Insulating support bracket for jacketed pipe system
AssigneeASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
InventorsMatthew Ryan Palmer, Jon Sojka
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Abstract
A saddle for an insulating support bracket includes an arcuate central portion defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, at least one vent formed through the arcuate central portion; a first flange portion bent radially inward from the arcuate central portion at the first end, a first fastener hole formed through the first flange portion, wherein the first fastener hole is accessible through the at least one vent; and a second flange portion bend radially inward from the arcuate central portion at the second end, a second fastener hole formed through the second flange portion, wherein the second fastener hole is accessible through the at least one vent.
Claims20
A saddle for an insulating support bracket comprising:
- an arcuate central portion defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, at least one vent formed through the arcuate central portion;
- a first flange portion bent radially inward from the arcuate central portion at the first end, a first fastener hole formed through the first flange portion, wherein the first fastener hole is accessible through the at least one vent;
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- a second flange portion bend radially inward from the arcuate central portion at the second end, a second fastener hole formed through the second flange portion, wherein the second fastener hole is accessible through the at least one vent.
An insulating support bracket comprising:
- a plurality of saddles, each saddle comprising an arcuate central portion, a first flange portion extending radially inward from the arcuate central portion, and a second flange portion extending radially inward from the arcuate central portion;
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- a plurality of standoffs, each standoff being fastened to the first flange portion of a first adjacent one of the saddles and the second flange portion of a second adjacent one of the saddles, wherein each standoff is configured to extend below the first flange portion and the second flange portion a configurable distance as a plurality of standoff protrusions;
- wherein an outer diameter of the insulating support bracket is defined by the arcuate central portions of the plurality of saddles and an inner diameter of the insulating support bracket is defined by the plurality of standoff protrusions.
An insulating support bracket assembly comprising:
- an insulating support bracket comprising:
- a plurality of saddles, each saddle comprising an arcuate central portion, a first flange portion extending radially inward from the arcuate central portion and a second flange portion extending radially inward from the arcuate central portion;
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- a plurality of standoffs, each standoff being disposed between and fastened to an adjacent pair of the saddles, wherein each standoff comprises a standoff protrusion;
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- a pipe received through the insulating support bracket and defining an outer surface, each of the standoff abutting the outer surface of the pipe;
- wherein an arcuate gap is defined between each of the arcuate central portions and the outer surface of the pipe;
- wherein each standoff protrusion is configured to extend below the at least one flange portion of each saddle, such that a height of the arcuate gap is configurable based on the height of the standoff protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.