Patent ID: 8800213
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B29C,B29L,E04D,E04F,F16L,F24F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for sealing an exposed surface, comprising: a plurality of thermoformed and individually scaling membrane sections, each provided in sheet form and configured for applying over an exterior of the surface, said membranes being directly heat welded to one another along overlapping edges in order to create a sectionalized and continuous vapor barrier across the surface; a pressure sensor integrated into a selected membrane section, said sensor incorporating a power supply, a processor and a transmitter which is communicable with a remote monitoring device in order to notify of a problem within said specified membrane section; and a wire antenna extending from said sensor and projecting from a surface of said membrane section, a surface located protuberance formed upon the membrane exterior surface in surrounding fashion around the projecting location of said antenna wire and aperture in said membrane through which said wire passes in order to avoid compromising the internal conditions created within said membrane section resulting from pressure disparities existing between the inside of said membrane section and the external environment being exploited through the wire passage aperture.