Patent ID: 9534437
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E04B,E06B

Claim:
1. An insulation system attachable to a window or door, said insulation system comprising: a base attachable to a surface, said base comprising a first side, and a second side, said first side and said second side being located on a plane of said base; a lip including a lip base received in a channel defined in said base, said lip extends from said base and has a configuration capable of contacting a sheet; a cover having a generally open channeled cross-section comprising a first cover side and a second cover side, said cover being pivotably connected to said base so that said cover is configured to be in at least one of an open position or a closed position, in said closed position a gap is defined between said second cover side and said second side of said base; and an interior strip featuring a first strip end pivotably connected to a portion of said cover, and a second strip end pivotably connected to a portion of said base, said interior strip runs along a longitudinal length of said base and said cover; wherein said base and said cover are configured to receive an edge of said sheet therebetween, and said gap is configured to receive a portion of said sheet therethrough; wherein said second side of said base features a free end extending from said base in a direction toward said second cover side of said cover to define said gap, said free end of said second side of said base protrudes out past said lip base in a direction toward said cover when in said closed position; wherein said cover being pivotably connected to said base by way of a first pivot connection, with at least a portion of said first pivot connection being on said plane of said base.