Insulation kit for hot water boiler

a technology for insulation kits and hot water boilers, which is applied in the direction of fluid heaters, container/bottle construction, rigid containers, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the cost of heating oil, joints that are known to open, and plastic-based materials that shrink with tim

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-29
BROWN PAUL
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[0015]All the joints in the insulation kit are held in a compressed state so that the insulation performance of the kit is maintained despite aging-related shrinkage of its elements.

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The rising cost of heating oil has created a strong market demand for insulation kits for retrofit installation on domestic hot water reservoirs and hot water boilers.
Plastic-based materials are known to shrink with time.
Therefore, the aging of the insulation in an insulation kit causes joints to open.
Cracks and slots appearing along these joints reduce the insulating property of the insulation kits considerably.
Although every insulation kit of the prior art deserves its own merits, there is no suggestion in the prior art to address the problems associated with a deterioration of insulation property due to insulation shrinkage and the opening of joints.

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[0023]Referring firstly to FIG. 1, the preferred insulation kit 20 is made of two side panels 22, two end panels 24 and a top panel 26. The side, end and top panels have dimensions for enclosing a hot water boiler completely. Preferably, the top panel 26 is removable to allow a serviceman to periodically remove a cover plate on the boiler and to clean soot from the plenum of the boiler for example.

[0024]The side, end and top panels 22, 24, 26 have slits 28 therein and openings 30 along these slits, for enclosing pipes and instruments that are associated with a hot water boiler. Therefore these panels are made in two or more sections that are assembled together as a kit. All openings 30 have dimensions for tight-fit mounting around the pipes and instruments passing there through.

[0025]The panels are joined to each other at corner joints where the joint makes a right angle, and straight joints extending within a plane of a panel. The slits 28 are also referred to as straight joints.

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Abstract

The insulation kit for covering a hot water boiler has a series of insulation panels joined to each other along straight joints and corner joints. Each of the straight joints and corner joints has elastic tape mounted transversely thereon in a stretched mode, for maintaining the joint in a compressed state. In another aspect, each vertical corner joint is a miter joint forming a right angle, and is made with abutting edges each having a 55° bevel angle thereon in a relaxed mode.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 071,434 filed Apr. 29, 2008.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention pertains to an insulation kit for hot water boiler, and more particularly, it pertains to an insulation kit wherein the joints thereof are held in a compressed state.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The rising cost of heating oil has created a strong market demand for insulation kits for retrofit installation on domestic hot water reservoirs and hot water boilers. The material used in these kits consists of, or is entirely made of, plastic-based material such as foam or fiberglass. Plastic-based materials are known to shrink with time. In some instances a shrinkage of 4% has been reported. Therefore, the aging of the insulation in an insulation kit causes joints to open. Cracks and slots appearing along these joints reduce the insulating property of the insulation kits considerably.[0004]Some examples of retrofit insulation kits of t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F24H1/18
CPCF24H9/02F24H1/182
Inventor BROWN, PAUL
Owner BROWN PAUL
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