Patent ID: 9151052
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04F

Abstract:
1. An insulation system for coupling to a building substrate comprising: a plurality of insulation panels, each insulation panel including a front face, a back face and a plurality of side surfaces extending therebetween, the side surfaces including a longitudinal slot extending along at least a portion thereof; a plurality of bracket members, each bracket member comprising a polymer and including an elongated body having a body wall, the body wall having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first end wall extending from a first end of the body wall and a second end wall extending from the second end of the body wall opposite the first end wall, and an upper rib extending upwardly from the top surface of the body wall spaced apart from each of the first end wall and the second end wall, and a lower rib extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the body wall spaced apart from each of the first end wall and the second end wall, each of the upper rib and the lower rib structurally configured to extend into the longitudinal slot of each of the plurality of insulation panels, while the first and second walls being structurally configured to extend along one of the front and back face of adjoining ones of the plurality of insulation panels, wherein the insertion of the respective upper rib and lower rib at least elastically deforms the longitudinal slot into which inserted so as to effectively seal along a length thereof, thereby defining a vapor barrier therebetween; and a plurality of splice members, each splice member including a first rib portion and a second rib portion extending in opposite directions from a meeting region therebetween, the first rib portion and the second rib portion structurally configured to extend into the longitudinal slot of each of the plurality of insulation panels, wherein the insertion of the respective first rib portion and second rib portion at least elastically deforms the longitudinal slot into which inserted so as to effectively seal along a length thereof, thereby defining a vapor barrier therebetween, wherein, the insulation system is formed by positioning a plurality of bracket members in a spaced apart relationship and extending insulation panels therebetween, wherein the upper and lower ribs extend into corresponding ones of the longitudinal slots of the insulation panels, with splice members extending between adjacently abutting ones of the plurality of insulation panels that extend between adjoining ones of the plurality of bracket members so that the splice member extends between adjoining ones of the plurality of bracket members, and into adjoining ones of the plurality of panel members.