Patent ID: 7601918

Claim:
A protective barrier for protecting a pipe passing through an opening in a framing member, comprising: an elongated channel having a cross-sectional profile defining an outer, generally-convex surface and an inner, generally-concave surface; said elongated channel having a first distal end and a second distal end; an elongated axis extending from said first distal end to said second distal end; a left side and a right side to the left and right of said elongated axis, respectively; and a left flange and a right flange projecting leftwardly and rightwardly from said left side and said right side, respectively, each one of said left flange and said right flange longitudinally extending from proximate said first distal end and tapering into said outer, convex surface at a distance longitudinally offset from said second distal end of said elongated channel; each one of said left flange and said right flange defines a tapered edge extending at an acute angle from its corresponding side; and each one of said tapered edges having serrations engaging said opening in said framing member so that said elongated channel is positioned through said opening and extends beyond said opening of said framing member in both longitudinal directions so as to protect the pipe beyond said framing member in both longitudinal directions.