Insulation for Affixing to Surfaces

Abstract

A method and apparatus for removably applying a sheet of insulative material to a surface includes several pieces of a first type of hook/loop material affixed to one side of the sheet of the insulative material by stitching and several heat barriers. Each of the heat barriers is affixed to the surface (e.g., by an adhesive, double-sided tape, fasteners) and each of heat barriers has a second type of the hook/loop material affixed to a planar surface that faces away from the surface such that when the first type of the hook/loop material interfaces with the second type of the hook/loop material, the sheet of insulative material is removably attached to cover at least a portion of the surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for removably affixing a sheet of insulative material to a surface, the system comprising:
 a plurality of pieces of a first type of hook/loop material affixed to one side of the sheet of the insulative material;   a plurality of heat barriers affixed to the surface, each of the plurality of heat barriers having a second type of the hook/loop material affixed to a planar surface that faces away from the surface; and   whereas when the first type of the hook/loop material interfaces with the second type of the hook/loop material, the sheet of the insulative material is removably attached to cover at least a portion of the surface.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of the hook/loop material is hook material and the second type of the hook/loop material is loop material. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of the hook/loop material is loop material and the second type of the hook/loop material is hook material. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the hook material is affixed to the one side of the sheet of the insulative material by stitching. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the loop material is affixed to the one side of the sheet of the insulative material by stitching. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the hook material is affixed to the one side of the sheet of the insulative material by double-sided tape. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the loop material is affixed to the one side of the sheet of the insulative material by double-sided tape. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of heat barriers is a 2″ by 2″ sheet of plastic having a thickness ranging from 1/16 of an inch to ¼ of an inch. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of heat barriers is a 2″ by 2″ sheet of plastic having a thickness ranging from 1/16 of an inch to ¼ of an inch. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the loop material affixed to the planar surface of each of the plurality of heat barriers by double-sided tape. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the hook material affixed to the planar surface of each of the plurality of heat barriers by double-sided tape. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus for removably applying a sheet of insulative material to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of pieces of a first type of hook/loop material affixed to one side of the sheet of the insulative material by stitching;   a plurality of heat barriers, each of the plurality of heat barriers is affixed to the surface and each of the plurality of heat barriers has a second type of the hook/loop material affixed to a planar surface that faces away from the surface; and   whereas when the first type of the hook/loop material interfaces with the second type of the hook/loop material, the sheet of insulative material is removably attached to cover at least a portion of the surface.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first type of the hook/loop material is hook material and second type of the hook/loop material is loop material. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first type of the hook/loop material is loop material and second type of the hook/loop material is hook material. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the second type of the hook/loop material is affixed to the planar surface of each of the plurality of heat barriers by double-sided tape. 
     
     
         16 . A method of insulating a surface, the method comprising:
 stitching a plurality of sections of a first type of hook/loop material to a sheet of insulative material;   installing a plurality of heat barriers on the surface, each of the plurality of heat barriers having a second type of the hook/loop material affixed to a planar surface that faces away from the surface; and   removably affixing the sheet of the insulative material to the surface by aligning each of the first type of the hook/loop material with the second type of the hook/loop material and applying pressure on the sheet of the insulative material, thereby engaging hooks/loops of the first type of the hook/loop material with the hooks/loops of the second type of the hook/loop material, thereby removably holding the sheet of insulative material to the surface.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the surface is a corrugated overhead door. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of the heat barriers has the second type of the hook/loop material affixed to the planar surface using double-sided tape. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first type of the hook/loop material is hook material and the second type of the hook/loop material is loop material. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising pulling each of the first type of the hook/loop material away from a corresponding one of each of the second type of the hook/loop material for removing the sheet of insulative material from the surface.