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US 5,845,882 AGranted
Staple hook pipe hanger
OwnerB. Eugene Hodges, James Brunoinventors
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Abstract
A pipe hanger for suspending a pipe from a support structure at a variety of angles includes a stem and a flexible hook attached to the stem. The stem has at least one groove suitable for accepting a staple for hanging the pipe hanger from the support structure. The grooves may be polygonal, allowing the pipe hanger to be suspended at a variety of angles. The hook has a curved portion to accept a pipe in a snap-fit position. The stem may be shortened to a suitable length by severing the stem at any one of the grooves.
Claims18
A pipe hanger for suspending a pipe from a support structure, the pipe hanger comprising:
- a rigid, elongate stem suitable for mounting to a support structure, the rigid, elongate stem defining an axis and comprising a mounting means defined by at least one channel circumferentially disposed about the rigid, elongate stem and suitable for accepting a fastening means;
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- at least one curved portion connected to the rigid, elongate stem for receiving the pipe wherein the curved portion comprises a free end, the free end and the rigid, elongate stem defining a distance between the rigid, elongate stem and the free end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.