Method of supporting tubing and other linear elements
AssigneeO'Brien Holding Co., Inc.
InventorMarcus C. McCarter
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Abstract
A system of supports for running lengths of tubing between points in a facility independent of wiring carried by cable trays. In an embodiment, each support includes a support assembly including lengths of strut channel and channel clamps secured to the strut channel. In an embodiment, each support includes a generally vertical bar attached to a structural member of the facility, one or two support assemblies clamped to the vertical body, and a removable support bracket carried by at least one of the strut channels. Moveable clamps above the support bracket support lengths of tubing.
Claims8
A method of mounting tubing or other linear elements in a facility, the method comprising clamping at least one support assembly to a face of a mounting bar, the support assembly comprising clamps rigidly connected to upper and lower ends of a section of strut channel, and removably mounting support clips to the strut channel.
A method of mounting tubing or other linear elements in a facility, the facility comprising a generally horizontal structural support, the method comprising mounting at least two generally vertical sections of strut channel to the structural support, each section of strut channel comprising two elongate parallel arms connected by a web, the parallel arms having inwardly turned free ends defining a gap between the arms, the sections of strut channel being spaced apart a distance of from two feet to twenty feet, mounting at least one linear element support to each strut channel by means of a channel nut engaging the turned ends, and mounting a generally horizontal linear element between the linear element supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.