Portal insulation kit

Abstract

In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system provides insulation to a portal. A first element includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side contains one or more tubular structures and the backside includes an adhesive to adhere the first element to a perimeter of a portal. A second element includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side of the second element contains at least one more tubular structure than the first element, the tubular structures of the first and second elements interlock when pressed together to create a seal, and the backside includes an adhesive applied to the back side of the second element. A film is adhered to the backside of the second element via the adhesive.

1 . A system that provides insulation to a portal, comprising:
 a first element that includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side contains one or more tubular structures and the backside includes an adhesive to adhere the first element to a perimeter of a portal;   a second element that includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side of the second element contains at least one more tubular structure than the first element, the tubular structures of the first and second elements interlock when pressed together to create a seal, and the backside includes an adhesive applied to the back side of the second element; and   a film that is adhered to the backside of the second element via the adhesive.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second element are comprised of plastic. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the portal is one of a window, a door, and a sliding glass door. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the film is a semi-permeable plastic. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein a heating element is applied to the film after it has been applied to the portal to shrink the film. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the film is applied to the perimeter of the portal via the first and second elements. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tubular structures run parallel to the direction the first and second elements are applied. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tubular structures of the first and second elements have a teardrop profile. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the film can be removed from the perimeter of the portal by applying force to the film to separate the interlocked tubular structures adhered thereto. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the interlocked tubular structures can be separated without damaging one or more of the first element, the second element, the film or the tubular structures. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the tubular structures are interlocked again after separation has occurred. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , further including:
 a first backing element that is applied to the adhesive on the back side of the first element; and   a second backing element that is applied to the adhesive on the back side of the second element.   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the first backing element and the second backing element are at least one of coated and infused with a non-adhesive substance. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and the second elements are interlocked, drawn into particular lengths and wound around a core. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the film is adhered to the second element and wound around a core. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the second element is interlocked with the first element wherein the first backing element and the second backing element are attached to the first and second elements. 
     
     
         17 . A method of insulating a portal, comprising:
 removing a first backing element to expose adhesive on a first element, wherein the first element that is interlocked with a second element that, through a zipper seal, adheres to a film;   applying the first element and the film to a first side on a perimeter of a portal via the adhesive;   applying the first element and the second element to one or more remaining sides of the perimeter of the portal via the adhesive on the first element;   removing a second backing element from the second element to expose adhesive;   folding the film down from the first element on the first side of the perimeter of the portal; and   attaching the film to the adhesive on the second element on the one or more remaining sides of the perimeter of the portal.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the zipper seal includes:
 a first element that includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side contains one or more tubular structures and the backside includes an adhesive to adhere the first element to a perimeter of a portal; and   a second element that includes a front side and a back side wherein the front side of the second element contains at least one more tubular structure than the first element, the tubular structures of the first and second elements interlock when pressed together to create a seal, and the backside includes an adhesive applied to the back side of the second element.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further including:
 applying heat to the film to cause shrinkage.   
     
     
         20 . A method of utilizing a portal that contains insulation, comprising:
 applying a film to a perimeter of a portal via adhesive on a first element wherein the first element contains at least one tubular structure that is interlocked with a second element that contains one more tubular structure than the first element, wherein the second element is adhered to the film;   removing the film from the perimeter of the portal by separating the first element from the second element;   utilizing the portal; and   reattaching the film to the perimeter of the portal by interlocking the tubular structures from the first element with tubular structures from the second element.