Structural fastener
AssigneeMag Daddy, LLC
InventorsMichael Walter Smith, Daniel James Dickinson
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Abstract
A U-shaped band to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped band includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one arm snaps into a slot of the slotted structural member when in an engaged position. The slotted structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The receiver has arms to engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the band to the strut. Alternatively, the band may snap into suitably sized slots on the slotted structural member.
Claims21
A U-shaped band, strut receiver and bolt receiver assembly to attach a pipe to a structural member comprising:
- a slotted strut receiver to engage the structural member;
- a bolt receiver to engage the slotted strut receiver;
- a U-shaped band comprising;
- a bottom portion,
- a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion;
- a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides;
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- wherein at least one arm includes a wing and snaps into a slot of a plurality of slots on a bottom side of the slotted strut receiver when in an engaged position.
A slotted structural member assembly comprising:
- a strut;
- a bottom portion having a plurality of strut slots;
- a first side connected to the bottom portion;
- a second side connected to the bottom portion, thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides;
- a band:
- a band bottom portion,
- a first side having a first arm connected to the band bottom portion;
- a second side having a second arm connected to the band bottom portion;
- wherein at least one arm snaps into a strut slot of the strut when in an engaged position;
- a slotted strut receiver to snap into the strut,
- wherein at least one arm of another band snaps into a strut receiver slot on the slotted strut receiver.
A strut receiver assembly for springing attachment to a slotted structural member comprising:
- a strut receiver;
- a bottom portion having a plurality of receiver slots;
- a first side connected to the bottom portion;
- a second side connected to the bottom portion, thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides;
- a bolt receiver:
- a plurality of first engagement springs each having an outward facing wing on a first side operable for springing attachment to a first rim on the slotted structural member;
- a plurality of second engagement springs each having an outward facing wing on a second side operable for springing attachment to a second rim on the slotted structural member;
- wherein the strut receiver bolts to the bolt receiver;
- a band comprising:
- a band bottom portion,
- a first side having a first arm connected to the band bottom portion;
- a second side having a second arm connected to the band bottom portion;
- wherein at least one arm snaps into a receiver slot when in an engaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.