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US 5,702,077 AGranted
Threaded bracket for hanger rod
AssigneeTolco Corporation
InventorRichard W. Heath
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Abstract
A mounting member for a ceiling or beam utilizes a barrel nut for connection with a hanger rod of a pipe hanging support. A technique of creating an offset portion about the barrel nut and then deforming that portion to provide secure fixation of the nut in the member to prevent rotation of the nut when the hanger rod is turned.
Claims9
A pipe support assembly for suspending a pipe, comprising:
- a pipe hanger rod;
- means for receiving and supporting the pipe when attached to a lower end of said rod;
- a bracket for attachment to a raised support;
- and
- a barrel nut having a cylindrical portion extending through a hole in the bracket, with a flange on one end of the nut engaging an area of the bracket surrounding the hole, said nut having internal threads threadably receiving an upper threaded end of said rod, the material of said bracket forming said hole being deformed against the cylindrical portion of the nut to grip the nut and prevent movement of the nut relative to the bracket when the rod is inserted into an opposite end of the nut and rotated into threaded engagement with the internal threads.
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A pipe support assembly for suspending a pipe, comprising:
- a bracket;
- and
- a barrel nut having a threaded interior to threadably receive a support rod, said nut having a cylindrical portion secured in a hole in said bracket by a portion of said bracket deformed against the nut to resist rotation of said nut when said rod is to be threaded into the nut, and said nut having a flange on one end contacting an upper surface of said bracket, and an unflanged end extending below said bracket.
A method of supporting the upper end of a threaded support rod, comprising the steps of:
- forming a hole in a horizontal portion of a bracket;
- inserting a cylindrical portion of a barrel nut into the bracket hole with an annular flange on one end of the barrel nut engaging a portion of the bracket surrounding the hole;
- forming said portion of the bracket surrounding the hole in a manner to prevent rotation of the barrel nut within the bracket hole;
- mounting the bracket to an elevated support, with the horizontal portion of the bracket extending horizontally and with the flange on the barrel nut positioned substantially above the bracket horizontal portion and with the cylindrical portion of the barrel nut extending substantially below the horizontal portion of the bracket;
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- inserting a threaded end of the support rod into a lower end of the barrel nut and rotating the rod into internal threads within the barrel nut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.