Patent ID: 6953512
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B32B,F16L,F24F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting insulation from damage due to moisture and other environmental factors, said method comprising: providing a covering material having a metal-containing layer on one surface and a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive on a second, opposite surface, said covering material including at least one layer of a puncture resistant material disposed between the metal-containing layer and the adhesive layer; manually cutting from the covering material an appropriately sized first sheet at a job site; removing a release liner covering the pressure sensitive adhesive layer of the first sheet; applying the first sheet to the insulation so that the adhesive layer bonds to the insulation and the metal-containing layer is exposed cutting additional sheets of said covering material; and applying said addtional sheets of covering material directly to the insulation such that each sheet of covering material overlaps sheets of covering material directly adjacent thereto.