Wall penetration collar
OwnerMarcel Pennington, Steven Dahlinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for protecting pipes or wires through a wall penetration wherein the apparatus comprises a base plate securable to a wall surface and a collar extending from the base plate and having a bore therethrough, the bore defining an interior passage through the apparatus. The method comprises securing the base plate to a wall surface and passing the pipes or wires through the interior passage. The collar may include a heat shrink material and the apparatus may further includes a sealing membrane adapted to overlay and seal around the base plate.
Claims20
An apparatus for protecting pipes or wires through a wall penetration comprising:
- a base plate securable to a wall surface;
- a collar extending from the base plate and having a bore therethrough, the bore defining an interior passage through the apparatus;
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- a guide tube threadably connectable within the interior passage, wherein the guide tub is operable to guide into and protect objects within the interior passage,
- wherein the guide tube is selectably removable from the collar at any time before, during or after installation of pipes or wires through the interior passage.
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the collar includes a front portion extending from a front surface of the base plate.
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A method for protecting pipes or wires through a wall penetration comprising:
- securing a base plate to a wall surface, the base plate having a collar extending from the base plate and having a bore therethrough, the bore defining an interior passage through the apparatus;
- threadably connecting a guide tube within the interior passage, wherein the guide tub is operable to guide into and protect objects within the interior passage,
- passing the pipes or wires through the interior passage, and
- removing the guide tube from the collar after installation of pipes or wires through the interior passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.