Low Profile Packaging Assembly For Loose Fill Insulation Material

Abstract

A packaging assembly for insulation material has a compression chamber and a surge hopper vertically mounted above the compression chamber. An air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber draws air through the surge hopper and the compression chamber.

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       18 . A method for packaging insulation material into a compressed package, comprising:
 vertically dispensing the insulation material through a packaging assembly, wherein the packaging assembly comprises:
 a compression chamber having a perforated bottom wall, the compression chamber configured to receive and vertically compress the insulation material; 
 a weigh chamber positioned above the compression chamber to supply the insulation material to the compression chamber; 
 a surge hopper positioned above the weigh chamber to supply insulation material to the weigh chamber; and 
 a single source for withdrawing air from the packaging assembly, the source comprising an air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber; and 
   horizontally compressing the vertically compressed insulation material into the compressed package of insulation material.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  in which the weigh chamber has an upper opening with cross-sectional dimensions approximating the cross-sectional dimensions of the surge hopper. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  in which the weigh chamber and surge hopper have perforated bottom doors.