Stiffening system for hanger assembly
AssigneeAnvil International, LLC
InventorsJebediah Stewart, Jordan Cameron Belen, Bobby Budziszek
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Abstract
Example aspects of a stiffening system for a hanger assembly, a hanger assembly, and method of reinforcing a hanger assembly are disclosed. The stiffening system for a hanger assembly can comprise a stiffener rod; a brace member oriented parallel to the stiffener rod; a stiffening connector coupling the brace member to the stiffener rod, the stiffening connector defining a connector hook and a fastener hole, the connector hook defining a hook recess, a portion of the brace member received in the hook recess; and a connector fastener extending through the fastener hole, the connector fastener pressing the stiffener rod into a corner region defined between the brace member and the stiffening connector.
Claims20
A stiffening system for a hanger assembly comprising:
- a stiffener rod;
- a brace member oriented parallel to the stiffener rod;
- a stiffening connector coupling the brace member to the stiffener rod, the stiffening connector defining a connector hook and a fastener hole, the connector hook defining a hook recess, a portion of the brace member received in the hook recess;
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- a connector fastener extending through the fastener hole, the connector fastener pressing the stiffener rod into a corner region defined between the brace member and the stiffening connector.
A hanger assembly comprising:
- a support rod defining an upper end and a lower end;
- a hanger coupled to the support rod at a lower end, the hanger configured to support piping;
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- a stiffening system comprising a brace member and a stiffener rod, the stiffening system further comprising a first stiffening connector coupling the brace member to the support rod and a second stiffening connector coupling the stiffener rod to the brace member, wherein the stiffener rod is coupled to the hanger by a hanger connection assembly.
A method of reinforcing a hanger assembly comprising:
- providing a stiffening system and a hanger assembly, the hanger assembly comprising a support rod and a hanger, the stiffening system comprising a stiffener rod and a brace member;
- positioning the stiffening system adjacent to the support rod in a shortened configuration;
- coupling the brace member to the support rod with a first stiffening connector;
- moving the stiffener rod relative to the brace member to orient the stiffening system in a lengthened configuration;
- coupling the stiffener rod to the brace member in the lengthened configuration with a second stiffening connector;
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- coupling the stiffener rod to the hanger with a hanger connection assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.