Pipe support systems
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Ball, Eric Pilarczyk
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Abstract
A pipe support system includes a pair of leg supports spaced apart from one another. Each of the pair of leg supports includes an elongated base and a column. The pipe support system also includes a strut coupled to each column of the pair of leg supports and at a first height above the elongated bases. A support platform coupled to each column of the pair of leg supports and at a second height above the elongated bases. The support platform defines a longitudinal axis, and the second height is different from the first height. The pipe support system further includes one or more rollers coupled to the support platform. The one or more rollers are disposed around the support platform and rotatable around the longitudinal axis.
Claims13
A pipe support system comprising:
- a pair of leg supports spaced a distance apart from one another and aligned in two parallel planes, wherein each of the pair of leg supports comprises an elongated base and a column, wherein the elongated base is coupled to an end of the column and extends in a direction that is orthogonal to the column, and wherein the elongated base has a length extending in a direction orthogonal to the support platform, wherein the length is greater than or equal to a distance between the pair of leg supports;
- a strut coupled to each column of the pair of leg supports and at a first height above the elongated bases;
- a support platform coupled to each column of the pair of leg supports and at a second height above the elongated bases, wherein the support platform defines a longitudinal axis, and wherein the second height is different from the first height;
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- one or more rollers coupled to the support platform, wherein the one or more rollers are disposed around the support platform and rotatable around the longitudinal axis.
A pipe support system comprising:
- a pair of leg supports spaced apart from one another and aligned in two parallel planes, wherein each of the pair of leg supports comprises a column threadingly coupled to an elongate base, the elongated base coupled to an end of the column and extending in a direction that is orthogonal to the column;
- a strut threadingly coupled between each column of the pair of leg supports and at a first height above the elongated bases, wherein the strut defines the spacing between the pair of leg supports;
- a support platform adjustably coupled to each column of the pair of leg supports and at a second height above the elongated bases, wherein the support platform defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the second height is different from the first height, and wherein both ends of the support platform are adjustably coupled to the columns via a U-bolt;
- a plurality of rollers co-axially coupled to the support platform, wherein the plurality of rollers are disposed around the support platform and rotatable around the longitudinal axis;
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- one or more disks co-axially coupled to the support platform and disposed between two cylindrical rollers of the plurality of rollers, wherein the one or more disks extend radially from the longitudinal axis farther than the two cylindrical rollers.
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