U.S. patent application number 10/097943 was filed with the patent office on 2003-09-18 for floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support.
Invention is credited to DeFreitas, Glennon L..
Application Number | 20030172602 10/097943 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 28039279 |
Filed Date | 2003-09-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030172602 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
DeFreitas, Glennon L. |
September 18, 2003 |
Floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support
Abstract
This invention provides a guiding support for conduit, pipe or
wire that is buried beneath a floor and that extends up into an
adjoining wall. It speeds and facilitates installation of the
conduit by preventing kinking of the conduit as it is threaded
through a ninety degree turn. It will keep the conduit in position
while a concrete floor is being poured. It matches the manifold of
floor and of wall spacing in order to be easily fixed in place. The
speed of installation of plumbing, electrical, and other pipes and
cords through conduit or conduit can be important in construction
jobs, especially where such pieces of work may be on the critical
path before other jobs can be started or completed.
Inventors: |
DeFreitas, Glennon L.;
(Richmond, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Paul D. Gornall
Barrister & Solicitor; Reg'd Patent & TM Agent
1820 - 355 Burrard St.
Vancouver
BC
V6C 2G8
CA
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Family ID: |
28039279 |
Appl. No.: |
10/097943 |
Filed: |
March 15, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/220.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24D 3/1058
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/220.3 |
International
Class: |
E04C 002/52 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support comprising
side walls joining a curved guiding wall, together forming a curved
channel between a front aperture and a top slot face at
substantially ninety degrees to each other.
2. The floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of claim 1,
in which a plurality of channels are formed between the side walls
by means of dividing walls.
3. The floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of claim 1,
in which a wall end vertical plate is joined to an provides
rigidity for the side walls.
4. The floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of claim 1,
in which a floor end vertical plate is joined to and provides
rigidity for the side walls.
5. The floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of claim 1,
in which a top flange is formed to reinforce a top slot portion of
the curved guiding wall.
6. The floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of claim 2,
in which a wall end vertical plate and a floor end vertical plate
are joined to and provide rigidity for the side walls and the
dividing walls, and top flanges are formed to reinforce top slot
portions of the curved guiding wall for each of the respective
channels.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to construction parts and apparatus.
Specifically it relates to guides and holders, and supports of
other construction parts.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR TECHNOLOGY
[0002] It is common to wire conduits in place at various junctures,
including where a conduit within a floor meets and extends up into
a wall. It is also common to drill holes in wall studs and in floor
joists for the passing and holding of conduit, pipes and wires.
Both methods are time-consuming to prepare, and waste time and
possibly material if the conduit, pipe or wire gets stuck and kinks
when being passed through the wire holders or stud holes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] This invention provides a guiding support for conduit,
piping or wire that is buried beneath a floor and that extends up
into an adjoining wall. It speeds and facilitates installation of
the conduit by preventing kinking of the conduit as it is threaded
through a ninety degree turn. It will keep the conduit in position
while a concrete floor is being poured. It matches the manifold of
floor and of wall spacing in order to be easily fixed in place. The
speed of installation of plumbing, electrical, and other pipes and
cords through conduit or conduit can be important in construction
jobs, especially where such pieces of work may be on the critical
path before other jobs can be started or completed.
[0004] The invention provides a floor and wall juncture conduit
guiding support comprising side walls joining a curved guiding
wall, together forming a curved channel between a front aperture
and a top slot face at substantially ninety degrees to each other.
In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of channels are formed
between the side walls by means of dividing walls, and a wall end
vertical plate and a floor end vertical plate are joined to and
provide rigidity for the side walls and the dividing walls. Top
flanges are formed to reinforce top slot portions of the curved
guiding wall for each of the respective channels.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the floor
and wall juncture conduit guiding support of the present
invention.
[0006] FIG. 2 is an end view of the device of FIG. 1.
[0007] FIG. 3 is a perspective of the device of FIG. 1 in
conjunction with a single conduit guiding support embodiment.
[0008] FIG. 4 is a perspective of the single conduit guiding
support in position within a floor and below a wall.
[0009] FIG. 5 is a perspective of a multi-angled embodiment of the
floor and wall juncture conduit guiding support of the present
invention, in position within a floor and below a wall.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0010] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the guiding support 1 comprises
a left side wall 2 having a floor entry standing portion 3 and a
back wall standing portion 4. The right side wall 5 ends a series
of dividing walls 6, 7, 8, and 9 which respectively form conduit
guiding channels 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in conjunction with the
curved guiding wall 20. The end vertical plate 15 keeps the guiding
support rigid and its dividing walls secured along their bottom
portions. An end horizontal plate 16 extends from the bottom of the
end plate for increased rigidity of the end plate 15. Reinforcement
flanges 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 form the back of the channels 10-14
respectively. The channels 10-14 recede respectively to the floor
conduit entry apertures 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 as seen in FIG.
2.
[0011] In FIG. 3, the device of FIG. 1 is viewed from the other
end. The floor end horizontal plate 41 abuts the floor end vertical
plate 42, through which the apertures 31-35 extend. Those
apertures' faces are at substantially ninety degrees with respect
to the top slot faces of channels 10-14. A conduit 51 for
electrical wire 52 extends through the guiding support 1 to and
through a like device having only a single conduit guiding support
61. Because it has reduced lateral stability compared to the
multiple conduit guiding support 1, the single conduit guiding
support 61 has screw holes 63 and 64 to facilitate affixation to a
floor base. The single conduit guiding support side walls 71 and 72
likewise have screw holes 81 and 82, and 83 and 84, respectively to
facilitate affixation to a stud within a wall.
[0012] Referring to FIG. 4, the single conduit guiding support 61
is embedded in a poured concrete floor 91. Conduit 51 extends
through the guiding support 61. The electrical wire 52 is fitted
through the conduit 51. A horizontal mounting bar 101 can be used
to mount the conduit wall plate 102, and can be mounted to wall
studs 103 and 104 supporting the inner wall panel 105 and the outer
wall panel 106. A second single conduit guiding support is likewise
embedded in the floor 91 to facilitate the running of second
conduit 53 containing second electrical wire 54.
[0013] Referring to FIG. 5, the multi-angled plural guiding support
111 allows a variety of required orientations of the conduits 121,
122, 123, and 124 and their inner electrical wires. Dual conduit
supports 112 and 113 likewise accommodate conduits 125 and 126, and
127 and 128 respectively. The electrical wires 133 can then be
channel through wall horizontal conduits 131 and 132 and thence to
main electrical vertical conduit 134.
[0014] The device can preferably be molded from high impact, tough
plastic, to withstand strong pulling forces on the conduit to be
mounted in the guiding support, and to preclude corrosion by the
weather or from concrete.
[0015] The within--described invention may be embodied in other
specific forms and with additional options and accessories without
departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The
presently disclosed embodiment is therefore to be considered in all
respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the
invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the
foregoing description, and all changes which come within the
meaning and range of equivalence of the claims are therefore
intended to be embraced therein.
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