Patent ID: 8050007

Claim:
A lightning damage abatement method comprising: providing an air terminal/point base having an air terminal/point plate with an upper and lower surface, the air terminal/point plate having apertures, the upper surface having an upstanding cylinder with a threaded aperture; providing an air terminal/point with a threaded base coupled to the threaded aperture; providing a conductive cable adapted to couple the air terminal/point to a ground; providing a patch of roofing material in a configuration corresponding to the air terminal/point plate, the patch having an upper and lower surface, the patch having a plurality of apertures in axial alignment with the apertures of the air terminal/point plate; providing a rivet extending through the apertures of the air terminal/point plate and each patch to couple the lower surface of the air terminal/point plate to the upper surface of an associated patch; and providing a roof and cohering the patch to the roof through the application of pressure and heat, the pressure being applied for 3 to 5 seconds at a temperature of about 122 degrees Fahrenheit.