Clamp for tubing

A clamp assembly comprising:

• a saddle of two sheet metal members face to face, each member being formed of a generally rectangular stamping having a vertically arranged semicylindrical groove adjacent respective ends, an integral flange extending beyond each end and one flange extending further than the other to form a narrow flange at one end and a wide flange at the other end, a semicircular pressure-applying edge formed at the bottom of each sheet metal member and extending from the bottom end of one groove to the bottom end of the other groove, one of the sheet metal members having an integral tab formed on its top edge spaced above the center of the semicircular edge, the saddle assembly being effected with the wide flanges reverse bent over and around the juxtaposed narrow flanges and the tab reverse bent over and around the upper edge of the second sheet metal member, with the opposing grooves aligned with one another to form parallel passageways, and
• a U-bolt with its arms passing through said passageways, each arm having a threaded end and a nut engaged on each threaded end, the bight of the bolt extending below said saddle opposite said semi-circular pressure-applying edge,
• said clamp adapted to clamp at least one tubular member between said bight and said semicircular pressure-applying edge when said nuts are tightened against the top of said saddle.

A U-bolt clamp saddle comprising:

• an assembly of two sheet metal members face to face, each member being formed of a generally rectangular stamping having a vertically arranged semicylindrical groove adjacent respective ends, an integral flange extending beyond each end and the pair of flanges at each pair of common ends comprising one extending beyond the other to provide a narrow and a wide flange juxtaposed relative to and engaging one another, a semicircular pressure applying edge formed at the bottom of each sheet metal member and extending from the bottom end of one groove to the bottom end of the other groove, one of the sheet metal members having an integral tab formed on its top edge space above the center of the semicircular edge, the assembly being effected with the wide flanges reverse bent over and around the juxtaposed narrow flanges and the tab reverse bent over and around the upper edge of the second sheet metal member.