vertically extending open stud-defined wall cavity. After sticking in the cavity, the insulation is rolled to further pack it into the cavity and thereafter allowed to cure.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for simultaneously insulating cavity portions and securing batt insulation in the cavity to be insulated. The present invention provides a system for using a mixture of insulating material, a dissipating foam, and an adhesive to hold the batt insulation in a frame that defines a cavity to be insulated. In one embodiment the mixture is applied only to the border of the cavity. In another embodiment the insulating material comprises fly ash particles.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for applying cellulose fiber insulation of the spray on loose fill type. The insulation is coated by a dry and thus deactivated adhesive and is stored in a storage tank. At the moment it exits the storage tanks, the insulation is exposed to and moistened by water sprayed by a nozzle member. The moistened insulation travels the length of a blow hose to reach the application site at the discharge end of the blow tube. The moisture activates the dry adhesive as the insulation travels through the hose, and the turbulence within the hose ensures that all of the fibers are moistened. Thus, by the time the adhesive is discharged by the blow tube, it sets in the absence of dust and virtually no setting time is required because the activated adhesive has begun to set.
Abstract:
A portable apparatus for blowing a chemically treated cellulose insulating material into an attic, wall cavity or wet spraying the material against a surface for insulating it. The apparatus breaks the cellulose material into small particles and, after fluffing the material, the apparatus meters and feeds the material under pressure through a hose and out through a nozzle where an operator can point the nozzle for directing the material to any desired area. Three different nozzles are used: one for attic insulation; a second for filling wall cavities; and a third for wet spraying the material against a surface for causing the material to adhere to the surface.