Attachment assembly connectable to an externally-threaded rod for support of an item therefrom

An attachment assembly securable about a rod having an externally-threaded surface which extends along a portion of the length of the rod to enable a secondary item, such as a strut, to be supported by the rod at a desired location along the portion of the length of the rod, the attachment assembly comprising:

• an elongated body defining a linear groove which extends along the length thereof, and the linear groove has a surface which is shaped substantially complimentary to the externally-threaded surface which extends along one side of the portion of the length of the rod;
• means for clamping the elongated body to the rod so that the surface of the linear groove is in a meshed relationship with the externally-threaded surface which extends along one side of the portion of the length of the rod;
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• one bracket to which a support item can be attached being secured to the elongated body so that by clamping the elongated body to the rod as aforesaid, the support item can be attached to the rod by way of the one bracket;
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• wherein the body includes a front side along which the linear groove extends and a back side opposite the front side of the body, and the back side of the body is attached to the one bracket in a manner which cradles the body in a fixed relationship with the one bracket.

An attachment assembly securable about one rod having an externally-threaded surface which extends along a portion of the length of the one rod to enable a secondary item, such as a strut, to be supported by the one rod at a desired location along the portion of the length of the one rod, the attachment assembly comprising:

• a first elongated body defining a linear groove which extends along the length thereof, and the linear groove has a surface which is shaped substantially complimentary to the threaded surface which extends along one side of a first rod having an externally-threaded surface which extends along a portion of the length of the first rod;
• a second elongated body defining a linear groove which extends along the length thereof, and the linear groove has a surface which is shaped substantially complimentary to the threaded surface which extends along one side of a second rod having an externally-threaded surface which extends along a portion of the length of the second rod;
• means for supporting the first and second elongated bodies in a side-by-side relationship so that the linear grooves thereof are substantially parallel to one another and open in substantially the same direction;
• means for clamping the first or second elongated body to the one rod so that the surface of the linear groove of the first or second elongated body is in a meshed relationship with the threaded surface which extends along one side of the portion of the length of the one rod;
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• one bracket to which a support item can be attached being secured to the supporting means so that by clamping the first or second elongated body to the one rod as aforesaid, the support item can be attached to the one rod by way of the one bracket;
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• wherein each of the elongated bodies includes a front side along which the linear groove extends and a back side opposite the front side of the body, and the back side of each elongated body is attached to the one bracket in a manner which cradles the body in a fixed relationship with the one bracket.