# US 11,441,705 B2 · Snap to grid bracket for a sprinkler support assembly

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- Number: US 11,441,705 B2
- Document ID: US11441705B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/695,457
- Filed: 2019-11-26
- Published: 2020-03-26
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-12
- Assignees: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
- Applicants: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
- Inventors: Odair Dafonseca; Joseph Beagen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441705B2

## CPC

- F16L 3/24: with special member for attachment to profiled girders
- A62C 35/68: Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F16K)
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10)

## Abstract

A bracket assembly, a fire sprinkler support assembly, and a method for using a bracket assembly are disclosed. The bracket assembly can comprise a first plate having a first end and a second end, the first plate defining a first plate opening and a first fastener opening; a second plate actionable relative to the first plate and defining a second fastener opening, the second plate extending through the first plate opening in the first plate; and a fastener coupling the first plate to the second plate, wherein the fastener is a screw defining a threaded exterior surface, the screw configured to engage the first fastener opening and the second fastener opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bracket assembly comprising:
a first plate having a first end and a second end, the first plate defining a first plate opening and a first fastener opening;
a seating frame extending from the second end of the first plate, the seating frame defining a first member positionable on a first side of a beam and a second member positionable on a second side of the beam, wherein each of the first member and the second member defines a curved section adjacent to the second end of the first plate, wherein the curved section of each of the first member and the second member is configured to extend convexly outwardly away from the beam, and wherein the curved sections are configured to receive a rim of the beam therebetween;
a second plate actionable relative to the first plate and defining a second fastener opening, the second plate extending through the first plate opening in the first plate, the second plate defining a lower section positionable on the second side of the beam; and
a fastener coupling the first plate to the second plate, wherein the fastener is a screw defining a threaded exterior surface, the screw configured to engage the first fastener opening and the second fastener opening;
wherein the first member defines a first free end and the second member defines a second free end, and wherein each of the first free end and the second free end is tilted to be angled outwardly away from the beam for facilitating insertion of the rim of the beam between the first member and the second member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the screw is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first plate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the threaded exterior surface of the screw is configured to engage at least one selected from the group of an interior threaded surface of the first fastener opening and an interior threaded surface of the second fastener opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the bracket assembly further comprises a nut;
the threaded exterior surface of the screw engages the nut; and
the nut is positioned to abut a surface of the second plate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the screw is rotatable to adjust an amount of space between the first plate and the second plate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the second plate defines a first end and a second end;
the first end of the second plate defines a tip end extending towards the first plate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The bracket assembly of claim 6, wherein the tip end is configured to pivot away from the first plate when the screw is loosened and to pivot towards the first plate when the screw is tightened.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The bracket assembly of claim 1, each of the first member and wherein the curved section of the first member is defined by an attached end of the first member, wherein the curved section of the second member is defined by an attached end of the second member, and wherein the attached end of each of the first member and the second member is coupled to the second end of the first plate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the second member comprises a pair of side members and a cross member connecting the pair of side members.