# US 2014/0196271 A1 · Method of installing elongate bodies in a building

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- Number: US 2014/0196271 A1
- Document ID: US20140196271A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/156,163
- Filed: 2014-01-15
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-15
- Inventors: Gabe Coscarella
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196271A1

## CPC

- H02G 3/22: Installations of cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings, e.g. into buildings
- E04C 3/145: {with special adaptations for the passage of cables or conduits through the web, e.g. reinforcements}
- H02G 3/26: {Installations of cables, lines, or separate protective tubing therefor directly on or in walls, ceilings, or floors (by means of insulators H02G3/24; supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing F16L3/00; hose-clips F16L33/02)}
- H02G 3/28: {Installations of cables, lines, or separate protective tubing therefor in conduits or ducts pre-established in walls, ceilings or floors}
- H02G 3/286: {in walls}
- Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A method of installing elongate bodies in a building includes the steps of providing a blocking body having one or more openings; blocking a hole in a support structure of a building with the blocking body, the hole passing through the support structure; and inserting at least one elongate body through at least one of the one or more openings in the blocking body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of installing elongate bodies in a building, comprising the steps of:
providing a blocking body having one or more openings;
blocking a hole in a support structure of a building with the blocking body, the hole passing through the support structure; and
engaging at least one elongate body within the one or more openings in the blocking body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking body is an elastomeric body having an outer diameter that is sufficiently large to allow the elastomeric body to be friction fit within an inner diameter of the hole, and further comprising the step of friction fitting the elastomeric body within the hole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking body seals around the one or more elongate bodies.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings are spaced from an outer perimeter of the blocking body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings are positioned at the outer perimeter of the blocking body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking body is a sheet of material placed over the hole that completely covers the hole.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings are formed by breaking a frangible connection within the blocking body.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings are pre-formed in the blocking body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the blocking body is a sealing body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the hole is blocked by the blocking body after the at least one elongate body is inserted through at least one of the one or more openings.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the hole is blocked by the blocking body before the one or more elongate bodies are inserted through at least one of the one or more openings.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of elongate bodies are inserted through the blocking body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongate body comprises at least one of a cable and a fluid conduit.