Nail plate and cable protection sleeve for building framing
OwnerBruce H. Turnerinventor
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Abstract
An assembly for protecting a utility conduit passing through a hole in a stud used in building construction. A sleeve and a plate are provided. The sleeve has a body forming a hollow trough with a length, a circular side section and a width The circular side section is changeable to adapt to the hole in the stud. The body has opposed inserted and worked end to permit engagement of the sleeve into the hole in the stud. The body portion can include a sleeve fillant within the trough. A stop portion at the worked end of the body stops sleeve insertion a proximate stud. A retention portion then affirmatively retain the sleeve in the hole. The plate has a surface conforming to a stud face, an opening to receive the sleeve, and a mechanism to attach the plate to the stud.
Claims10
A sleeve for protecting a utility conduit passing through a hole in a stud used in building construction, comprising:
- a single unitary body portion forming a hollow trough longitudinally and defining a body length, wherein said trough has a circular side section with a diameter defining a body width, and wherein said circular side section is changeable to adapt said body width to coincide with a range of sizes of the hole in the stud;
- said body portion further having an inserted end and a worked end at opposed ends of said trough to permit engagement of the sleeve into the hole in the stud by inserting said inserted end into the hole and pressing on said worked end;
- said body portion within said trough including a sleeve fillant;
- a stop portion at said worked end of said body portion to stop insertion of the sleeve into the hole beyond a proximate face of the stud;
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- a retention portion in the sleeve to affirmatively retain the sleeve within the hole once inserted there in.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.