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US 11,377,861 B2Granted
Hole protector device for mechanical, plumbing, and electrical (MPE) systems
AssigneeDima Building Innovators LLC
InventorsManuel Altero-Marquez, David Cruz, Issael Altero-Marquez, Andres Sandoval, Aaron Watson
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Abstract
A building is constructed by providing a subfloor and forming a hole in the subfloor. A hole protector includes a cylinder, a skirt disposed around the cylinder, and a cap disposed on the cylinder. The hole protector is disposed over the hole with the cylinder extending into the hole. The hole protector is fastened to the subfloor. The cap is removed from the hole protector. An MPE is disposed through the cylinder.
Claims5
A hole protector, comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a skirt disposed around the cylinder;
- a cap disposed within the cylinder with a gap between the cap and cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of tabs extending across the gap from an inner surface of the cylinder to an outer edge of the cap to hold the cap within the cylinder, wherein the cylinder, skirt, cap, and plurality of tabs are formed from a continuous piece of plastic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.