Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Single duct conduits
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-08
2001-08-14
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Single duct conduits
C174S038000, C174S0450TD, C174S0720TR, C174S100000, C174S101000, C052S287100, C052S288100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06274814
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This case is subject to Disclosure Document number 397148.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to electrical cabling and, more specifically, to a means for decoratively concealing electrical cabling from the point of contact with a structure until passing within said structure including the electric meter. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention the decorative concealment of the electrical cabling and the electric meter is more aptly suited to those structures having aluminum or vinyl siding regardless of whether the cabling or conduit was laid over the siding or the siding was terminated along the periphery sides of the cable or electric conduit raceway. Furthermore, the present invention is designed to function whether the siding is installed in a vertical or horizontal fashion regardless of the width of the siding members.
Besides the aesthetic value of the present invention there is also the intangible benefits of protecting the cables and electrical meter from adverse conditions. Whether it be dust, rain, or snow, all of these contribute to the shortened life expectancy of the equipment. Which in the case of electrical meters can be a substantial investment which any homeowner would be happy to postpone for 10 to 20 years.
The present invention is comprised of U-shaped channel members which selectively cover the cable or cable conduit and a housing member which is placed over the electric meter, having a first aperture therein for viewing the meter and a second aperture for inspecting the meter lock for tampering. There is also provided U-shaped connecting members for joining two channel members and angle connecting members for changing the direction of the channel run.
A plurality of U-shaped clips are selectively positioned on the siding and affixed by means of an adhesive backing and/or fastening members whereupon the channel members are snapped into the clip leg members of the U-shaped clips. Said U-shaped clips can be formed with a number of protrusions causing the siding face of the clip to conform to the greater tilt of the siding whereupon attachment of the channel members will engage the clip leg members without deforming the siding. Additional clip members have a stepped-like backing conforming to the contour of joined siding members.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
There are other electric cable sleeve devices designed to address various shortcomings in electrical cabling especially concerning the exterior installation of said cabling. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,122 issued to deOlano on Nov. 22, 1994.
Another patent was issued to Baillie on Dec. 17, 1974 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,855,413. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,286,922 was issued to Curtiss on Feb. 15, 1994 and still yet another was issued on Jul. 5, 1983 to Izaeli as U.S. Pat. No. 4,391,661.
Another patent was issued to Ashida et al. on Oct. 13, 1981 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,294,189. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,511,611 was issued to Moisson on Apr. 16, 1985. Another was issued to Kendall, Jr. et al on Sep. 16, 1986 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,611,656 and still yet another was issued on Sep. 7, 1982 to Grundfest as U.S. Pat. No. 4,348,548.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,122
Inventor: Luis A. R. deOlano
Issued: Nov. 22, 1994
An ornamental electrical molding comprising a body made up of flexible and moldable insulating material, where tubular conductors made up of helically wound wire are located. The molding is covered on its bottom face by a plastic foam strip coated with contact adhesive, and permits—together with a set of fittings assembled to each other—the performance of exposed surface installations quickly, easily and decoratively. The body that houses the wire connector tubes has a double function, as insulator and as a frame for ornamental designs.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,855.413
Inventor: William R. Baillie
Issued: Dec. 17, 1974
A wire protector comprising a steel tube rolled from a flat sheet that has had a plurality of dimples formed adjacent one edge which will become an axial end of the tube. The tube is cylindrical and of an external diameter closely to fit a hole bored in a stud of a mobile home or recreational vehicle. The dimples protrude from the exterior and when the wire protector is hammered into the hole of the stud, the dimples grip the stud and additionally cause slight contraction of the tube forcing the seam tightly closed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,286,922
Inventor: Thomas E. Curtiss
Issued: Feb. 15, 1994
An electrical conducting wire for providing high visibility. The conducting wire is coated with a conducting, colored paint which improves the wires visibility. The conducting wire can be used in electric fencing of live stock or high-tension power lines commonly seen around airports.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,391,661
Inventor: Hyman Izraeli
Issued: Jul. 5, 1983
In providing an electrically insulative covering for a cable splice, a sleeve is assembled with an outer rigid shell and is maintained in fluid-sealed relation therewith. A supply of positively pressurized air is placed with the assembled sleeve and outer member, in fluid sealed relation with the sleeve interior. The sleeve is expanded into contiguous relation with the outer member by the pressurized air. The expanded assembly is placed over the splice and the fluid sealed relation of sleeve and outer member is interrupted, causing the sleeve to collapse upon the splice and cables, whereupon the outer member is removed and discarded.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,294,189
Inventor: Hiroshi Ashida et al.
Issued: Oct. 13, 1981
An apparatus for coating vertically extending wires with paint in which the temperature of a paint bath is accurately maintained and temperature variations within the bath are largely eliminated so as to provide constant coating characteristics. Vertically extending coating chambers are provided having relatively small cross-sectional areas so that heat generated by an adjacent heating element is spread evenly throughout the paint bath. A coating die is disposed at the top of each chamber. A discharge element is provided near the coating die and a paint receiving pool is stationed to receive the paint discharged through the outlet. The paint pool is in fluid communication with the bottom portion of each of the chambers.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,511,611
Inventor: Marc F. L. Moisson
Issued: Apr. 16, 1985
The present invention relates to improved liner constructions, and accordingly provides a cable sleeve liner capable in use of being wrapped around a cable splice and preferably having sufficient rigidity to provide an inner support for a heat-recoverable sleeve to be shrunk thereover, the liner comprising a laminate having at least one layer of fibrous sheet material and a metal layer which is substantially impermeable to moisture vapor and has one of its major surfaces facing away from all fibrous sheet layers which may be present. Preferably the fibrous layer(s) is or are arranged between the metal layer and a microperforated first layer of flexible polymeric film material which is permeable to gases or vapors generated within the laminate during recovery of the sleeve.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,611,656
Inventor: Clarence E. Kendall, Jr. et al.
Issued: Sep. 16, 1986
A crush and abrasion resistant, sealed, impervious, flexible protective jacket assembly for oil and gas wells containing a plurality of electrical and/or fluid conductors that are oriented in linear, spaced, parallel relation. A pair of elongated protective metal sheets define elongated conductor grooves. The metal sheets are joined by welding to define a plurality of elongated chambers containing one or more of the conductors. The chambers are sealed from the atmosphere and may be filled with a non-gaseous dielectric material to prevent the development of corona discharge that might cause deterioration of the protective jacket assembly. The configuration of the sheets of protective material is such that the development of corona discharge is resisted. A pair of metal longitudinal structural elements are attached at opposed sides of the protective jacke
Kroll Michael I.
Nino Adolfo
Reichard Dean A.
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