FOAM ENVELOPE FOR SEALING LARGE VOLUMES

• Main Authors: MASSUEGER, Lars, THOMI, Cedric, HUEBSCH, Eric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 26.10.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BUILDING; CEILINGS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROOFS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

An article comprises a tube having peripheral areas, including an upper section, a lower section, an inner section, and an outer section, the tube further comprising a tube wall having an outer layer of a semipermeable membrane that is permeable to vapors but impermeable to liquids, and the tube further comprising at least one inlet port integrated into the tube wall to permit the flow of an activated or activatable foamable composition into the tube interior, wherein the tube further has a plurality of holes that penetrate through the outer layer of the tube to allow expanding foam to both fill the interior of the tube and exit the tube and fill a space exterior to the tube. Un article comprend un tube ayant des zones périphériques, comprenant une section supérieure, une section inférieure, une section interne et une section externe, le tube comprenant en outre une paroi de tube ayant une couche externe d'une membrane semi-perméable qui est perméable aux vapeurs mais imperméable aux liquides, et le tube comprenant en outre au moins un orifice d'entrée intégré dans la paroi de tube pour permettre l'écoulement d'une composition expansible activée ou activable dans l'intérieur du tube, le tube ayant en outre une pluralité de trous qui pénètrent à travers la couche externe du tube pour permettre à la mousse d'expansion à la fois de remplir l'intérieur du tube et de sortir du tube et de remplir un espace extérieur au tube.