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OwnerKirk V. Leonardi, Bharat Vallabhdas Makadia +2inventors
InventorsKirk V. Leonardi, Bharat Vallabhdas Makadia, Klaus Peter Remann, James Octavius Taylor
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This invention relates to a support or hanger utilizing a conical washer spring or set of conical washer springs displaying variable load characteristics. When installed, both types (support or hanger) allow for small movements in pipe, ductwork or equipment (PDE), thus, allowing for the thermal growth of PDE. Conventionally, helical coil spring supports are chosen to meet the load capacities of PDE but are reluctantly used because of their large size. By using conical washer springs, the size of the support is substantially reduced making it a more useable device. A smaller, more compact design proves to increase the support/hanger's application making it more stable to place under piping and even under reciprocating motion equipment like generators and pumps. For small displacements, it is found that this invention behaves in the same manor as a conventional helical coil spring support under the same applied loads.
A variable spring support for supporting an applied load through a predetermined range of displacement, comprising:
A variable spring hanger for supporting an applied load through a predetermined range of displacement, comprising:
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