Cooking fire suppression cover

Abstract

This invention relates to a lightweight, thin, flexible fabric for a cooking fire suppression cover comprising a woven core of fiberglass mesh coated on its top and bottom surfaces with aluminized silicone for use in suppressing and/or extinguishing over a period of time relatively small initially contained fires, such as cooking fires on a stove.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A flexible fire suppressing intumescent fabric comprising:
 a woven fiberglass core coated on top and bottom surfaces thereof with aluminized silicone.   
     
     
         2 . The flexible fire suppressing intumescent fabric of  claim 1 , having a thickness of from about 0.006 inches to about 0.010 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The flexible fire suppressing intumescent fabric of  claim 1 , in which each of the aluminized silicone coating layers has a thickness of from about 0.0005 inches to about 0.001 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The flexible fire suppressing intumescent fabric of  claim 1 , in which the weight of the fabric in a square of 36 inches by 36 inches is between 11 and 15 ounces per square yard of material. 
     
     
         5 . The flexible fire suppressing intumescent fabric of  claim 1 , in which the core of woven fiberglass is a weave having between 55 and 59 ends/picks per inch.