Fastener blanket

Abstract

Fastener blankets disclosed herein can be fitted over each row of the roof and/or wall support members of a building to enclose the fasteners utilized to secure additional building materials to the building structure. The fastener blankets disclosed herein can provide additional insulating R-value properties at the points of the building where the current standard practices provide avenues of significant energy loss. The fastener blankets form a closed shape with the structural member, and at least partially encloses the structural member.

1 . A fastener blanket to enclose a fastener secured to building structural member, the fastener blanket comprising:
 a top panel;   a first side panel; and   a second side panel;   wherein the fastener blanket encloses a tip of a fastener attached to a building structural member, and forms a closed shape with the building structural member to which the fastener is attached.   
   
   
       2 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener blanket encloses at least a portion of the building structural member. 
   
   
       3 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener blanket entirely encloses the building structural member. 
   
   
       4 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , wherein the building structural member is a purlin having a top portion, a vertical portion, and a bottom portion. 
   
   
       5 . The fastener blanket of  claim 4 , wherein the fastener blanket encloses the top portion and at least part of the vertical portion of the purlin. 
   
   
       6 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , wherein the closed shape that the fastener blanket forms with the building structural member is a triangle or a trapezoid. 
   
   
       6 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , further comprising a first section of insulating material connected to the first side panel. 
   
   
       8 . The fastener blanket of claim  7 , further comprising a second section of insulating material connected to the second side panel. 
   
   
       9 . The fastener blanket of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second sections of insulating material are purlin blocks. 
   
   
       10 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener blanket is secured to the top portion of the purlin by one or more fasteners. 
   
   
       11 . A fastener blanket to enclose a fastener secured to building structural member, the fastener blanket comprising:
 a top panel;   a first side panel; and   a second side panel;   wherein the fastener blanket encloses a tip of a fastener attached to a purlin, the purlin having a top portion, a vertical portion, and a bottom portion, and the fastener blanket forms a closed shape with the purlin to which the fastener is attached.   
   
   
       12 . The fastener blanket of  claim 10 , wherein the fastener blanket encloses at least a portion of the purlin. 
   
   
       13 . The fastener blanket of  claim 12 , wherein the fastener blanket encloses the top portion and at least part of the vertical portion of the purlin. 
   
   
       14 . The fastener blanket of  claim 11 , wherein the fastener blanket entirely encloses the purlin. 
   
   
       15 . The fastener blanket of  claim 11 , wherein the closed shape that the fastener blanket forms with the building structural member is a triangle or a trapezoid. 
   
   
       16 . The fastener blanket of  claim 1 , further comprising a first section of insulating material connected to the first side panel and a second section of insulating material connected to the second side panel. 
   
   
       17 . The fastener blanket of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second sections of insulating material are purlin blocks. 
   
   
       18 . A fastener blanket to enclose a fastener secured to building structural member, the fastener blanket comprising:
 a top panel;   a first side panel including a first bottom end that extends from the first side panel at an angle; and   a second side panel including a second bottom end that extends from the second side panel at an angle;   wherein the fastener blanket encloses a tip of a fastener attached to a purlin, the purlin having a top portion, a vertical portion, and a bottom portion, and the fastener blanket forms a closed shape with the purlin to which the fastener is attached.   
   
   
       19 . The fastener blanket of  claim 18 , wherein the first bottom end of the first side panel and the second bottom end of the second side panel contact each other at a point below the bottom portion of the purlin. 
   
   
       20 . The fastener blanket of  claim 19 , wherein the first bottom end of the first side panel and the second bottom end of the second side panel bend upwards at the point where they contact.