Abstract: Insulation supporting tubes are suspended from auxiliary support beams extending transversely of and supported by more widely spaced main support beams. The insulation supporting tubes extend all the way across a bay between adjacent main support beams and are supported by two hangers at opposite ends and by a circular hook at midlength. For clamping at eave struts, a hanger assembly is mounted on each eave strut between each two adjacent insulation strips, the hanger assembly including two independently vertically adjustable axle tubes received respectively in adjacent bushings of two adjacent clamping tubes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming fibers includes a spinner having a porous member positioned therein in a region normally covered by molten glass, and means for supplying a gas to the porous member under pressure sufficient to cause introduction of the gas into the molten mineral material.

Abstract: Each square fibrous insulation board has a scrim adhered to an outer side thereof and extending beyond two opposite edges thereof to provide a pair of opposite scrim flaps. The boards are oriented alternately at ninety degrees to each other on a wall to be insulated, whereby every horizontal joint and every vertical joint between adjacent boards is covered by a scrim flap. A cementitious coating is applied over the boards and scrim.

Abstract: Vertical stripes of asphalt are applied to the exterior of the basement wall, and glass fiber insulating boards with an asphalt coating on one side are applied to the exterior of the basement wall with the asphalt coating facing the wall and joints between boards disposed at the stripes.

Abstract: Apparatus for depositing granules comprising feeders adapted to discharge responsive to a signal transmitter, the reception of the signal being interrupted by a moving tape, a plurality of such apparatus being employed to eliminate patterning on roofing shingles. A random signal generator may be used.

Abstract: An exterior insulation system for walls including a fibrous insulation board having a scrim adhered thereto on an outer side and having shiplap-type vertical edges, and cementitious material applied over the scrim.

Abstract: The process includes a first molding step with an upper surface of the glass wool pelt having been sprayed with water and with a lower surface of the glass wool pelt insulated from the lower mold portion by a previously molded glass wool insulating sheet, and a second molding step with the insulating sheet removed.

Abstract: A knitted unidirectional mat of glass rovings, factory coated with elastomeric modified asphalt, is used to reinforce a crack in an old road before applying a new layer of asphalt-based pavement.

Abstract: The inner side of an exterior wall of an existing building is insulated by installing floor-to-ceiling panels along the wall, the panels having glass windows where the wall has windows.

Abstract: The honeycomb structure is formed by adhering corrugated sheet units of molded glass wool together.

Abstract: A set of five-tab strip shingles with rectangular tabs of various widths, any shingle of the set being selectable for production and installable in a plurality on a roof with regular offsets between shingles of different courses without occurrence of objectionable repeating patterns.

Abstract: An annular blower for attenuating fibers comprises an annular manifold and a plurality of slots positioned circumferentially around the blower for the discharge of attenuating gas from the manifold, where the slots have an aspect ratio within the range of from about 35 to about 70.

Abstract: Apparatus for curing fibrous mineral insulation material comprises an oven, upper and lower conveyor belts for carrying the insulation through the oven, support means for supporting the belts, a supply plenum for directing curing gases through the belts and the insulation material, an exhaust plenum for receiving the curing gases, and a baffle positioned within the oven to define a curing gas flow path from the supply plenum through the belts and the insulation material to the exhaust plenum, the flow path being spaced apart from the support means to prevent contact between the curing gases and the support means.

Abstract: The wall construction includes elongated molded fibrous channels secured together in side-by-side relationship and pairs of structural fastening strips secured to the channels, each joint between two adjacent channels having a pair of the structural fastening strips extending along the joint respectively adjacent opposite ends of leg portions of the channels.

Abstract: A door and frame molded of glass wool and a binder and having polyester resin impregnated into outer surface portions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying granules to continuously moving strip asphaltic material comprises discharging granules onto tacky strip asphaltic material, continuously removing the non-adhered portion of the granules, sensing the amount of removed granules, and controlling the amount of granules discharged onto the asphaltic material in response to the sensed amount of removed granules.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material includes directing the asphaltic material into a plurality of loops, spraying an evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material, evaporating the evaporative liquid by causing an array of air jets to impinge on the asphaltic material subtantially normally to the asphaltic material, sensing the surface moisture of the asphaltic material subsequent to one or more of the loops, and modifying the flow of evaporative liquid sprayed in one or more of the loops in response to the sensed surface moisture.

Abstract: Tab sealant asphalt adhesive is foamed and then dispensed through a nozzle on asphalt shingle material.

Abstract: A glass fiber shingle having random butadiene-styrene copolymer added to the coating asphalt for the glass fiber mat.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a laminated pack of mineral fibers comprising two sections, each having a forming conveyor, a plurality of sources of mineral fibers positioned to successively deposit the fibers onto the forming conveyor to form a layer of fibers, vacuum means to provide suction to the fibers through the forming conveyor, the suction being sufficient to force substantially all of the fibers down onto the forming conveyor, thereby crushing the bottom portion of the layer and forming a bottom surface which is smooth relative to the top surface, and means for joining the top surfaces of the layer formed in each section by diverting each layer downwardly while maintaining the suction on the layers to produce a laminated pack having as its outer surfaces the bottom surfaces of each of the two layers.