A flexible, adhesively attachable, thermal and acoustical insulating shield
has a needled, flexible, fibrous batt (40) having an insulating layer (43)
of insulating fibers (44) disposed between opposite binding layers (41,
42) of binding fibers (45). Binding fibers (45) of each binding layer (41,
42) are needledly disposed through the insulating layer (43) and an
opposite binding layer (41, 42) to provide tufts (46) of binding fibers
(45) protruding from the opposite binding layer (41, 42) so as to form a
tufted upper surface (47) and a tufted lower surface (48) of the batt
(40). A flexible adhesive (50) is disposed and adhered substantially over
the upper surface (47) and lower surface (48) of the batt (40) such that
the tufts (46) on the upper and lower surfaces (47, 48) are secured to the
surfaces by the adhesive. A flexible, protective foil (51) is permanently
adhered by the adhesive (50) to the lower surface (48) of the batt. The
shield may be flexed and pressed to configure and permanently attach the
upper surface (47) to an object (1) to be shielded.