US 12,768,472 B1Granted

Double offset hanger bracket

AssigneeJames Stoddard

InventorsJames E. Grimes, Rodney Johnson

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Abstract

A double offset hanger bracket for supporting a pipe relative to a structural framing member is disclosed. The double offset hanger bracket is configured to reference orthogonal surfaces of the framing member and to position the pipe by controlled tangential engagement with external surfaces of the pipe without measurement. Once installed, the double offset bracket enforces predetermined vertical pipe positioning and horizontal pipe positioning independently of the installer's judgment and independently of pipe diameter. The double offset hanger bracket enables repeatable pipe alignment across multiple framing members without cumulative positional drift.

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Dependent claims

A double offset hanger bracket for positioning a pipe relative to a structural framing member, the double offset hanger bracket comprising:

a planar bracket body having a first end and a second end;
an integral vertical tab orthogonally disposed to the planar bracket body at the first end, the integral vertical tab configured to seat flush against a vertical surface of the structural framing member and defining a first datum plane;
an integral horizontal tab affixed to a top end of the integral vertical tab and orthogonally disposed to both the planar bracket body and the integral vertical tab, the integral horizontal tab configured to seat flush against a horizontal surface of the structural framing member and defining a second datum plane orthogonal to the first datum plane;
and
a pipe support region at the second end of the planar bracket body, the pipe support region comprising a flanged circular opening configured to tangentially engage an external surface of a pipe so as to establish a predetermined vertical position of the pipe relative to the first datum plane and a predetermined horizontal position of the pipe relative to the second datum plane, independently of pipe diameter and independently of installer adjustment.

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A double offset hanger bracket for positioning a pipe relative to a structural framing member having a horizontal top surface and a vertical side surface, the double offset hanger bracket comprising:

a unitary planar bracket body comprising:
a vertical engagement portion orthogonally disposed to the planar bracket body and configured to seat against the vertical side surface of the structural framing member;
a horizontal engagement portion configured to seat against the horizontal top surface of the structural framing member, the horizontal engagement portion being orthogonally disposed to both the vertical engagement portion and the planar bracket body;
and
a pipe support region offset from both the vertical engagement portion and the horizontal engagement portion, the pipe support region providing a lower tangential contact surface configured to establish a predetermined vertical position of the pipe relative to the horizontal top surface and a lateral tangential contact surface configured to establish a predetermined horizontal position of the pipe relative to the vertical side surface, such that a bottom tangent plane and a lateral tangent plane of the pipe are each determined by geometry of the pipe support region without measurement or installer adjustment.

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A system for positioning at least one pipe relative to a plurality of structural framing members, the system comprising:

a plurality of double offset hanger brackets, each double offset hanger bracket comprising:
a planar bracket body having a pipe support region comprising a flanged circular opening configured to tangentially engage an external surface of a pipe;
an integral vertical tab orthogonally disposed to the planar bracket body and configured to seat against a vertical side surface of a respective structural framing member, the integral vertical tab defining a side-of-framing datum plane;
and
an integral horizontal tab orthogonally disposed to both the planar bracket body and the integral vertical tab, configured to seat against a horizontal top surface of the respective structural framing member, the integral horizontal tab defining a top-of-framing datum plane;
wherein the flanged circular opening of each double offset hanger bracket is positioned relative to the side-of-framing datum plane and the top-of-framing datum plane such that, upon installation across the plurality of structural framing members, all pipes supported by the plurality of double offset hanger brackets reside in a common vertical tangent plane and a common horizontal tangent plane across the entire bracket layout without measurement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.