Pipe hanger
AssigneeAlexo Tech Corp
InventorVaeik Esmailian
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Abstract
A clip for suspending a horizontal pipe from a ceiling joist has a cut ring for supporting the pipe, two prongs projecting from the ring, and securing holes in the prongs for securing the prongs to the joist with a nail or screw. The pipe enters the ring through the cut. The clip is then secured into a closed position, with the cut ends of the cylinder in close contact. Each prong has a lower end, which is angled slightly toward the cut, and an upper end bent at a large angle from the lower end. In closed position, the upper prongs align in parallel, with one prong directly in front of the other. The securing holes in the two prongs are then aligned so that a nail or screw can pass through both of them. The clip, ideally constructed from plastic, is inexpensive and easy to install and reuse.
Claims12
A clip for supporting a horizontal pipe from a ceiling joist, comprising:
- a ring in the form of an open cylinder, with a center, a front face, a rear face, a first end, a second end, and a cut between the first end and the second end;
- a front lower prong attached to the first end of the ring near the front face of the ring;
- a rear lower prong attached to the second end of the ring near the rear face of the ring;
- each lower prong protruding from the ring, deviating from radial protrusion in the amount of a first angle toward the cut;
- a front upper prong extending from the front lower prong;
- a rear upper prong extending from the rear lower prong;
- a bend between each lower prong and its corresponding upper prong, at a second angle supplementary to the first angle, so that, when the first end of the ring is brought into contact with the second end of the ring in a closed position, the upper prongs extend radially from the ring, collinear with the center of the ring and the cut, and the rear upper prong is positioned directly to the rear of, and parallel to, the front upper prong;
- and a plurality of securing holes in each upper prong, each securing hole in the front upper prong being equidistant from the center of the ring as a corresponding securing hole in the rear upper prong, so that, when the clip is in the closed position, the securing holes in the rear upper prong align with the securing holes in the front upper prong.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.