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Granted Patent B2
US 11,658,470 · App. 17/526,100 · Granted May 23, 2023

Electrical cable passthrough

Inventors: Thierry Nguyen (San Francisco, CA); Evan Wray (Cotati, CA); Duncan Cleminshaw (Alameda, CA); Ryan Lemon Devine (Richmond, CA); Jonathan Hewlett (Novato, CA); Brian Edward Atchley (Petaluma, CA)
Assignee: GAF Energy LLC
H02G3/22H01R13/514H02G15/013
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Patent No.
US 11,658,470
App. No.
17/526,100
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable passthrough includes a first layer having a first edge and an aperture, and a second layer overlapping the first layer. The passthrough is configured to be installed on a roof deck, such that the aperture is configured to align with an aperture formed within the roof deck. The passthrough is configured to receive at least one cable having a first end and a second end. The second end of the cable is capable of extending outwardly from the first edge of the first layer and the first edge of the second layer of the passthrough. The cable is configured to be positioned intermediate the first layer and the second layer.

Claims (52)

1. A system, comprising:

a roof deck; and

a passthrough including

a first section having

a first edge,

a first end,

a second end opposite the first end,

a first surface extending from the first end to the second end,

a second surface opposite the first surface, and

an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface, and

a second section attached to the first section,

wherein the second section includes a first edge substantially aligned with the first edge of the first section, and

a sidewall extending between the first section and the second section,

wherein the passthrough is configured to be installed on the roof deck,

wherein the first surface is juxtaposed with and substantially parallel to the roof deck, and

wherein the aperture of the first section of the passthrough is configured to align with an aperture formed within the roof deck; and

at least one cable,

wherein the aperture of the first section of the passthrough is sized and shaped to receive the at least one cable, and

wherein the at least one cable extends outwardly from the first edge of the first section and the first edge of the second section of the passthrough.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first section includes a second edge opposite the first edge of the first section, and the second section includes a second edge opposite the first edge of the second section, and wherein the second edge of the first section is substantially aligned with the second edge of the second section.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second section is removably attached to the first section.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the passthrough is installed on the roof deck by a plurality of fasteners.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the passthrough is installed on the roof deck by an adhesive.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the adhesive is a sealant.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the sealant located between the first section of the passthrough and the roof deck.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sealant is selected from a group consisting of butyl, silicone, rubber, epoxy, latex, neoprene and polyurethane foam.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the roof deck includes an underlayment layer, wherein the passthrough is configured to be installed on the underlayment layer.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall includes at least one aperture, wherein the at least one aperture of the sidewall is sized and shaped to receive a corresponding one of the at least one cable.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the sidewall includes a first end, wherein the first end of the sidewall is proximate to the first end of the first section, and wherein the at least one aperture of the sidewall is located at the first end of the sidewall.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one aperture of the sidewall includes a plurality of apertures, and wherein the at least one cable includes a plurality of cables.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of apertures is arranged in a linear arrangement.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one cable includes an electrical connector, wherein the at least one aperture of the sidewall is sized and shaped to receive the electrical connector of the at least one cable.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the electrical connector is a bulkhead connector.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one aperture is sealed by a sealant.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first section of the passthrough includes a tubular member extending from the first surface, wherein the tubular member includes the aperture of the first section, and wherein the aperture of the roof deck is sized and shaped to receive the tubular member.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one cable includes THHN stranded wire.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one cable includes XHHW stranded wire.

20. A cable passthrough, comprising:

a first section having

a first edge,

a first end,

a second end opposite the first end,

a first surface extending from the first end to the second end,

a second surface opposite the first surface, and

an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface, and a second section attached to the first section,

wherein the second section includes a first edge substantially aligned with the first edge of the first section, and

a sidewall extending between the first section and the second section,

wherein the cable passthrough is configured to be installed on a roof deck such that the first surface is juxtaposed with and substantially parallel to the roof deck, and

wherein the aperture of the first section is configured to align with an aperture formed within the roof deck,

wherein the cable passthrough is configured to receive at least one cable,

wherein the aperture of the first section is sized and shaped to receive the at least one cable, and

wherein the at least one cable is capable of extending outwardly from the first edge of the first section and the first edge of the second section of the cable passthrough.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17177816 · Feb 17, 2021
Provisional Application 63024161 · May 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220216680A1 · Jul 7, 2022
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