Support saddle for elongate articles and interpositioning device for dissimilar surfaces
OwnerPatrick J. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A support saddle which tethers a pipe, cable, wire, conduit or other elongate article to the support saddle, which, in turn, is fastened to a support surface, said support saddle also having a design such that it is easily and readily employable as an intermediate connecting device used to aid in the bonding of a flat surface to a round surface, or vice-versa. The support saddle can also be used with a complementing removable base so as to controllably alter the distance of the elongate article supported in the saddle from the support surface.
Claims43
A support saddle comprising, in combination:
- first and second support walls inclined such that said walls define a substantially "V" shaped trough so that articles can be placed within said trough,
- means for attaching said trough to a support surface,
- and means for removeably attaching a tether around said trough and over the articles to constrain the articles thereto,
- wherein said removable tether attaching means includes a plurality of openings at portions of said trough remote from the lower crotch portion of said "V" shaped trough,
- wherein said trough is formed from a pair of inclined surfaces forming a "V", a pair of rear walls extending from edges of said inclined surfaces remote from said crotch portion, and side walls extending between said rear walls and side edges of said inclined surfaces,
- wherein a peak is defined by the juncture of said inclined surface and said rear walls, and said openings extend down on said rear wall allowing unobstructed tethering of much larger diameter articles,
- and wherein said side walls include a cutaway portion on said walls defining an access area to a portion of the underside of said saddle, allowing manual directing and other manipulation of the tethering means, regardless of saddle being secured or unsecured to the mounting surface.
A support saddle device for supporting singular, or in plurality, elongate articles to an underlying surface, comprising, in combination:
- a trough upon which the articles are to be placed;
- a housing integrally formed with said trough including
- attachment means to secure said device on a separate mounting surface;
- and access opening means on said device to allow a removeable tether to pass therethrough and to be manually directed under said trough, and through other opening means integral with said device, so as to allow the tethering means to encircle the articles and connect to themselves, thereby constricting said articles to a portion of the surface engaging area of the trough,
- wherein said trough includes imbrications on its article engaging surface, forming a stair-like retention surface for gripping the article,
- wherein said removable tether attaching means includes a plurality of openings at portions of said trough remote from the lower crotch portion of said "V" shaped trough,
- wherein said trough is formed from a pair of inclined surfaces forming a "V", a pair of rear walls extending from edges of said inclined surfaces remote from said crotch portion, and side walls extending between said rear walls and side edges of said inclined surfaces,
- wherein a peak is defined by the juncture of said inclined surface and said rear walls, and said openings extend down on said rear wall allowing unobstructed tethering of much larger diameter articles,
- and wherein said side walls include a cutaway portion on said walls defining an access area to a portion of the underside of said saddle, allowing manual directing and other manipulation of the tethering means, regardless of saddle being secured or unsecured to the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.