CA2597239C - Drainage-promoting wrap for an exterior wall or roof of a building - Google Patents
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Abstract
A drainage-promoting wrap includes an elongate web of a weather-resistive membrane and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate filament spacers bonded to a face of the membrane. The filaments are preferably extruded polymeric filaments and have depressions formed therein providing transverse drainage paths across the filaments. Preferably, the filaments extend substantially parallel to each other and to a longitudinal axis of the elongate membrane. In addition, preferably the membrane is made of a polymeric material so that the filaments are thermally bonded to the face of the membrane. Wall and roof assemblies utilizing the wrap and methods of making the wrap are provided.
Description
DRAINAGE-PROMOTING WRAP FOR
AN EXTERIOR WALL OR ROOF OF A BUILDING
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to managing and preventing the accumulation of moisture within an exterior wall or roof of a building, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a drainage-promoting wrap, its method of manufacture, and a wall and/or roof assembly in which the wrap is used.
Moisture which accumulates within a building structure, such as an exterior wall or roof of a building, can prematurely deteriorate the building structure. It has been recommended to provide ventilation and/or drainage passageways within an exterior wall or roof of a building to prevent the accumulation of moisture. For example, openwork materials can be used in walUroof assemblies to provide such passageways. See, for instance, U.S. Patent Nos.: 5,099,627; 6,786,013; and 6,594,965.
It is conventional practice to cover inner sheathing members of a wall and/or roof with various types of building papers, tar papers, roofing felts, house-wrap materials, and the like to provide a weather barrier to help block the penetration of air and/or water into the building through an exterior wall or roof. House-wraps made of thermoplastic materials can be designed to permit moisture vapor to escape in an outward direction through the exterior wall or roof. Examples of thermoplastic house-wrap materials TM TM
include TYPAR housewrap sold by BBA Fiberweb, and TYVEK housewrap sold by Dupont.
Various drainage-promoting weather barrier materials are disclosed by U.S.
Patent Nos.: 5,826,390 issued to Sacks; 6,131,353 and 6,804,922 B1 issued to Egan;
6,233,890 B1 issued to Tonyan; 6,355,333 B1 issued to Waggoner et al.; and 6,550,212 B2, 6,761,006 B2 and 6,869,901 B2 issued to Lubker, II.
Although the drainage and/or ventilation mats, building papers, house-wraps, and composite materials disclosed in the above referenced patents may function satisfactorily for their intended purposes, there remains a need for an inexpensive and alternate drainage-promoting wrap that can be utilized in an exterior wall and/or roof assembly of a building to prevent moisture infiltration and to provide drainage paths and/or ventilation air spaces between an inner sheathing member and an exterior building material.
Preferably, the wrap should permit ready installation requiring only a minimum of skill and should be capable of efficient and inexpensive manufacture.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
More specifically, the present invention is a drainage-promoting wrap for a building.
The wrap comprises an elongate web of a weather-resistive membrane and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate filament spacers bonded to a face of the membrane. The filaments are preferably extruded polymeric filaments and have depressions formed therein providing transverse drainage paths across the filaments.
Preferably, the membrane is made of a polymeric material so that the filaments can be thermally bonded to the face of the membrane.
AN EXTERIOR WALL OR ROOF OF A BUILDING
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to managing and preventing the accumulation of moisture within an exterior wall or roof of a building, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a drainage-promoting wrap, its method of manufacture, and a wall and/or roof assembly in which the wrap is used.
Moisture which accumulates within a building structure, such as an exterior wall or roof of a building, can prematurely deteriorate the building structure. It has been recommended to provide ventilation and/or drainage passageways within an exterior wall or roof of a building to prevent the accumulation of moisture. For example, openwork materials can be used in walUroof assemblies to provide such passageways. See, for instance, U.S. Patent Nos.: 5,099,627; 6,786,013; and 6,594,965.
It is conventional practice to cover inner sheathing members of a wall and/or roof with various types of building papers, tar papers, roofing felts, house-wrap materials, and the like to provide a weather barrier to help block the penetration of air and/or water into the building through an exterior wall or roof. House-wraps made of thermoplastic materials can be designed to permit moisture vapor to escape in an outward direction through the exterior wall or roof. Examples of thermoplastic house-wrap materials TM TM
include TYPAR housewrap sold by BBA Fiberweb, and TYVEK housewrap sold by Dupont.
Various drainage-promoting weather barrier materials are disclosed by U.S.
Patent Nos.: 5,826,390 issued to Sacks; 6,131,353 and 6,804,922 B1 issued to Egan;
6,233,890 B1 issued to Tonyan; 6,355,333 B1 issued to Waggoner et al.; and 6,550,212 B2, 6,761,006 B2 and 6,869,901 B2 issued to Lubker, II.
Although the drainage and/or ventilation mats, building papers, house-wraps, and composite materials disclosed in the above referenced patents may function satisfactorily for their intended purposes, there remains a need for an inexpensive and alternate drainage-promoting wrap that can be utilized in an exterior wall and/or roof assembly of a building to prevent moisture infiltration and to provide drainage paths and/or ventilation air spaces between an inner sheathing member and an exterior building material.
Preferably, the wrap should permit ready installation requiring only a minimum of skill and should be capable of efficient and inexpensive manufacture.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
More specifically, the present invention is a drainage-promoting wrap for a building.
The wrap comprises an elongate web of a weather-resistive membrane and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate filament spacers bonded to a face of the membrane. The filaments are preferably extruded polymeric filaments and have depressions formed therein providing transverse drainage paths across the filaments.
Preferably, the membrane is made of a polymeric material so that the filaments can be thermally bonded to the face of the membrane.
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According to another aspect of the present invention, a wall or roof assembly of a building is provided and includes an inner sheathing member, an exterior building material, and a drainage-promoting wrap sandwiched therebetween. The wrap is a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate, laterally spaced, elongate polymeric filaments bonded to a face thereof. Preferably, the filaments extend in a longitudinal direction on the membrane and a substantially horizontal direction within the assembly, and preferably the filaments have a series of depressions formed therein at spaced intervals. The depressions provide drainage paths that extend transversely across the filaments and substantially vertically, or downwardly, within the assembly.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of making a drainage promoting wrap is provided. A series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments are bonded to a face of an elongate web of weather resistive membrane and the filaments are flattened at spaced intervals along the lengths of the filaments to create drainage paths that extend transversely across the filaments.
Preferably, the filaments are thermally bonded to the face of the elongate web and extend in a longitudinal direction thereon.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a wall or roof assembly of a building is provided and includes an inner sheathing member, an exterior building material, and a drainage-promoting wrap sandwiched therebetween. The wrap is a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate, laterally spaced, elongate polymeric filaments bonded to a face thereof. Preferably, the filaments extend in a longitudinal direction on the membrane and a substantially horizontal direction within the assembly, and preferably the filaments have a series of depressions formed therein at spaced intervals. The depressions provide drainage paths that extend transversely across the filaments and substantially vertically, or downwardly, within the assembly.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of making a drainage promoting wrap is provided. A series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments are bonded to a face of an elongate web of weather resistive membrane and the filaments are flattened at spaced intervals along the lengths of the filaments to create drainage paths that extend transversely across the filaments.
Preferably, the filaments are thermally bonded to the face of the elongate web and extend in a longitudinal direction thereon.
3 In one broad aspect, the invention pertains to a drainage-promoting wrap, comprising an elongate strip of weather-resistive membrane storable in a spiral roll, and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate spacers bonded to a face of the weather-resistive membrane, the elongate spacers being polymeric filaments. Each of the separate, laterally spaced-apart, polymeric filaments are of a thickness that projects to a predetermined height from the face of the membrane and have a series of depressions formed therein that do not extend to the predetermined height and that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across the filaments. Each of the separate spaced-apart polymeric filaments are a continuous extruded filament that extends in a longitudinal direction on the elongate membrane, and include an alternating array of the depressions and full-size filament sections, and are free from intersection with any other filament on the membrane.
The invention further comprehends a method of making a drainage-promoting building wrap noted above, comprising the steps of bonding the series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments on the face of the elongate strip of the weather resistive membrane by flattening said filaments at spaced intervals to create the drainage paths extending transversely across said filaments.
3a In a further aspect, the invention provides an exterior wall or roof assembly of a building, comprising an inner sheathing member, an exterior building material, and a drainage-promoting wrap applied within the assembly between the inner sheathing member and the exterior building material. The wrap comprises a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments each separately bonded to a face of the membrane. The separate elongate filaments are sufficiently spaced-apart such that a portion of the face of the membrane is exposed between each adjacent pair of the separate spaced-apart elongate filaments. Each of the separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments has a series of depressions formed therein that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across the filaments, and each of the depressions are formed by a flattened section of the elongate filament.
Each of the flattened sections are fused to the membrane to bond the filament to the membrane.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The features and advantages of the present invention should become apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
3b FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spiral roll of a drainage-promoting wrap according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the wrap taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of an exterior wall assembly of a building according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the wall assembly taken along line /I 11 of FIG
3; and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the wall assembly identified in FIG. 4.
DETAILED DESCRlPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring now to the drawings, FIGs. 1 and 2 illustrate an embodiment of a drainage promoting wrap 10 according to the present invention. The wrap 10 includes a weather resistive membrane 12 to which a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate spacer elements 14 are bonded. The wrap 10 can be stored and shipped in a spiral roll 16 as best illustrated in FIG. 1 and can be unrolled and applied as a weather barrier covering on inner sheathing members of an exterior wall or roof of a building. The membrane 12 provides a barrier to water and/or air infiltration and can also permit water vapor to escape outwardly through the wall or roof. The spacer elements 14 ensure that drainage and/or ventilation passageways are provided within the exterior wall or roof assembly to prevent any moisture that enters the wall or roof assembly from being permitted to accumulate therein.
The invention further comprehends a method of making a drainage-promoting building wrap noted above, comprising the steps of bonding the series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments on the face of the elongate strip of the weather resistive membrane by flattening said filaments at spaced intervals to create the drainage paths extending transversely across said filaments.
3a In a further aspect, the invention provides an exterior wall or roof assembly of a building, comprising an inner sheathing member, an exterior building material, and a drainage-promoting wrap applied within the assembly between the inner sheathing member and the exterior building material. The wrap comprises a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments each separately bonded to a face of the membrane. The separate elongate filaments are sufficiently spaced-apart such that a portion of the face of the membrane is exposed between each adjacent pair of the separate spaced-apart elongate filaments. Each of the separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments has a series of depressions formed therein that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across the filaments, and each of the depressions are formed by a flattened section of the elongate filament.
Each of the flattened sections are fused to the membrane to bond the filament to the membrane.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The features and advantages of the present invention should become apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
3b FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spiral roll of a drainage-promoting wrap according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the wrap taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of an exterior wall assembly of a building according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the wall assembly taken along line /I 11 of FIG
3; and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the wall assembly identified in FIG. 4.
DETAILED DESCRlPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring now to the drawings, FIGs. 1 and 2 illustrate an embodiment of a drainage promoting wrap 10 according to the present invention. The wrap 10 includes a weather resistive membrane 12 to which a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate spacer elements 14 are bonded. The wrap 10 can be stored and shipped in a spiral roll 16 as best illustrated in FIG. 1 and can be unrolled and applied as a weather barrier covering on inner sheathing members of an exterior wall or roof of a building. The membrane 12 provides a barrier to water and/or air infiltration and can also permit water vapor to escape outwardly through the wall or roof. The spacer elements 14 ensure that drainage and/or ventilation passageways are provided within the exterior wall or roof assembly to prevent any moisture that enters the wall or roof assembly from being permitted to accumulate therein.
4 The membrane 12 can be made of any weather barrier material that can be provided in an indefinite-length elongate web and that is capable of being stored and shipped in a spiral roll 16. For example, the membrane 12 can be made of paper, tar paper, felt, roofing felt, or the like. If thermal bonding of the spacer elements 14 is desired, the membrane is preferably made of a polymeric material such as a thermoplastic material, a synthetic resin, olefin resin, polyolefin polymer, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, polystyrene, nylon, PVC or the like. In addition, the membrane 12 can be a woven material, a non-woven material, a dry-laid non-woven material, a wet-laid non-woven material, a hybrid non-woven material, a polymer-laid non-woven material, a spun-bonded non-woven material, a flash-spun non-woven material, or the like.
The spacer elements 14 according to the present invention are filaments 18.
Each filament 18 is bonded to a face 20 of the membrane 12 and extends essentially in a generally longitudinal direction on the membrane 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the filaments 18 are laterally spaced-apart, do not intersect, and extend substantially parallel to each other and parallel to a longitudinal axis "A" of the elongate membrane 12. Thus, each filament 18 shown in FIG. 1 extends in a straight line path.
Alternatively, the filaments of the present invention can extend in non-linear, undulating, wavy, or random paths or the like and can intersect and/or cross at random locations or at uniform spaced intervals.
Each filament 18 illustrated in the drawings has a substantially circular cross-section of a predetermined diameter "D". Of course, other cross-sectional shapes can be utilized,
The spacer elements 14 according to the present invention are filaments 18.
Each filament 18 is bonded to a face 20 of the membrane 12 and extends essentially in a generally longitudinal direction on the membrane 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the filaments 18 are laterally spaced-apart, do not intersect, and extend substantially parallel to each other and parallel to a longitudinal axis "A" of the elongate membrane 12. Thus, each filament 18 shown in FIG. 1 extends in a straight line path.
Alternatively, the filaments of the present invention can extend in non-linear, undulating, wavy, or random paths or the like and can intersect and/or cross at random locations or at uniform spaced intervals.
Each filament 18 illustrated in the drawings has a substantially circular cross-section of a predetermined diameter "D". Of course, other cross-sectional shapes can be utilized,
5 such as square, rectangular, oval and triangular filament cross-sections.
Accordingly, each filament 18 projects a distance "D" from the face 20 of the membrane 12 to provide spacing between an adjacent building material and the face 20 of the membrane 12. In addition, a series of depressions 22 are formed in the filaments 18 to provide transverse drainage paths "P" across the filaments 18.
The depressions 22 can be created by flattening the filaments 18 at spaced-apart intervals along the length of the filaments 18. Thus, as best illustrated in FIG. 2, each filament 18 includes an alternating array of depressions 22 and full size filament sections 24. The flattened sections of the filaments 18 forming the depressions 22 project a distance from the face 20 of the membrane 12 less than that of the diameter "D" of the full size filament sections 24. This permits the drainage of moisture and/or the flow of air transversely across the filaments 18. Preferably, the depressions 22 in adjacent filaments 18 are aligned to provide substantially straight drainage/ventilation paths "P" that extend transversely, more preferably perpendicularly, across the face 20 of the membrane 12.
See FIG. 1.
The filaments 18 are preferably made of polymeric materials capable of being extruded onto the membrane or a surface of a conveyer, drum, or the like. For example, the filaments 18 can be made of nylon, polypropylene, polyester, polyolefin, polyethylene, or like material. By way of example, and not by way of limitation, each filament 18 can be extruded such that it has a diameter "D" between about 1/64 to 1/4 inch, can be flattened in intervals "I" of about 0.5 to 6 inches, and can be spaced a
Accordingly, each filament 18 projects a distance "D" from the face 20 of the membrane 12 to provide spacing between an adjacent building material and the face 20 of the membrane 12. In addition, a series of depressions 22 are formed in the filaments 18 to provide transverse drainage paths "P" across the filaments 18.
The depressions 22 can be created by flattening the filaments 18 at spaced-apart intervals along the length of the filaments 18. Thus, as best illustrated in FIG. 2, each filament 18 includes an alternating array of depressions 22 and full size filament sections 24. The flattened sections of the filaments 18 forming the depressions 22 project a distance from the face 20 of the membrane 12 less than that of the diameter "D" of the full size filament sections 24. This permits the drainage of moisture and/or the flow of air transversely across the filaments 18. Preferably, the depressions 22 in adjacent filaments 18 are aligned to provide substantially straight drainage/ventilation paths "P" that extend transversely, more preferably perpendicularly, across the face 20 of the membrane 12.
See FIG. 1.
The filaments 18 are preferably made of polymeric materials capable of being extruded onto the membrane or a surface of a conveyer, drum, or the like. For example, the filaments 18 can be made of nylon, polypropylene, polyester, polyolefin, polyethylene, or like material. By way of example, and not by way of limitation, each filament 18 can be extruded such that it has a diameter "D" between about 1/64 to 1/4 inch, can be flattened in intervals "I" of about 0.5 to 6 inches, and can be spaced a
6 distance "S" of about 1/8 to 1 inch from adjacent filaments. Of course, other dimensions, shapes, patterns, etc. can also be utilized.
Preferably, the filaments 18 are thermally bonded to the membrane 12. The polymeric material of the filaments 18 and weather resistive membrane 12 engage, melt and then solidify together to fuse the filaments 18 to the membrane 12 via the application of heat and/or pressure. Thus, no adhesive is required, and a strong bond is formed. The depressed sections 22 of the filaments 18 that are flattened are particularly strongly fused to the membrane 12 since the pressure exerted on the filaments 18 to create the depressions 22 also results in the formation of a strong bond between the filaments and membrane. Adhesive bonding, sonic bonding, mechanical bonding, or other techniques can be utilized depending on the materials of the filaments and membrane.
An assembly 26 of an exterior wall of a building is illustrated in FIGs. 3-5.
Such an assembly could also be utilized for an exterior roof or like structure of a building. The assembly includes inner sheathing members 28 affixed to support posts 30. The inner sheathing members 28 are typically formed of panels of plywood, oriented strand board, particle board, insulated concrete, or other materials permitted by local building codes.
During construction of the assembly 26, the wrap 10 according to the present invention is unrolled on, and secured to, the inner sheathing members 28 such that the weather resistive membrane 12 completely covers the inner sheathing members 28 and such that the filaments 18 face away from the inner sheathing members 28.
Typically, the elongate web of wrap 10 is secured to the inner sheathing members with staples or the
Preferably, the filaments 18 are thermally bonded to the membrane 12. The polymeric material of the filaments 18 and weather resistive membrane 12 engage, melt and then solidify together to fuse the filaments 18 to the membrane 12 via the application of heat and/or pressure. Thus, no adhesive is required, and a strong bond is formed. The depressed sections 22 of the filaments 18 that are flattened are particularly strongly fused to the membrane 12 since the pressure exerted on the filaments 18 to create the depressions 22 also results in the formation of a strong bond between the filaments and membrane. Adhesive bonding, sonic bonding, mechanical bonding, or other techniques can be utilized depending on the materials of the filaments and membrane.
An assembly 26 of an exterior wall of a building is illustrated in FIGs. 3-5.
Such an assembly could also be utilized for an exterior roof or like structure of a building. The assembly includes inner sheathing members 28 affixed to support posts 30. The inner sheathing members 28 are typically formed of panels of plywood, oriented strand board, particle board, insulated concrete, or other materials permitted by local building codes.
During construction of the assembly 26, the wrap 10 according to the present invention is unrolled on, and secured to, the inner sheathing members 28 such that the weather resistive membrane 12 completely covers the inner sheathing members 28 and such that the filaments 18 face away from the inner sheathing members 28.
Typically, the elongate web of wrap 10 is secured to the inner sheathing members with staples or the
7 like and extends horizontally within the assembly 26. Several slightly-overlapping, horizontally-extending rows of the wrap 10 may be required to cover the entire elevation of the assembly 26. Accordingly, the filaments 18 of the wrap 10 extend substantially horizontally within the assembly 26 and the depressions 22 permit moisture to drain vertically, or downwardly, within the assembly 26 transversely across the filaments 18.
An exterior building material 32 is affixed on the outer side of the assembly 26 such that it overlies the wrap 10 and sandwiches the wrap 10 between the inner sheathing member 28 and exterior building material 32. The exterior building material 32 can be, for instance, a wood or fiber-cement siding product or wooden shingles such as cedar shakes. The exterior building material 32 can also be brick, stone, stucco, exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS), vinyl, metal, asphalt, rubber, thermoplastic, and other exterior siding and roofing materials.
As best illustrated in FIG. 5, the filaments 18 space the face 20 of the membrane 12 from the exterior building material 32, and the depressions 22 provide drainage and ventilation paths "P" within the assembly 26. Any moisture which collects within the assembly 26 is provided with a path to drain downwardly under the force of gravity and out of the assembly 26. The multitude of depressions 22 that are present throughout the assembly also enable the circulation of air between the inner sheathing members 28 and exterior building material 32 to aid in drying or evaporating any moisture present within the assembly 26.
An exterior building material 32 is affixed on the outer side of the assembly 26 such that it overlies the wrap 10 and sandwiches the wrap 10 between the inner sheathing member 28 and exterior building material 32. The exterior building material 32 can be, for instance, a wood or fiber-cement siding product or wooden shingles such as cedar shakes. The exterior building material 32 can also be brick, stone, stucco, exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS), vinyl, metal, asphalt, rubber, thermoplastic, and other exterior siding and roofing materials.
As best illustrated in FIG. 5, the filaments 18 space the face 20 of the membrane 12 from the exterior building material 32, and the depressions 22 provide drainage and ventilation paths "P" within the assembly 26. Any moisture which collects within the assembly 26 is provided with a path to drain downwardly under the force of gravity and out of the assembly 26. The multitude of depressions 22 that are present throughout the assembly also enable the circulation of air between the inner sheathing members 28 and exterior building material 32 to aid in drying or evaporating any moisture present within the assembly 26.
8 A method of making the wrap 10 according to the present invention includes the steps of bonding a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments 18 to the face 20 of an elongate web of weather resistive membrane 12 and of flattening sections 22 of the filaments 18 at spaced intervals to create drainage paths "P" that extend transversely across the filaments 18. Preferably, the filaments 18 are bonded to the face 20 of the membrane 12 such that the filaments 18 extend in a substantially longitudinal direction on the elongate membrane 12.
The filaments 18 can be bonded to the membrane by simultaneously extruding a series of laterally spaced-apart, continuous, elongate polymeric filaments directly onto the face 20 of the membrane 12. Alternatively, the filaments 18 can be extruded onto a surface of a traveling conveyor, drum or the like and then transferred to the face 20 of the membrane 12. For example, a plurality of spaced filaments 18 can be simultaneously extruded by an extrusion head onto the surface of a traveling conveyer, drum, or the like.
At a downstream location, an indefinite length web of the membrane 12 can be unrolled into engagement with the surface of the conveyer or drum such that the face 20 of the membrane 12 engages the filaments 18. A roller or the like press can be used to apply pressure to the membrane 12 to engage the surface of the traveling conveyor and filaments 18 to cause the filaments 18 to bond to the face 20 of the membrane 12.
The surface of the traveling conveyor or drum can be textured to provide a pattern of recesses and ridges that enable the filaments 18 to be flattened only at desired spaced intervals. For example, where the filaments 18 extend over the ridges of the conveyor or
The filaments 18 can be bonded to the membrane by simultaneously extruding a series of laterally spaced-apart, continuous, elongate polymeric filaments directly onto the face 20 of the membrane 12. Alternatively, the filaments 18 can be extruded onto a surface of a traveling conveyor, drum or the like and then transferred to the face 20 of the membrane 12. For example, a plurality of spaced filaments 18 can be simultaneously extruded by an extrusion head onto the surface of a traveling conveyer, drum, or the like.
At a downstream location, an indefinite length web of the membrane 12 can be unrolled into engagement with the surface of the conveyer or drum such that the face 20 of the membrane 12 engages the filaments 18. A roller or the like press can be used to apply pressure to the membrane 12 to engage the surface of the traveling conveyor and filaments 18 to cause the filaments 18 to bond to the face 20 of the membrane 12.
The surface of the traveling conveyor or drum can be textured to provide a pattern of recesses and ridges that enable the filaments 18 to be flattened only at desired spaced intervals. For example, where the filaments 18 extend over the ridges of the conveyor or
9 drum, the depressions 22 are formed because the filaments 18 become flattened by the pressure exerted between the underlying ridges and overlying membrane 12.
However, where the filaments 18 extend in the recesses of the surface of the conveyor or drum, the filament 18 substantially maintains its extruded cross-sectional shape. Such an arrangement provides a continuous manufacturing process in which the filaments 18 are provided with alternating flattened and full size sections, 22 and 24.
Preferably, the weather resistive membrane 12 is made of a polymeric material and the extruded polymeric filaments 18 are thermally bonded to the face 20 of the membrane 12 when engaged therewith. The heat retained by the filaments 18 upon being extruded to can be efficiently utilized to aid thermal bonding of the filaments 18 to the membrane 12 upon contact. After cooling, the membrane 12 and bonded filaments 18 can be rolled into a spiral roll for efficient storage and shipment.
Thus, the above-described drainage-promoting wrap, wall and roof assemblies, and method of manufacture according to the present invention provide a cost effective building product for use in managing moisture within wall and roof building structures.
While preferred wraps, assemblies, and methods have been described in detail, various modifications, alterations, and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
However, where the filaments 18 extend in the recesses of the surface of the conveyor or drum, the filament 18 substantially maintains its extruded cross-sectional shape. Such an arrangement provides a continuous manufacturing process in which the filaments 18 are provided with alternating flattened and full size sections, 22 and 24.
Preferably, the weather resistive membrane 12 is made of a polymeric material and the extruded polymeric filaments 18 are thermally bonded to the face 20 of the membrane 12 when engaged therewith. The heat retained by the filaments 18 upon being extruded to can be efficiently utilized to aid thermal bonding of the filaments 18 to the membrane 12 upon contact. After cooling, the membrane 12 and bonded filaments 18 can be rolled into a spiral roll for efficient storage and shipment.
Thus, the above-described drainage-promoting wrap, wall and roof assemblies, and method of manufacture according to the present invention provide a cost effective building product for use in managing moisture within wall and roof building structures.
While preferred wraps, assemblies, and methods have been described in detail, various modifications, alterations, and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
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1. A drainage-promoting wrap, comprising:
an elongate strip of weather-resistive membrane storable in a spiral roll; and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate spacers bonded to a face of said weather-resistive membrane, said elongate spacers being polymeric filaments;
each of said separate, laterally spaced-apart, polymeric filaments being of a thickness that projects to a predetermined height from said face of said membrane and having a series of depressions formed therein that do not extend to said predetermined height and that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across said filaments; and each of said separate spaced-apart polymeric filaments being a continuous extruded filament that extends in a longitudinal direction on said elongate membrane, including an alternating array of said depressions and full-size filament sections, and being free from intersection with any other filament on said membrane.
an elongate strip of weather-resistive membrane storable in a spiral roll; and a series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate spacers bonded to a face of said weather-resistive membrane, said elongate spacers being polymeric filaments;
each of said separate, laterally spaced-apart, polymeric filaments being of a thickness that projects to a predetermined height from said face of said membrane and having a series of depressions formed therein that do not extend to said predetermined height and that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across said filaments; and each of said separate spaced-apart polymeric filaments being a continuous extruded filament that extends in a longitudinal direction on said elongate membrane, including an alternating array of said depressions and full-size filament sections, and being free from intersection with any other filament on said membrane.
2. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 1, wherein said series of depressions are located at spaced intervals along a length of each filament and are formed by flattened sections of said filaments.
3. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 2, wherein said filaments extend substantially parallel to one another and do not intersect.
4. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 3, wherein said filaments extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said elongate membrane.
5. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 2, wherein said weather-resistive membrane is made of a non-polymeric material, and wherein said filaments are bonded to said membrane via sonic bonding, adhesive bonding, or mechanical bonding techniques.
6. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 2, wherein said weather-resistive membrane is made of a polymeric material, and wherein said filaments are bonded to said membrane via thermal bonding or sonic bonding.
7. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 6, wherein said polymeric material of said weather-resistive membrane is selected from a group consisting of a woven thermoplastic material, a non-woven thermoplastic material, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, nylon, polyester, and polyolefin.
8. The drainage-promoting wrap according to claim 6, wherein said polymeric filaments are made of a material selected from a group consisting of nylon, polypropylene, polyester, polyolefin, and polyethylene.
9. An exterior wall or roof assembly of a building, comprising:
an inner sheathing member; an exterior building material; and a drainage-promoting wrap applied within said assembly between said inner sheathing member and said exterior building material, said wrap comprising a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments each separately bonded to a face of said membrane;
said separate elongate filaments being sufficiently spaced-apart such that a portion of said face of said membrane is exposed between each adjacent pair of said separate spaced-apart elongate filaments; and each of said separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments having a series of depressions formed therein that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across said filaments, each of said depressions being formed by a flattened section of said elongate filament, and each of said flattened sections being fused to said membrane to bond said filament to said membrane.
an inner sheathing member; an exterior building material; and a drainage-promoting wrap applied within said assembly between said inner sheathing member and said exterior building material, said wrap comprising a weather-resistive membrane having a series of separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments each separately bonded to a face of said membrane;
said separate elongate filaments being sufficiently spaced-apart such that a portion of said face of said membrane is exposed between each adjacent pair of said separate spaced-apart elongate filaments; and each of said separate spaced-apart elongate polymeric filaments having a series of depressions formed therein that provide a series of drainage paths transversely across said filaments, each of said depressions being formed by a flattened section of said elongate filament, and each of said flattened sections being fused to said membrane to bond said filament to said membrane.
10. The assembly according to claim 9, wherein each of said filaments are of a common thickness that projects to a predetermined height from said face of said membrane, and wherein said series of depressions do not extend to said predetermined height.
11. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein said series of depressions are located at spaced intervals along a length of each filament.
12. The assembly according to claim 11, wherein said weather-resistive membrane is made of a non-polymeric material, and wherein said filaments are fused to said membrane via sonic bonding, adhesive bonding, or mechanical bonding techniques.
13. The assembly according to claim 11, wherein each of said filaments is a continuous extruded filament that extends in a longitudinal direction on said membrane and a substantially horizontal direction within said assembly.
14. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein said filaments extend substantially parallel to one another and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said elongate membrane and do not intersect.
15. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein said weather-resistive membrane is made of a polymeric material that permits moisture vapor to pass therethrough, and wherein said filaments are thermally bonded to said membrane.
16. The assembly according to claim 15, wherein said exterior building material is selected from a group consisting of wood, brick, metal, steel, fiber cement, vinyl, stucco, asphalt, rubber, thermoplastic, and an exterior insulation finish system.
17. A method of making a drainage-promoting building wrap according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:
bonding the series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments on the face of the elongate strip of the weather resistive membrane by flattening said filaments at spaced intervals to create the drainage paths extending transversely across said filaments.
bonding the series of separate, laterally spaced-apart, elongate polymeric filaments on the face of the elongate strip of the weather resistive membrane by flattening said filaments at spaced intervals to create the drainage paths extending transversely across said filaments.
18. A method according to claim 17, wherein said filaments are bonded to said face of said elongate strip such that said filaments extend in a longitudinal direction on said elongate strip.
19. A method according to claim 17, wherein said filaments are bonded to said face of said elongate strip such that the filaments do not intersect.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said weather-resistive membrane is made of a non-polymeric material, and wherein said filaments are bonded to said membrane via sonic bonding, adhesive bonding, or mechanical bonding techniques.
21. A method according to claim 19, further comprising the step of extruding said series of polymeric filaments onto said face of said membrane or a surface of a conveyer, before said bonding step.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein said weather resistive membrane is made of a polymeric material and wherein, during said bonding step, said extruded polymeric filaments are thermally bonded to said membrane.
23. A method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of rolling said membrane into a spiral roll after said flattening step.
24. A method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of applying the series of polymeric filaments as a series of pre-extruded polymeric filaments onto the face of the membrane, before said bonding step.
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