NON-PENETRATING ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An anchor for lightning protection systems include 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. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.

主权项

1. A method for protecting a building against lightning, the method comprising:
selecting a building erected to extend a height characterized by a first structure having a first surface, with a contour corresponding thereto, and extending a first distance; identifying locations on the first surface, proximate the first distance; selecting a cable made of a first material; selecting an anchor having a second surface shaped to conform to the contour; the selecting an anchor wherein the anchor further comprises a third surface, opposite the second surface and configured to retain the cable proximate thereto; selecting a pad preformed as a solid from a pad material selected to be sufficiently flexible to conform simultaneously to the contour and to the second surface adhering the pad to the anchor; adhering the pad to a selected location of the locations; and connecting the cable to the anchor, leaving the first structure, integral, and provided with an electrically conductive path throughout the cable along the first surface.