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US 12,540,636 B2Granted
Pipe support systems and methods
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDaniel Matthew Freedman, David Gerard Majdali
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Abstract
A support system includes a hollow structural member and a bladder. The bladder includes a membrane that encloses an internal volume and a spout with at least one inlet to enable a compound to fill the internal volume to extend across an interior space of the hollow structural member to provide support to the hollow structural member.
Claims17
A support system, comprising:
- a hollow structural member, comprising:
- a wall that defines an interior space;
- and
- an opening through the wall;
- a bladder configured to be positioned in the interior space via the opening, the bladder comprising:
- a membrane that encloses an internal volume;
- and
- a spout comprising at least one inlet to enable a compound to fill the internal volume to extend across the interior space of the hollow structural member to provide support to the hollow structural member, wherein the compound is configured to transition from a flowable material to a solid material to provide the support to the hollow structural member;
- and
- a fastener configured to insert through the opening to couple the hollow structural member to an additional structural member.
7 more elements
A method of operating a support system, the method comprising:
- disposing a compound within an internal volume enclosed by a membrane that is positioned in an interior space of a hollow structural member;
- enabling the compound to transition from a flowable material to a solid material to form a solid support across the interior space of the hollow structural member;
- and
- inserting a fastener through an opening formed in a wall that defines the interior space of the hollow structural member and into or through the solid support to couple the hollow structural member to another structural member.
1 more element
A method of operating a support system, the method comprising:
- setting a compound within a bladder positioned in an interior space of a hollow structural member to form a solid support across the hollow structural member, wherein setting the compound comprises transitioning the compound from a flowable material to a solid material to form the solid support across the hollow structural member;
- and
- inserting a fastener through an opening formed in a wall that defines the interior space of the hollow structural member and into or through the solid support to couple the hollow structural member to another structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.