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US 12,607,297 B2Granted
Universal mounting bracket
AssigneeEmerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJustin L. Masias, Anthony Amaro, Arrchana Lakshmanan
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Abstract
A mounting bracket to secure an object to a pipe can include a bracket body with sets of contact surfaces arranged to engage pipes having different diameters. Mounting blocks can secure an objects to the bracket body. Channel structures can receive straps to secure the bracket body to the pipes.
Claims20
A mounting bracket to secure an object to a pipe, the mounting bracket comprising a bracket body that includes:
- a first set of contact surfaces, including first rounded contact profiles that protrude to a first side of the bracket body and are spaced to simultaneously engage a pipe with a first diameter;
- a second set of contact surfaces, including second rounded contact profiles that protrude to the first side of the bracket body and are spaced to simultaneously engage a pipe with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
- mounting blocks arranged to secure the object to a second side of the bracket body that is opposite the first side;
- a first channel structure that receives a strap to secure the bracket body to a pipe with the bracket body in a first orientation;
- and
- a second channel structure that extends transverse to the first channel structure and receives a strap to secure the bracket body to a pipe with the bracket body in a second orientation different from the first orientation.
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A method of securing an object to a pipe, the method comprising:
- selectively aligning a mounting bracket for the object in either of a first orientation or a second orientation relative to a pipe, with:
- in the first orientation, a central axis of a main body of the mounting bracket oriented transverse to an axis of the pipe;
- and
- in the second orientation, the central axis of the main body oriented along an axis of the pipe;
- and
- securing the mounting bracket to the pipe in the selected first or second orientation by:
- in the first orientation, securing around the pipe a strap that extends through a first channel structure defined by the main body;
- or
- in the second orientation, securing around the pipe a strap that extends through a second channel structures defined by the main body.
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A mounting bracket to secure an object to a pipe, the mounting bracket comprising:
- an integrally formed bracket body that includes:
- a first set of contact surfaces, on a first side of the bracket body, spaced to simultaneously engage a pipe with a first diameter;
- a second set of contact surfaces, on the first side of the bracket body, spaced to simultaneously engage a pipe with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
- at least one mounting block arranged to secure the object to a second side of the bracket body that is opposite the first side;
- a first channel structure configured to receive a strap in a first direction to secure the bracket body to a pipe with the bracket body in a first orientation;
- and
- a second channel structure configured to receive a strap in a second direction transverse to the first direction to secure the bracket body to the pipe with the bracket body in a second orientation different from the first orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.