Brace pipe attachment mechanism
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsBobby Lee Budziszek, Jordan Cameron Belen, Matthew William McNamara
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Abstract
A brace pipe attachment mechanism includes an attachment device defining an attachment device body, the attachment device body comprising: an inner surface defining a brace pipe channel, the inner surface defining a gripping edge at least partially encircling the brace pipe channel; and a base portion, wherein a base fastener hole extends through the base portion to the brace pipe channel; and a fastener extending through the base fastener hole and into the brace pipe channel.
Claims10
A brace pipe attachment mechanism comprising:
- an attachment device defining an attachment device body, the attachment device body comprising:
- an inner surface defining a brace pipe channel, the inner surface defining a gripping edge at least partially encircling the brace pipe channel;
- and
- a base portion, wherein a base fastener hole extends through the base portion to the brace pipe channel, wherein:
- the attachment device body defines a closed loop structure and the inner surface fully encircles the brace pipe channel;
- the closed loop structure defines an upper loop portion distal to the base portion;
- and the gripping edge extends at least along the upper loop portion;
- the closed loop structure further comprises a front loop portion extending between the base portion and the upper loop portion;
- the closed loop structure further comprises a rear loop portion extending between the base portion and the upper loop portion opposite the front loop portion;
- and
- the gripping edge extends at least partially along the front loop portion and the rear loop portion;
- and
- the gripping edge extends substantially about a circumference of the inner surface from a first hole side of the base fastener hole to a second hole side of the base fastener hole;
- and
- a fastener extending through the base fastener hole and into the brace pipe channel.
A brace pipe attachment mechanism, comprising:
- an attachment device defining an attachment device body, the attachment device body comprising:
- an inner surface defining a brace pipe channel, the inner surface defining a gripping edge at least partially encircling the brace pipe channel;
- and
- a base portion, wherein a base fastener hole extends through the base portion to the brace pipe channel,
- wherein the inner surface defines a first tapered portion, an innermost edge of the first tapered portion defining the gripping edge,
- the brace pipe attachment mechanism defines a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite the first lateral end,
- the brace pipe channel extends from the first lateral end to the second lateral end, and
- the first tapered portion tapers radially inward from the first lateral end towards the second lateral end;
- and
- a fastener extending through the base fastener hole and into the brace pipe channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.