Conduit hanger
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsKrzysztof W. KORCZ, Steven J. JOHNSON
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Abstract
The hanger member for supporting a conduit or bundle of wires is provided as a one piece unitary member. The hanger member has a planar first leg with an open recess extending inwardly from a first side edge of the first leg and a second leg coupled to the first leg along adjoining top edges defined by a fold line. The second leg has an open recess from a second side edge where the open recess is aligned with the open recess in the first leg to define a conduit passage. The bottom portion of the first leg and the bottom portion of the second leg are spaced apart a distance for connecting to the conduit. The top portions of the first leg and second leg are superimposed and continuous with each other for attaching directly to a support structure.
Claims19
A one-piece integrally formed hanger member comprising:
- a first leg having a first longitudinal side edge, a second longitudinal side edge, a bottom portion, and a top portion, said bottom portion having a first substantially U-shaped recess extending inwardly from said first side edge toward said second side edge, the first U-shaped recess having a dimension to receive a conduit;
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- a second leg having a first longitudinal side edge, a second side edge, a bottom portion, and a top portion, said bottom portion having a substantially U-shaped recess extending inwardly from said second side edge toward said first side edge and extending in a direction opposite said first U-shaped recess, said bottom portion of said first leg being spaced from the bottom portion of the second leg a distance to receive the conduit, and the top portion of the first leg and the top portion of the second leg being contiguous and substantially parallel to each other.
A one piece, integrally formed hanger member comprising:
- a substantially planar first leg having a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, a top portion with a top edge and a bottom portion with a bottom edge, said bottom portion having an open recess extending inwardly from said first side edge;
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- a second leg having a first longitudinal side edge, a second longitudinal side edge, a top portion with a top edge, said top portion being superimposed on said top portion of said first leg, and a bottom portion with a bottom edge, said bottom portion having an open recess extending inwardly from said second side edge in a direction opposite said first recess, said first recess and said second recess being aligned to define a conduit passage extending through said first leg and second leg.
A blank for forming a conduit hanger member, said blank comprising:
- a substantially flat sheet metal body having a first longitudinal side edge, a second longitudinal side edge, a first end edge and a second end edge;
- a first transverse fold line extending between said first side edge and said second side edge defining a first leg portion and a second leg portion connected by said fold line, said first fold line oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said blank;
- a first open recess provided in said first leg portion and extending inwardly from said first side edge and positioned proximate said first end edge;
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- a second open recess provided in said second leg portion and extending inwardly from said second leg and positioned proximate said second end edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.