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US 4,225,103 AGranted
Pipe clamp device
AssigneeIndian Head Inc.
InventorHarold T. Pate
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Abstract
A clamp for suspending a pipe from a strut, the clamp including an elongated flexible strap carrying pipe spacing protuberances on one side, and having tee subassemblies at opposite ends. The tee subassemblies each define a tool-receiving slot aligned with a neck portion of the respective tee subassembly. The clamp is used in combination with a strut channel having an open mouth and reverse turned edges at opposite sides of the open mouth.
Claims27
A pipe clamp device comprising:
- an elongated flexible strap having a first side, a second side, a pair of opposed side edges, and a pair of opposite ends;
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- a pair of tee subassemblies connected to the opposite ends of the strap and each including:
- a crossarm element having a tool-receiving slot therethrough in alignment with the longitudinal axis of said elongated strap for facilitating the twisting of said crossarm element about the longitudinal axis by means of a leverage tool inserted into said slot;
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- a flexible, resilient neck portion interconnecting the crossarm element with the respective end of said elongated strap.
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A strut pipe clamp comprising:
- an elongated flexible strap having opposite sides and opposite ends;
- pipe spacing proturberances projecting from one side of the strap;
- flange means secured to the opposite ends of the strap and having additional pipe spacing protuberances thereon, said flange means cooperating with said strap to form a pipe encirclement structure when said strap is bent through a 180.degree. curve defined by its longitudinal axis;
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- a pair of tee subassemblies secured to said flange means and disposed on opposite ends of said strap, each of said tee subassemblies including:
- a crossarm element including tool engaging means;
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- a flexible, resilient neck portion connecting said crossarm element to said flange means and spacing said crossarm element from said flange means.
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An assembly for supporting a tubular member comprising:
- an elongated strut comprising:
- a web portion;
- a pair of opposed legs connected to said web portion and having a pair of in-turned edges defining an opening into said strut between said legs;
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- a flexible clamp suspended from said strut and including:
- an elongated, flexible strap of U-shaped configuration;
- a plurality of spaced pipe spacing protuberances connected to said strap and collectively arrayed in a substantially circular configuration;
- a pair of crossarm elements within said strut, extending substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the strut and each resting upon the in-turned edges of said legs;
- a flexible, resilient neck portion connecting each of said crossarm elements to an end of said strap;
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- means disposed on at least one of said crossarm elements for engaging a tool to facilitate twisting the respective crossarm element on the respective flexible, resilient neck portion connected thereto, and relative to the longitudinal axis of the strut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.