Patent ID: 6112490
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E04B,E04D,E04F

Abstract:
An insulation confining shield mountable between elongated structural framing members in an unfinished wall or ceiling for insulation dispensed as curable liquid having a blowing agent or insulation material with a curable adhesive, comprising:a sheet of elongated material having a center web section and a pair of opposed flanges extending substantially perpendicular from said center web section defining an insulation confining volume, said web section and said flanges being constructed and arranged to fit between the structural framing members in the wall or ceiling to retain said insulation when cured after being applied against said web section and said flanges, said flanges having a plurality of vent apertures defined therethrough to enable a quantity of said insulation, when applied, to migrate from said insulation confining volume to an area outside of said confining volume and adhere to a portion of the structural framing members to mitigate heat transfer through the structural framing members, wherein said vent apertures are a minimum of about 7/16 inch wide.