Seismic support for pendantly suspended body

A seismic support apparatus for a pendantly suspended body comprising:

• at least one frame means for surrounding said body below its point of suspension;
• at least three abutment members mounted on said frame means;
• and
• a plurality of means, mounted on said body about its periphery and lying in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of said body for respectively abutting said abutment members to secure said body against movement, said abutting means being spaced from each other so as to fit in the interstices between said abutment members.

Apparatus for supporting a pendantly mounted sump pumping apparatus, or the like, against lateral or pendulous movement of its lower portion when submerged;

• in an excavation comprising:
• means fixed on the wall of said excavation for surrounding the lower portion of the pumping apparatus;
• a plurality of spaced abutting members fixed to and disposed about the periphery of said apparatus adjacent said surrounding means;
• and
• a plurality of spaced abutment means mounted on said surrounding means for respectively abutting said abutting members with a small clearance fit to secure said apparatus against movement, the space between said abutting members and abutment means being such as to permit them to pass through their respective interstices.

A method of vertically supporting an elongated body against movement comprising the steps of:

• attaching a plurality of abutment plates spaced from each other about the periphery of the body in a plane normal to its longitudinal axis and displaced from its upper end;
• lowering the body through a surrounding frame, having a plurality of abutment pads corresponding in number to said plates and spaced within the frame in a horizontal plane, with the body oriented such that the abutment plates enter the interstices between the abutment pads;
• rotating the body such that the outer edges of the abutment plates engage the outer edges of the abutment pads with a small clearance fit;
• and
• securing the body to a fixed mounting at its upper end.