Patent ID: 7140646

Claim:
A shield assembly for wall penetration of flexible tubing, comprising: an elongated sleeve comprised of a tube or channel having a first side, a second side, an upper side, a lower side, and a first open end opposed to a second open end whereby flexible tubing may be installed into the first open end, pass through the tube or channel, and exit the second open end; said elongated sleeve being of predetermined length sufficient to penetrate an exterior frame wall through any exterior sheathing and building siding; said elongated sleeve being of predetermined inside dimensions to accommodate one or more flexible tubes; an elongated attachment plate of sufficient strength to resist deformation due to manually applied pressure; said attachment plate having one or more attachment holes for installation of mounting hardware; said attachment plate being affixed to one of the first or second sides laterally adjacent to the first open end of the elongated sleeve and such that the one or more attachment holes are oriented to permit installation of attachment hardware into a building-framing stud; said attachment plate oriented such that it can be installed with its longitudinal dimension vertical and attached to the surface of the stud in the interior of the wall; and the geometric angle between the centerline of the longitudinal direction of the said attachment plate and the elongated dimension of the said elongated sleeve is such that, when the centerline of the longitudinal direction of the said attachment plate is vertical, the first open end faces at an upward angle whereby flexible tubing can be installed to transition from the vertical inside the wall cavity to the interior of the sleeve and the second open end faces at a downward angle outside of the wall.