Temporary attachment for use with pipe hangers
OwnerGary Riibe, Marissa R. Andersoninventors
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Abstract
A temporary attachment for use with pipe hangers is disclosed which includes an elongated angle member which is supported upon the lower end of a pipe hanger and which has a plurality of ball transfer units positioned thereon which support the pipe being hung. The ball transfer units not only permit the longitudinal movement of the associated pipe with respect to the pipe hanger but also permits the pipe to be rotated about its longitudinal axis with respect to the pipe hanger.
Claims14
In combination with a pipe hanger having an longitudinally disposed lower support member comprising:
- an elongated angle member having a horizontally disposed top wall with first and second ends and first and second sides, a vertically disposed side wall extending downwardly from said first side of said top wall with first and second ends, an upper end and a lower end;
- said angle member adapted to be removably positioned on the lower support member;
- at least first and second upstanding spaced-apart supports extending upwardly from said top wall at the center length thereof;
- at least a third support secured to said top wall outwardly of said first support and extending upwardly from said top wall at an angle thereto towards the center length of said top wall;
- at least a fourth support secured to said top wall outwardly of said second support and extending upwardly from said top wall at an angle thereto towards the center length of said top wall;
- at least a fifth support secured to said top wall outwardly of said third support and extending upwardly from said top wall at an angle thereto towards the center length of said top wall;
- at least a sixth support secured to said top wall outwardly of said fourth support and extending upwardly from said top wall at an angle thereto toward the center length of said top wall;
- each of said supports having a ball transfer unit mounted at the upper end thereof adapted to engage the exterior surface of a pipe supported on said supports whereby the pipe may be longitudinally moved with respect to said supports and rotatably moved with respect to said supports.
In combination with a pipe hanger having a horizontally disposed lower support member, comprising:
- an elongated base member adapted to be selectively removably positioned on the lower support member;
- a plurality of upstanding pipe supports secured to said base member, some of said pipe supports extend vertically upwardly from said base member and at least some of said pipe supports extend upwardly and inward from side base member towards the center length of said base member;
- the upper ends of said pipe supports having a ball transfer unit mounted therein which includes a rotatable ball whereby the pipe supported thereon may be longitudinally moved and rotatably moved with respect thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.