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US 12,352,048 B2Granted
Trapeze hanger brace assembly
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsJordan Cameron Belen, Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus, Gregory Joseph Shaughnessy
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Abstract
A brace assembly can include a structural member including a sidewall; and a bracket including a baseplate defining a slot extending from an open end to a closed end, the baseplate defining at least one baseplate hinge hole at the open end; a clamp including a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening member engaging the sidewall to couple the structural member to the bracket, the jaw member defining a clamp hinge hole; and a hinge pin engaging the at least one baseplate hinge hole and the clamp hinge hole.
Claims8
A method for bracing a pipe trapeze with a brace assembly, the method comprising:
- sliding a slot of a baseplate of the brace assembly onto a rod of the pipe trapeze through an open end of the baseplate until the rod is positioned at a slot end of the slot, the rod fixed to and suspending a crossmember of the pipe trapeze, the slot extending from the open end of the baseplate towards a closed end of the baseplate, the slot end defined where the slot terminates at the closed end;
- coupling the baseplate to a structural member of the brace assembly;
- and
- tightening a fastener against the baseplate to secure the baseplate relative to the crossmember and the rod, the fastener threadedly engaged with the rod;
- wherein the baseplate comprises first and second baseplate hinge holes defined by first and second ears for coupling the baseplate to the structural member;
- and
- wherein the slot extends between the first and second ears.
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A method for bracing a pipe trapeze with a brace assembly, the method comprising:
- sliding a slot of a baseplate of the brace assembly onto a rod of the pipe trapeze through an open end of the baseplate until the rod is positioned at a slot end of the slot, the rod fixed to and suspending a crossmember of the pipe trapeze, the slot extending from the open end of the baseplate towards a closed end of the baseplate, the slot end defined where the slot terminates at the closed end;
- coupling the baseplate to a structural member of the brace assembly;
- and
- tightening a fastener against the baseplate to secure the baseplate relative to the crossmember and the rod, the fastener threadedly engaged with the rod;
- wherein coupling the baseplate to the structural member comprises inserting a hinge pin through the baseplate and through a clamp of the brace assembly to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp, and wherein the clamp is coupled to the structural member;
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- wherein inserting the hinge pin through the baseplate and through the clamp to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp comprises:
- inserting the hinge pin through a first baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the first baseplate hinge hole defined by a first ear of the baseplate at the open end;
- inserting a portion of the clamp into the slot at the open end;
- inserting the hinge pin through a clamp hinge hole of the clamp;
- and
- threadedly engaging the hinge pin with a second baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the second baseplate hinge hole defined by a second ear of the baseplate at the open end, the slot extending between the first ear and the second ear.
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A method for bracing a pipe trapeze with a brace assembly, the method comprising:
- sliding a slot of a baseplate of the brace assembly onto a rod of the pipe trapeze through an open end of the baseplate until the rod is positioned at a slot end of the slot, the rod fixed to and suspending a crossmember of the pipe trapeze, the slot extending from the open end of the baseplate towards a closed end of the baseplate, the slot end defined where the slot terminates at the closed end;
- coupling the baseplate to a structural member of the brace assembly;
- and
- tightening a fastener against the baseplate to secure the baseplate relative to the crossmember and the rod, the fastener threadedly engaged with the rod;
- wherein coupling the baseplate to the structural member comprises inserting a hinge pin through the baseplate and through a clamp of the brace assembly to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp, and wherein the clamp is coupled to the structural member;
- wherein inserting the hinge pin through the baseplate and through the clamp to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp comprises:
- inserting the hinge pin through a first baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the first baseplate hinge hole defined by a first ear of the baseplate at the open end;
- inserting a portion of the clamp into the slot at the open end;
- inserting the hinge pin through a clamp hinge hole of the clamp;
- and
- threadedly engaging the hinge pin with a second baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the second baseplate hinge hole defined by a second ear of the baseplate at the open end, the slot extending between the first ear and the second ear;
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- wherein the method further comprising tightening the hinge pin to pinch the portion of the clamp between the first ear and the second ear and secure the baseplate relative to the clamp about the hinge pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.