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- the present invention relates to a heating cable guide strip for retaining and guiding a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path over a sub-floor adapted to receive a cementitious material whereby to embed the resistance heating cable to form a radiant floor heating system.
- Electric radiant floor heating systems are known and a typical one of these systems is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,878,332 issued on Nov. 7, 1989 to Infloor Inc. These systems comprise a plurality of cable retaining strips which are secured to a sub-floor surface whereby to support a resistance heating cable along a serpentine path and spaced above the top surface of the sub-floor. Once the cable is installed, a cementitious slurry is then poured over the sub-floor whereby to embed the resistance heating cable into the cement layer. Resistance heating cables are today covered with a suitable insulation material whereby to protect the resistive wire and therefore the cable can lie on the top surface of the sub-floor.
- Another feature of the present invention is to provide a heating cable guide strip which permits the installation of resistance heating cables along different configurations to adapt to floor areas of varying shapes and which permits the cable to be installed in wire runs of different spacings in a quick and efficient manner.
- Another feature of the present invention is to provide a method of installing a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path by the use of wire-guide strips which are flexible, easy to install and which provides quick connection thereto by the resistance heating cable.
- the present invention provides a heating cable guide strip for retaining and guiding a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path on a top surface of a sub-floor over which is to be applied a cementitious material to embed the cable to form a radiant floor heating system.
- the heating cable guide strip is molded of plastics material and defines an elongated flat base having a plurality of spaced-apart wire retaining guide members.
- the retaining guide members have at least a curved section for guiding the heating cable along a curved path about one or more of the guide members.
- the guide members further have flexible cable retention means to permit positioning and retention of the cable captive between opposed ones of the retaining guide members and guiding of a cable section along the said curve section of the guide member.
- a method of installing a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path on a top surface of a sub-floor on which is to be poured a cementitious slurry to form a radiant floor heating system comprises the steps of providing a plurality of heating cable guide strips molded from plastic material and defining an elongated flat base having a plurality of spaced-apart wire retaining guide members.
- the retaining guide members have at least a curved side wall section and a top horizontal flexible flange projects outwardly of the curved side wall section.
- the method comprises securing the heating cable guide strips in parallel, spaced-apart, rows on the top surface of the sub-floor.
- the cable is disposed in a serpentine path by positioning the cable between opposed selected ones of the guide members and pushing it against the flexible flange of opposed guide members in a gap formed therebetween to cause said flanges to flex to position said cable under at least a portion of the top horizontal flange thereof.
- the guide strips are aligned with one another whereby to form substantially parallel cable runs.
- the method further comprises forming curved cable ends between the parallel cable runs by bending the cable against the curved side wall section of one or more of the guide members.
- the one or more guide members determine the spacing between the substantially parallel cable runs.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the construction of a wire guide strip formed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a top view showing the construction of a wire retaining guide member which is constituted by a disc-shaped hub;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the disc-shaped hub of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section view along cross-section lines 4 - 4 of FIG. 2 and showing a resistance heating cable held captive under a top horizontal circumferential flange of the disc-shaped hub and disposed on a curved portion of the hub;
- FIG. 5 is a fragmented perspective view showing a section of a resistance heating cable secured about some of the disc-shaped hubs of a wire guide strip to form cable runs of different spacings;
- FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view showing a serpentine arrangement of a resistance heating cable secured between opposed parallel rows of wire guide strips formed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 7 is a top view of a section of a wire guide strip in enlarged view and showing a heating cable section wound over a curved portion of a disc-shaped hub;
- FIG. 8A is a fragmented side view showing the gap between the flexible flanges of opposed disc-shaped hubs of the strip;
- FIG. 8B is a view similar to FIG. 8A but showing a cable being positioned captive under the gap of the flexible flanges;
- FIG. 8C is a view similar to FIG. 8A but showing a cable of larger diameter retained captive in the gap.
- the heating cable guide strip of the present invention is injected molded out of plastics material and is formed in lengths of approximately 12 inches although these can be shorter or longer and the length thereof is therefore not an essential feature of the present invention.
- the wire guide strip 10 defines an elongated flat base 11 of rectangular cross-section defining opposed parallel elongated edges 12 and 12 ′ and end edges 13 and 13 ′.
- the end edges 13 and 13 ′ are provided with inter-engaging alignment means in the form of wave-shaped formations 14 and 14 ′ whereby two or more of these heating cable guide strips 10 can be inter-engaged in straight alignment end-to-end (see FIG. 6 ).
- a heating cable such as the cable 17 shown in FIG. 5 along a curved path such as shown at 18 .
- the cable 17 can be guided about one or more of the guide members 16 as shown at 17 ′′ in FIG. 5 .
- the wire retaining guide members 16 are each constituted by a disc-shaped hub 19 of circular outline.
- Each hub 19 has a concavely-shaped circumferential side wall 20 as better seen from FIGS. 3 and 4 , which defines thereabout a curved wall whereby a cable, such as the cable 17 , can be placed in contact with at least a curved section thereof.
- the top end of the circumferential side wall 20 terminates into an integrally formed thin flexible circumferential flange 21 projecting outwardly of the disc-shaped hub 19 .
- the circumferential flange 21 is dimensioned to project in close spaced relationship to the flange of an adjacent disc-shaped hub, as better illustrated in FIG. 7 , wherein the circumferential flange 21 of the disc-shaped hub 19 projects in close space relationship to the circumferential flange 21 ′ of the adjacent hub 19 ′ in the area of the central longitudinal axis 30 of the strip.
- the gap 22 has a distance “x” which is smaller than the diameter of the cable 17 , which is shown in FIGS.
- the disc-shaped hubs 19 are provided with reinforcing ribs 23 formed integral with the circumferential side wall 20 and projecting internally thereof along diametrical axes of the circular hub and merge into a central hollow ring 24 .
- Large cavities 23 ′ are defined between the ribs 23 to receive cement slurry therein.
- This hollow ring is provided to receive a nail or screw fasteners therethrough whereby to secure the strip to the top surface of a sub-floor, such as the sub-floor 25 , shown in FIG. 5 .
- Such fastener constitutes a securement means for these wire guide strips 10 .
- the strips may also be secured by glue, not shown, but obvious to a person skilled in the art.
- the strip and its disc-shaped hubs 19 are designed whereby cementitious slurry will flow about all component parts and a heating wire wound thereabout to avoid air from being trapped into the slurry whereby hot spots do not develop in the cured cement about the cable embedded therein.
- these wire guide strips are used to secure a resistance heating cable, such as the cable 17 , on a sub-floor, such as the sub-floor 25 .
- these wire guide strips 10 are secured end-to-end in straight alignment relationship to form rows.
- rows 25 , 25 ′ and 25 ′′ of these strips are three rows 25 , 25 ′ and 25 ′′ of these strips.
- An end of the cable 17 namely end 37 , is secured to a thermostat 26 which is provided with a switch whereby to apply or remove current from the heating cable 17 as is necessary to heat the floor and a surface area above the floor, the temperature of which is sensed by the thermostat 26 .
- a temperature sensor 27 is embedded in this slurry and provides a temperature signal to the thermostat which is used for the control, the operation of which does not form part of the present invention.
- the strips 10 are secured to the sub-floor and the wire is threaded in selected ones of the gaps 22 formed between adjacent ones of the disc-shaped hubs 19 .
- To thread the cable 17 all that is necessary is to position a section of the cable over the gap 22 and apply pressure to push it through the gap.
- One of the flange sections 21 ′′ adjacent the gap flex inwardly, as shown in FIG. 8B , and then move upwards in the direction of arrows 38 , to assume its initial shape, after the cable is pushed under the opposed flange sections 21 ′′.
- the cable is then captive under the gap, as shown in FIG.
- cables of slightly larger diameters can be squeezed in the gap 22 with the flange sections 21 ′′ flexed slightly upwards to retain the cable clamped therebetween and about a section of the hub due to the flexibility of the thin flange 21 .
- the first run of the cable 17 namely the run as identified by reference numeral 17 ′, is threaded about a single one of the disc-shaped hubs, herein hub 19 ′, whereby there are two cable runs 17 ′ spaced close to one another and this could be advantageous if the side wall 28 of the room above the floor 25 is an exterior wall where more heat is required adjacent thereto.
- the adjacent cable run 17 ′′ could be spaced about two adjacent disc-shaped hubs, herein hubs 19 ′′ whereby the spacing between the cable 17 is further apart.
- the cable runs can be separated by larger distance by simply running the cable about three or more adjacent disc-shaped hubs. It is pointed out that in this particular embodiment the distance “y” see FIG. 7 , between each hub is approximately one inch. Accordingly, the cable runs can be disposed in increments of one inch spacing from one another.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 The method of using the heating cable flexible strip 10 and of installation of a resistance heating cable 17 will now be described as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
- a plurality of the wire guide strips 10 formed in accordance with the present invention, are secured end-to-end in rows over the sub-floor 25 by glue or fasteners.
- the outer rows 25 and 25 ′′ are secured and the cable 17 is wound between these outer row strips.
- Intermediate rows 25 ′ (only one herein shown) are thereafter installed.
- the intermediate rows 25 ′ of strips are usually spaced apart about four feet from one another or any other suitable distance.
- the cable is disposed in the serpentine path 31 by positioning the cable between opposed selected ones of the guide members 19 , as previously described, and pushing the cable in the gaps 22 and under the top horizontal circumferential flanges 21 , as previously described.
- Cable runs 36 are thus formed with the disc-shaped hubs substantially aligned to form substantially parallel cable runs 36 .
- the cable runs can be spaced apart equidistantly or else in a variable spacing as desired or dictated by the specification for the heated floor design.
- the curved cable ends or curved paths 18 are formed by bending the cable 17 against the curved side wall section 20 of one or more of the disc-shaped hubs 19 , as illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- the curved paths eliminate sharp bends in the cable to prevent breakage.
- the wire guide strips 10 of the present invention have a thin base wall 11 , these strips can be easily cut at desired lengths whereby they can be fitted over sub-floors of different sizes and shapes so that the serpentine path can be customized for any floor size or shape. It is further pointed out that the curve shape of the wire guide member 16 facilitates tensioning the cable in a serpentine path through a plurality of these guide members by applying a slight pulling force on the cable. After the cable is completely installed, the cementitious slurry is poured over the sub-floor and left to cure.
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- The present invention relates to a heating cable guide strip for retaining and guiding a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path over a sub-floor adapted to receive a cementitious material whereby to embed the resistance heating cable to form a radiant floor heating system.
- Electric radiant floor heating systems are known and a typical one of these systems is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,878,332 issued on Nov. 7, 1989 to Infloor Inc. These systems comprise a plurality of cable retaining strips which are secured to a sub-floor surface whereby to support a resistance heating cable along a serpentine path and spaced above the top surface of the sub-floor. Once the cable is installed, a cementitious slurry is then poured over the sub-floor whereby to embed the resistance heating cable into the cement layer. Resistance heating cables are today covered with a suitable insulation material whereby to protect the resistive wire and therefore the cable can lie on the top surface of the sub-floor.
- There are several disadvantages with known systems and a main one is the time required to install the cable. The cable needs to be properly disposed along a predetermined serpentine arrangement over the sub-floor and properly anchored to prevent displacement and damage thereof when the cementitious product is poured thereover. The cementitious slurries may shrink and crack during its curing cycle and thus tends to disrupt the heating cable which could cause a rupture thereof rendering the system ineffective. Some known systems utilize anchoring metal strips which pinch the heating cable and any shifting of the cable during curing of the slurry can cause a cable rupture at its anchor point with the support members.
- There is therefore a need to provide a system which utilizes cable guide strips for retaining and guiding the heating cable along a serpentine path and which is inexpensive, easy to install and secure the cable thereto, flexible, and reliable and which permits the installation to be effected very quickly thereby reducing the labour cost.
- It is therefore a feature of the present invention to provide a heating cable guide strip which substantially overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art and which provides the above-mentioned need.
- Another feature of the present invention is to provide a heating cable guide strip which permits the installation of resistance heating cables along different configurations to adapt to floor areas of varying shapes and which permits the cable to be installed in wire runs of different spacings in a quick and efficient manner.
- Another feature of the present invention is to provide a method of installing a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path by the use of wire-guide strips which are flexible, easy to install and which provides quick connection thereto by the resistance heating cable.
- According to the above features, from a broad aspect, the present invention provides a heating cable guide strip for retaining and guiding a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path on a top surface of a sub-floor over which is to be applied a cementitious material to embed the cable to form a radiant floor heating system. The heating cable guide strip is molded of plastics material and defines an elongated flat base having a plurality of spaced-apart wire retaining guide members. The retaining guide members have at least a curved section for guiding the heating cable along a curved path about one or more of the guide members. The guide members further have flexible cable retention means to permit positioning and retention of the cable captive between opposed ones of the retaining guide members and guiding of a cable section along the said curve section of the guide member.
- According to a still further broad aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of installing a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path on a top surface of a sub-floor on which is to be poured a cementitious slurry to form a radiant floor heating system. The method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of heating cable guide strips molded from plastic material and defining an elongated flat base having a plurality of spaced-apart wire retaining guide members. The retaining guide members have at least a curved side wall section and a top horizontal flexible flange projects outwardly of the curved side wall section. The method comprises securing the heating cable guide strips in parallel, spaced-apart, rows on the top surface of the sub-floor. The cable is disposed in a serpentine path by positioning the cable between opposed selected ones of the guide members and pushing it against the flexible flange of opposed guide members in a gap formed therebetween to cause said flanges to flex to position said cable under at least a portion of the top horizontal flange thereof. The guide strips are aligned with one another whereby to form substantially parallel cable runs. The method further comprises forming curved cable ends between the parallel cable runs by bending the cable against the curved side wall section of one or more of the guide members. The one or more guide members determine the spacing between the substantially parallel cable runs.
- A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the construction of a wire guide strip formed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a top view showing the construction of a wire retaining guide member which is constituted by a disc-shaped hub; -
FIG. 3 is a side view of the disc-shaped hub ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section view along cross-section lines 4-4 ofFIG. 2 and showing a resistance heating cable held captive under a top horizontal circumferential flange of the disc-shaped hub and disposed on a curved portion of the hub; -
FIG. 5 is a fragmented perspective view showing a section of a resistance heating cable secured about some of the disc-shaped hubs of a wire guide strip to form cable runs of different spacings; -
FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view showing a serpentine arrangement of a resistance heating cable secured between opposed parallel rows of wire guide strips formed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a top view of a section of a wire guide strip in enlarged view and showing a heating cable section wound over a curved portion of a disc-shaped hub; -
FIG. 8A is a fragmented side view showing the gap between the flexible flanges of opposed disc-shaped hubs of the strip; -
FIG. 8B is a view similar toFIG. 8A but showing a cable being positioned captive under the gap of the flexible flanges; and -
FIG. 8C is a view similar toFIG. 8A but showing a cable of larger diameter retained captive in the gap. - Referring now to the drawings and more Particularly to FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown generally at 10 the heating cable guide strip of the present invention. This guide strip is injected molded out of plastics material and is formed in lengths of approximately 12 inches although these can be shorter or longer and the length thereof is therefore not an essential feature of the present invention. As hereinshown the
wire guide strip 10 defines an elongatedflat base 11 of rectangular cross-section defining opposed parallelelongated edges end edges end edges shaped formations cable guide strips 10 can be inter-engaged in straight alignment end-to-end (seeFIG. 6 ). - Projecting above a
top surface 15 of theflat base 11 are a plurality of spaced-apart wireretaining guide members 16 for retaining and guiding a heating cable, such as thecable 17 shown inFIG. 5 along a curved path such as shown at 18. Thecable 17 can be guided about one or more of theguide members 16 as shown at 17″ inFIG. 5 . - The wire
retaining guide members 16 are each constituted by a disc-shaped hub 19 of circular outline. Eachhub 19 has a concavely-shapedcircumferential side wall 20 as better seen fromFIGS. 3 and 4 , which defines thereabout a curved wall whereby a cable, such as thecable 17, can be placed in contact with at least a curved section thereof. - With further reference to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , it can be seen that the top end of thecircumferential side wall 20 terminates into an integrally formed thin flexiblecircumferential flange 21 projecting outwardly of the disc-shaped hub 19. Thecircumferential flange 21 is dimensioned to project in close spaced relationship to the flange of an adjacent disc-shaped hub, as better illustrated inFIG. 7 , wherein thecircumferential flange 21 of the disc-shaped hub 19 projects in close space relationship to thecircumferential flange 21′ of theadjacent hub 19′ in the area of the centrallongitudinal axis 30 of the strip. Thegap 22 has a distance “x” which is smaller than the diameter of thecable 17, which is shown inFIGS. 4 and 8 B and which is positioned under thecircumferential flange 21, whereby a cable extending about the disc-shaped hub 19 will be held captive under theflanges 21 and/or 21″ in thegap 22 by the projections of the topcircumferential flanges cable 17 is disposed about one or more of these disc-shaped hubs 19, as shown inFIG. 5 , it is guided in contact with a portion of the concavecurved side wall 20 under the flange sections disposed thereover. It is also pointed out that cables of different diameters, including twisted cables, can be retained under thecircumferential flange 21. Accordingly, wires of varying diameters can be used with the cable guide strip of the present invention. - As also shown more clearly in
FIGS. 2 and 4 , the disc-shaped hubs 19 are provided with reinforcingribs 23 formed integral with thecircumferential side wall 20 and projecting internally thereof along diametrical axes of the circular hub and merge into a centralhollow ring 24.Large cavities 23′ are defined between theribs 23 to receive cement slurry therein. This hollow ring is provided to receive a nail or screw fasteners therethrough whereby to secure the strip to the top surface of a sub-floor, such as thesub-floor 25, shown inFIG. 5 . Such fastener constitutes a securement means for thesewire guide strips 10. The strips may also be secured by glue, not shown, but obvious to a person skilled in the art. The strip and its disc-shapedhubs 19 are designed whereby cementitious slurry will flow about all component parts and a heating wire wound thereabout to avoid air from being trapped into the slurry whereby hot spots do not develop in the cured cement about the cable embedded therein. - With reference now to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , there will be described a manner in which these wire guide strips are used to secure a resistance heating cable, such as thecable 17, on a sub-floor, such as thesub-floor 25. As shown inFIG. 6 , these wire guide strips 10 are secured end-to-end in straight alignment relationship to form rows. As hereinshown there are threerows cable 17, namely end 37, is secured to athermostat 26 which is provided with a switch whereby to apply or remove current from theheating cable 17 as is necessary to heat the floor and a surface area above the floor, the temperature of which is sensed by thethermostat 26. Atemperature sensor 27 is embedded in this slurry and provides a temperature signal to the thermostat which is used for the control, the operation of which does not form part of the present invention. Thestrips 10 are secured to the sub-floor and the wire is threaded in selected ones of thegaps 22 formed between adjacent ones of the disc-shapedhubs 19. To thread thecable 17 all that is necessary is to position a section of the cable over thegap 22 and apply pressure to push it through the gap. One of theflange sections 21″ adjacent the gap flex inwardly, as shown inFIG. 8B , and then move upwards in the direction ofarrows 38, to assume its initial shape, after the cable is pushed under theopposed flange sections 21″. The cable is then captive under the gap, as shown inFIG. 8A . It is also possible that cables of slightly larger diameters, as shown inFIG. 8C , can be squeezed in thegap 22 with theflange sections 21″ flexed slightly upwards to retain the cable clamped therebetween and about a section of the hub due to the flexibility of thethin flange 21. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , the first run of thecable 17, namely the run as identified byreference numeral 17′, is threaded about a single one of the disc-shaped hubs, hereinhub 19′, whereby there are two cable runs 17′ spaced close to one another and this could be advantageous if theside wall 28 of the room above thefloor 25 is an exterior wall where more heat is required adjacent thereto. Theadjacent cable run 17″ could be spaced about two adjacent disc-shaped hubs, hereinhubs 19″ whereby the spacing between thecable 17 is further apart. Of course, if variable spacing is desired depending on heat requirements and floor dimensions, then the cable runs can be separated by larger distance by simply running the cable about three or more adjacent disc-shaped hubs. It is pointed out that in this particular embodiment the distance “y” seeFIG. 7 , between each hub is approximately one inch. Accordingly, the cable runs can be disposed in increments of one inch spacing from one another. - The method of using the heating cable
flexible strip 10 and of installation of aresistance heating cable 17 will now be described as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 . First, a plurality of the wire guide strips 10, formed in accordance with the present invention, are secured end-to-end in rows over the sub-floor 25 by glue or fasteners. First, theouter rows cable 17 is wound between these outer row strips.Intermediate rows 25′ (only one herein shown) are thereafter installed. Theintermediate rows 25′ of strips are usually spaced apart about four feet from one another or any other suitable distance. The cable is disposed in theserpentine path 31 by positioning the cable between opposed selected ones of theguide members 19, as previously described, and pushing the cable in thegaps 22 and under the top horizontalcircumferential flanges 21, as previously described. Cable runs 36 are thus formed with the disc-shaped hubs substantially aligned to form substantially parallel cable runs 36. The cable runs can be spaced apart equidistantly or else in a variable spacing as desired or dictated by the specification for the heated floor design. The curved cable ends orcurved paths 18, as illustrated inFIG. 5 , are formed by bending thecable 17 against the curvedside wall section 20 of one or more of the disc-shapedhubs 19, as illustrated inFIG. 5 . The curved paths eliminate sharp bends in the cable to prevent breakage. - Because the wire guide strips 10 of the present invention have a
thin base wall 11, these strips can be easily cut at desired lengths whereby they can be fitted over sub-floors of different sizes and shapes so that the serpentine path can be customized for any floor size or shape. It is further pointed out that the curve shape of thewire guide member 16 facilitates tensioning the cable in a serpentine path through a plurality of these guide members by applying a slight pulling force on the cable. After the cable is completely installed, the cementitious slurry is poured over the sub-floor and left to cure. - It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications of the preferred embodiment described herein, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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