US 12,203,576 B1 · Interlocking conduit holder and spacer

Abstract

Conduits are held in a desired position inboard of a form board supporting hardening cementitious material through at least one spacer. The spacer is attached at a proximal end to the form board and has a distal end extending out over the hardening cementitious material where a saddle or other engagement supports the conduit. A tab can extend up from the spacer to help support the conduit. One saddle is semi-circular and provided in matching size to various conduits for secure support but easy lateral removal. Spacers can have interlocks, such as male and female dovetail structures, on lateral sides thereof to secure groups of spacers together, and thus precisely align conduits relative to each other. A step and lip near the proximal end of the spacer can engage an outer surface of the form board either for four inch wall conduit positioning or six inch wall conduit positioning.

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Dependent claims

A spacer assembly for supporting conduits within cementitious material that is hardening, the spacer assembly comprising in combination:

at least two spacers;
each spacer including a body extending at least partially between a proximal end and a distal end;
said proximal end configured to attach to a form board adjacent to a desired position for at least one of the conduits within the hardening cementitious material;
said distal end extending over the hardening cementitious material to a location where at least one of the conduits is to be supported;
said distal end including a conduit engagement sized to support a conduit adjacent thereto with the conduit extending up out of the hardening cementitious material;
each spacer including at least one lateral side extending at least partially between said distal end and said proximal end, said lateral side of each said spacer including an interlock;
and
said interlock of each said spacer configured to engage with said interlock of another one of said at least two spacers, to hold said at least two spacers together through said interlocks of each of said at least two spacers.

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A spacer for supporting a conduit extending up out of hardening cementitious material, the spacer comprising a combination:

a body extending at least partially between a proximal end and a distal end;
said proximal end configured to be attached to a form board adjacent to a desired position for the conduit extending up out of the hardening cementitious material;
said distal end extending over the hardening cementitious material at a location where the conduit is to be supported;
said distal end including a conduit engagement sized to support a conduit adjacent thereto with the conduit extending up out of the hardening cementitious material;
and
wherein said engagement includes a semi-circular saddle, said semi-circular saddle having a radius of curvature at least as great as a diameter of the conduit to be supported adjacent thereto as the conduit extends up out of the hardening cementitious material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interlocking conduit holder and spacer

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Abstract

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