Patent ID: 8209930

Claim:
An insulation batt comprising: an elongated blanket of fibrous insulation material adapted to be positioned entirely within a wall cavity, the elongated blanket having a face portion and edges defining a blanket width that is within the range of from about 102 percent to about 107 percent of the known nominal width of the wall cavity; and a facing material attached to the face portion of the elongated blanket of fibrous insulation material; wherein the insulation batt has a stiffness characterized by an angle measurement that measures the amount of deflection of the insulation products as the insulation batts are draped over a support located perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the insulation product, wherein the stiffness measurement is within the range from about 15 degrees to about 35 degrees; wherein the width of the facing material and the width of the blanket are approximately the same.