Patent ID: 8950055
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E04B,E04H,F16L,F16M,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
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 unpenetrated, integral, and provided with an electrically conductive path throughout the cable along the first surface.