Insulated battens for installation of exterior wall insulation at corners and architectural trim

Abstract

An insulated trim batten for installing exterior wall insulation. The insulated trim batten comprises a strip of insulating foam having a chamfer along one edge, laminated to a wooden nailable substrate. The insulated trim batten reduces the compression of compressible insulation materials, the thermal bridging of fasteners, and eliminate water entrapment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insulated trim batten comprising an elongate wooden strip with a rectangular cross sectional profile having a front face and a back face, a strip of rigid insulating foam having the cross sectional profile of an rectangular parallelepiped with a chamfer on a first edge with a narrow face and a wide face, the narrow of the strip of insulating foam is laminated on the back face of said elongate wooden strip. 
     
     
         2 . The insulated batten of  claim 1  wherein said elongate wooden strip is a nailable substrate.