Movable pipe support
AssigneeCHS Inc.
InventorMichael A. Gee
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Abstract
Movable pipe supports are described herein. A movable pipe support can include a pipe support apparatus body having a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned such that it extends through the slot, a pipe support structure attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe, and a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism moves the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe.
Claims18
A movable pipe support apparatus for supporting a pipe, comprising:
- a pipe support apparatus body having a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned such that it extends through the slot;
- a pipe support structure attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe;
- a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism moves the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe;
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- wherein the body includes two opposing side surfaces and wherein at least one side surface includes a curved slot, a bottom edge of the curved slot provides a lever arm stop structure,
- wherein the lever arm incudes a pin attached to a second end of the lever arm and wherein the pin passes through the curved slot, and an outer surface of the pin contacts the bottom edge of the curved slot to stop the lever arm from moving downward.
A movable pipe support apparatus for supporting a pipe, comprising:
- a pipe support apparatus body having top surface with a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned to extend through the slot;
- a pipe support structure attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe;
- the body having a lever arm stop structure to maintain contact between the pipe and the pipe support structure;
- a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism moves the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe;
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- wherein the body includes two opposing side surfaces and wherein at least one side surface includes a curved slot, a bottom edge of the curved slot is the lever arm stop structure,
- wherein the lever arm incudes a pin attached to a second end of the lever arm and wherein the pin passes through the curved slot, and an outer surface of the pin contacts the bottom edge of the curved slot to stop the lever arm from moving downward.
-16. (canceled)
A movable pipe support apparatus for supporting a pipe, comprising:
- a pipe support apparatus body having top surface with a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned to extend through the slot;
- a pipe support structure rotatably attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe;
- the body having a lever arm stop structure to maintain contact between the pipe and the pipe support structure;
- a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism rotates the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe;
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- wherein the lever arm has an end surface at the first end and wherein the lever arm has a length and a pivot point located one third of the length of the lever arm from the end surface of the first end of the lever arm.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.