Multiple layer insulation cover

Patent · 03 November 1981

OSTI ID:864032

Farrell, James J ^[1]; Donohoe, Anthony J ^[2]

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1. Livingston Manor, NY
2. Ovid, NY

A multiple layer insulation cover for preventing heat loss in, for example, a greenhouse, is disclosed. The cover is comprised of spaced layers of thin foil covered fabric separated from each other by air spaces. The spacing is accomplished by the inflation of spaced air bladders which are integrally formed in the cover and to which the layers of the cover are secured. The bladders are inflated after the cover has been deployed in its intended use to separate the layers of the foil material. The sizes of the material layers are selected to compensate for sagging across the width of the cover so that the desired spacing is uniformly maintained when the cover has been deployed. The bladders are deflated as the cover is stored thereby expediting the storage process and reducing the amount of storage space required.

• Other Award/Contract Number: 58-7B30-8-18
• Assignee: United Stated Department of Agriculture
• Patent Number(s): US 4297813
• Application Number: 06/110,575
• OSTI ID: 864032
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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