Insulation assembly for a tubular conduit pipe

Claim 1

An insulation assembly for a tubular conduit pipe having an outer surface, the insulation assembly comprising: a length of compressible insulation material having inside and outside surfaces and having first and second side edges; a layer of moisture and vapor impervious fabric co-extensive in length with the length of compressible insulation material, the fabric having inner and outer surfaces; the layer of fabric being of a width exceeding that of the insulation material; the layer of fabric having an interior end coincident with the first side edge of the insulation material, and having an exterior end which extends outwardly of the second side edge of the insulation material; a strip of fastening material having a series of minute hook-like projections thereon fixedly secured to the inner surface of the fabric on said interior end thereof; a strip of hirsute material fixedly secured to the outer surface of the fabric on said interior end thereof; and the inside surface of the insulation material contacting the outer surface of the conduit pipe and being of a width from side-to-side such that its respective edges contact one another and the strips of fastening material and hirsute material being radially aligned when the edges are in contact, said strips being adherent to one another.