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US 12,392,425 B2Granted
Pipe supports and pipe support kits
OwnerWarren Rochesterinventor
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Abstract
Pipe supports for use in supporting pipework in a building are described, the pipe supports including: a pipe supporting region which in use receives and supports a pipe; an attachment region for attaching the pipe support to a threaded rod to suspend the pipe support from the threaded rod; the attachment region includes a rod receiving aperture; and the rod can be introduced into the aperture by bringing the pipe support towards the rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the length of the rod.
Claims10
A kit for use in suspending pipework in a building, the kit comprising:
- a pipe support;
- a retaining member comprising:
- a threaded through hole configured to engage a threaded rod;
- an upwardly facing support surface configured to support the pipe support;
- and
- a first inwardly facing locating surface configured to trap the pipe support in association with the retaining member;
- a second inwardly facing locating surface that face towards the first inwardly facing locating surface;
- and
- a boss configured to be received in an open-ended slot of the pipe support;
- and
- the pipe support comprising:
- a pipe supporting region configured to receive and support a pipe;
- and
- an attachment region for attaching the pipe support to a threaded rod to suspend the pipe support from the threaded rod;
- wherein the attachment region comprises a rod receiving aperture in the form of an open-ended slot;
- and
- wherein the threaded rod can be introduced into the rod receiving aperture by bringing the pipe support towards the threaded rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the length of the threaded rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.