Extendable coupler accessory
OwnerPhilip DiTrolioinventor
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Abstract
The extendable coupler accessory mounts on a coupler affixed to a vertical pipe. The extendable coupler accessory has a nested set of rods that are extendable into a horizontal cantilever position by an extension mechanism. The extendable coupler accessory has an adapter with a bridge that engages with the coupler and prevents the cantilevered rods from tipping vertically or twisting horizontally. The extendable coupler accessory when attached to the coupler by the bridge maintains a horizontal cantilever position with an affixed load.
Claims10
A system for mounting horizontal pipes to a vertical pipe, comprising:
- a coupler device, comprising:
- a rod, and
- an adapter coupled to the rod, comprising:
- an upper region comprising at least two opposing sides separated by openings,
- a bottom opening, and
- a bridge connecting the at least two opposing sides of the upper region and comprising notches on opposing ends;
- and
- a coupler comprising a plurality of upwardly opening slots spaced radially around a central opening of the coupler and configured to receive the notches on the bridge,
- wherein the notches are configured to engage with one or more sides of the upwardly opening slots, and
- wherein the coupler is configured to receive a terminal connector affixed to a particular horizontal pipe into a particular upwardly opening slot of the plurality of upwardly opening slots through a particular opening in the upper region of the adapter.
A method for horizontal pipes to be mounted from a single vertical pipe, comprising:
- affixing a coupler to a vertical pipe, the coupler comprising a plurality of upwardly opening slots spaced radially around a central opening of the coupler;
- affixing a coupler device to the coupler, the coupler device comprising:
- a rod, and
- an adapter coupled to the rod, comprising:
- an upper region comprising at least two opposing sides separated by openings,
- a bottom opening, and
- a bridge connecting the at least two opposing sides of the upper region and comprising notches on opposing ends;
- and
- affixing one or more horizontal pipes to the coupler by inserting a terminal connector of a particular horizontal pipe into one of the plurality of upwardly opening slots through one of the openings of the upper region of the adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.