Thermal insulation pad

Abstract

A thermal insulation pad assembly comprising: a thermal insulation pad comprising a thermal insulation material for attachment between a bracket and substructure in a building cladding assembly; and a sleeve formed of cardboard. The sleeve may be used to retain the pad assembly on a foot of a bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A thermal insulation pad assembly comprising:
 a thermal insulation pad for attachment between a bracket and substructure in a building cladding assembly, the thermal insulation pad comprising a thermal insulation material; and   a sleeve formed of cardboard.   
     
     
         2 . A thermal insulation pad assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the thermal insulation material comprises a fibrous material. 
     
     
         3 . A thermal insulation pad assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the thermal insulation material comprises a silica aerogel. 
     
     
         4 . A thermal insulation pad assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a greater depth than the thickness of the pad, such that there is a space provided between the pad and a face of the sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . A bracket for attachment to a substructure in a building cladding assembly, the bracket comprising a foot having a contact face to face towards the substructure in use and a thermal insulation pad assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , attached to the foot, such that the thermal insulation pad sits between the contact face and the substructure in use. 
     
     
         6 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the thermal insulation pad has a footprint substantially equal to a footprint of the foot. 
     
     
         7 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the bracket has openings in the foot for receiving fastenings and wherein the sleeve comprises an opening to allow access to openings in the foot of the bracket. 
     
     
         8 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the sleeve is configured to be slid onto the foot of the bracket, and the wherein thermal insulation pad contacts a contact face of the foot, with the foot sandwiched between the pad and a face of the sleeve. 
     
     
         9 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising an adaptor, wherein the adaptor comprises a plate, which comprises a support surface positioned in contact against the contact face of the foot and comprises an opposed surface positioned against the thermal insulation pad. 
     
     
         10 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the adaptor is formed of plastic. 
     
     
         11 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the sleeve is configured to be slid onto the foot of the bracket and the adaptor, and wherein the thermal insulation pad contacts the opposed surface of the adaptor, with the foot and adaptor sandwiched between the thermal insulation pad and a face of the sleeve. 
     
     
         12 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the thermal insulation material has a compressibility that results in an interference fit. 
     
     
         13 . A bracket as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the thermal insulation material has a compressibility that results in an interference fit.