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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
David L. Jacobson, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Murray S. Toas, Norristown, PA (US);
Thomas A. Cuthbertson, Royersford, PA (US);
Robert W. Storey, Downingtown, PA (US);
Kurt O. Mankell, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Certainteed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Abstract
A device and system for securing adjacent segments of duct work formed from fibrous glass duct board insulation and the like is disclosed. The device comprises a corner member having two legs disposed at approximately right angles, each of said legs having oppositely facing and substantially parallel adjacent channels disposed therein to accommodate portions of opposed edges of adjacent segments of duct work. The system includes a plurality of corner members each having two legs disposed at approximately right angles, said legs having substantially parallel and oppositely facing adjacent channels disposed therein to accommodate at least a portion of the opposed edges of adjacent segments of duct work.