Patent ID: 6935379

Claim:
Insulation material for fluid conduits, comprising: a jacket, said jacket having an inner side and an outer side and a first edge; insulation attached to said inner side of said jacket, said jacket extending beyond said insulation and configured to form a flange having a free end generally opposite said first edge of said jacket; said flange defining an inner side and an outer side substantially opposite said inner side; said first edge of said jacket and said free end of said flange being configured to be generally adjacent one another upon said jacket being wrapped around the fluid conduit; an elongated strip of material integral with and extending substantially the length of said flange and defining a strip free end separate from said free end of said flange, said free end of said flange being configured to be independently movable with respect to said strip free end; and said strip of material having an adhesive portion and a removable release member covering said adhesive portion, said release member being configured to allow said adhesive portion to be selectively exposed, and said adhesive portion being configured, upon removal of said release member and upon said flange and said first end of said jacket being adjacent one another, to adhere to said outer side of said flange.