Universal, point-mounting apparatus and method

摘要

An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount includes a head presenting greater cross sectional area and greater contact surface area than any other part of the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented vertically, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface by receiving studs from a cleat plate (mandible) whose teeth capture the cable against a relief slot in the head. Apertures and studs provide rotating arbitrarily to any necessary orientation.

主权项

1. An apparatus orienting arbitrarily a point of a lightning protection system, the apparatus comprising:
a head having an outer surface defining a perimeter and characterized by an effective diameter extending across the outer surface; the head, having an inner surface defining a thickness extending between the inner and outer surfaces; the head, having a perimeter surface characterized by the perimeter and thickness; the head, further provided with a first penetration through the outer surface and a second penetration through the perimeter surface, each sized and configured to receive and secure the point; a mount securable to a mounting surface of a protected structure and having a mount orientation defined arbitrarily between vertical and horizontal by the mounting surface; and a mandible comprising a connector securing the head thereto in any selected position of a plurality of positions effective to orient the point vertically independently from the mount orientation and absent any substantial distortion of the head.