Conduit retainer apparatus
OwnerDaniel D. Evansinventor
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Abstract
Conduit retainer apparatus includes a central bridge element and a pair of end plates secured to the central bridge element. The conduit retainer apparatus is disposed in a trench on top of conduits. The end plates dig into the sides of the trench to prevent the conduits from rising or floating as the conduit is being encased in concrete. The end plates include barb elements to help lock the conduit apparatus to the sides of the trench. Different configurations of barb elements are illustrated.
Claims31
Retainer apparatus for holding conduits in a trench having a bottom and a pair of sides comprising in combination:
- a center bridge portion to be disposed against the conduits in the trench, and a pair of end plates secured to the center bridge portion and disposed against the sides of the trench.
The apparatus of claim 9 which includes spikes extending through the apertures for anchoring the end plates in non-cohesive soil.
Apparatus for retaining conduits in a trench having a bottom and a pair of sides comprising in combination:
- a first bridge assembly including
- a first pair of end plates disposed against the sides of the trench,
- first means for securing the pair of end plates to the sides of the trench, and
- first center bridge means secured to the first pair of end plates and the conduits are disposed against the first center bridge means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.