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US 4,579,304 AGranted
Tube bundle support
OwnerGeorge J. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A supporting means for a tube bundle arranged in an array having a plurality of rows of parallel tubes is constructed of a plurality of first and second strip members extending transversely to one another and being interlocked at cooperating slots to form a lattice structure of crossed strips with openings for receiving the tubes, and a frame extending around the periphery of the tube bundle array in engagement with the ends of the strip members.
Claims3
Supporting means for tube bundles or the like arranged in an array having a plurality of rows of parallel tubes comprising:
- a plurality of first strip members,
- a plurality of second strip members extending transversely to said first strip members,
- said first and second strip members being interlocked at cooperating slots formed therein to form a lattice structure of crossed strips with openings therebetween for receiving the tubes, including recesses on the ends of said strip members for receiving the frame means;
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- frame means in engagement with the ends of said first and second strip members said frame means consisting essentially of two frame-shaped half plates each having a pair of horizontal legs and a vertical leg, said horizontal legs being joined together to afford a frame which extends around the periphery of said tube bundle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.