US 11,785,675 B2
Surface heating assembly and related methods
Gilles Gagnon, Plattsburgh, NY (US)
Assigned to Schluter Systems L.P., Plattsburgh, NY (US)
Filed by Schluter Systems L.P., Plattsburgh, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/555,876.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,268, filed on Sep. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0092954 A1, Mar. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. H01B 13/00 (2006.01); H01B 13/14 (2006.01); H05B 3/56 (2006.01); H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 13/24 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 3/56 (2013.01) [H01B 7/0275 (2013.01); H01B 13/0023 (2013.01); H01B 13/146 (2013.01); H01B 13/245 (2013.01); H05B 2203/009 (2013.01); H05B 2203/01 (2013.01); H05B 2203/026 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a plurality of individual heating cable sets, the method comprising:
creating at least a portion of a master cable set by:
obtaining a first segment of cold cable section having a length at least a model cold cable section length;
obtaining a first segment of hot cable section having a length at least a model hot cable section length;
coupling the first segment of hot cable section to the first segment of cold cable section;
obtaining a second segment of cold cable section having a length at least the model cold cable section length;
coupling the second segment of cold cable section to the first segment of hot cable section;
obtaining a second segment of hot cable section having a length at least the model hot cable section length;
coupling the second segment of hot cable section to the second segment of cold cable section;
applying a continuous metallic ground sheath about substantially all of the master cable set;
applying a continuous outer jacket about the continuous metallic ground sheath; and
segmenting the master cable set at defined locations to create a plurality of individual heating cable sets having an overall length of the model hot cable section length plus the model cold cable section length;
wherein each of the first and second segments of the hot cable section include a hot conductor having a hot conductor insulation applied thereto, and wherein each of the first and second segments of the cold cable section include a cold conductor having a cold conductor insulation applied thereto, the hot conductor and the cold conductor insulation being applied before the hot cable sections are coupled to the cold cable sections.