Pipe supports and hanger
OwnerRichard J. Kearneyinventor
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Abstract
A universal pipe support and hanger for use in roughing in plumbing pipes such as water and waste lines, comprising a central body having formed therein a plurality of right and left water pipe receiving recesses and clamps removably associated therewith. A medial area is provided to affix to a waste pipe in adjustable, spaced relationship. Right and left fixed support members may be provided to be affixed in adjustable, lateral orientation to the central body to support the central body from fixed construction members, such as building columns and beams, large waste pipes and large water pipes.
Claims8
In a universal pipe support and hanger employing a central body comprising a planar web and a pair of connected flanges wherein the central body is provided with an arcuately curved, transversely aligned, waste pipe contact section, and the flanges are provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced small pipe receiving recesses, the improvement comprising
- A. waste pipe clamp means maintained in fixed relationship to the central body to clamp the central body to a waste pipe which has a longitudinal axis, said central body having right and left ends,
- 1. said waste pipe clamp means including a pair of elongated fasteners, a first pipe clamp secured by the fasteners, and a second pipe clamp secured by the fasteners,
- 2. said waste pipe clamp means including means to orient the plane of the web either in alignment with or at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the waste pipe, and
- 3. means to secure said first and second pipe clamps in a plurality of positions spaced from the central body,
- 4. said first and second pipe clamps securing the waste pipe therebetween to secure the support and hanger in stationary position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.