Patent ID: 9249614
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. An attic access drop panel for selectively closing a geometrically shaped attic passageway defined by structural elements of an attic, said attic access drop panel comprising: a planar rigid panel having an external periphery formed to fit within the structural elements defining the geometrically shaped attic passageway; an insulating member on top of and supported by said planar rigid panel; and a plurality of retainers affixed about said external periphery of said planar rigid panel, each said retainer having a first leg affixed to said top of said planar rigid panel and a second leg extending upwardly from said top of said planar rigid panel wherein said second leg defines at least one protrusion retentively engaging said insulating member, and further wherein said second leg forms a bead at a top thereof for bearing against one of the structural elements of the attic defining the attic passageway.