Patent ID: 6243889
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A47K,A61H

Abstract:
An insulation system for use in a sanitary device of the type including a rigid shell mounted inside a rigid podium structure peripherally surrounding said sanitary device and resting on the ground, said insulation system comprising:a first insulating membrane, destined to be installed peripherally about the sanitary device shell and spacedly therefrom inside the podium structure, so as to form a first closed air pocket between the sanitary device shell and said first insulating membrane; anda second insulating membrane, destined to be installed peripherally about said first insulating membrane and spacedly therefrom inside the podium structure, so as to form a second closed air pocket between said first and second insulating membranes;wherein said first and second air pockets and said first and second insulating membranes provide enhanced thermal and acoustic insulation to the sanitary device.