Patent ID: 9263864
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: E04B,E04H,F16L,F16M,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
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.