Method of clamping pipes and spacer device used in the method for regulating space between the pipes

A method of clamping a plurality of pipes to a pipe clamping face of a clamp base in such a manner that the pipes are clamped to the pipe clamping face one above another with a predetermined space therebetween in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the pipe clamping face, the method comprising the steps of:

• clamping at least the pipe of the plurality of pipes located nearest the pipe clamping face of the clamp base to the pipe clamping face of the clamp base by using a first clamper;
• and
• clamping subsequently at least one of the remaining pipes of the plurality of pipes to the pipe clamping face of the clamp base by using a second clamper with a spacer device being interposed between a pipe clamped by the second clamper and a pipe clamped by the first clamper,
• wherein the first clamper and the second clamper each comprise a U-shaped bolt and a pair of nuts threaded to opposed ends of the U-shaped bolt, and each U-shaped bolt exhibits a substantially U configuration as viewed along the axial direction of the pipe and is adapted to extend through attachment holes in the pipe clamping face of the clamp base with the holes receiving the U-shaped bolt of the first clamper being spaced apart from the holes receiving the U-shaped bolt of the second clamper in the axial direction of the pipe.

A construction for clamping a plurality of pipes to a pipe clamping face of a clamp base in such a manner that the pipes are clamped to the pipe clamping face one above another with a predetermined space therebetween in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the pipe clamping face, which comprises:

• a spacer device for use in regulating space between adjacent pipes;
• a first clamper for clamping at least one pipe of the plurality of pipes located nearest the pipe clamping face of the clamp base to the pipe clamping face, wherein the first clamper includes at least one leg that is inserted into at least one hole defined in the pipe clamping face;
• and
• a second clamper for subsequently clamping the at least one remaining pipe of the plurality of pipes to the pipe clamping face with the spacer device being interposed between the remaining pipe and the pipe clamped by the first clamper, wherein the second clamper includes at least one leg that is inserted into at least one hole defined in the pipe clamping face.

A construction for clamping a plurality of pipes to a pipe clamping face of a clamp base in such a manner that the pipes are clamped to the pipe clamping face one above another with a predetermined space therebetween in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the pipe clamping face, which comprises:

• a spacer device for use in regulating space between adjacent pipes;
• a first clamper for clamping at least one pipe of the plurality of pipes located nearest the pipe clamping face of the clamp base to the pipe clamping face of the clamp base;
• and
• a second clamper for subsequently clamping the at least one remaining pipe of the plurality of pipes to the pipe clamping face of the clamp base with the spacer device being interposed between a pipe clamped by the second clamper and a pipe clamped by the first clamper,
• wherein the first clamper and the second clamper each comprise a U-shaped bolt exhibiting a substantially U configuration as viewed along the axial direction of the pipe and a pair of nuts threaded to opposed ends of the U-shaped bolt, and
• the U-shaped bolt of the first clamper and the U-shaped bolt of the second clamper are adapted to extend through attachment holes in the pipe clamping face with the holes receiving the U-shaped bolt of the first clamper being spaced apart from the holes receiving the U-shared bolt of the second clamper in the axial direction of the pipe.

A construction for clamping a plurality of pipes to a pipe clamping face of a clamp base in such a manner that the pipes are clamped to the pipe clamping face one above another with a predetermined space therebetween in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the pipe clamping face, which comprises:

• a spacer device for use in regulating space between adjacent pipes;
• a first clamper for clamping at least one pipe of the plurality of pipes located nearest the pipe clamping face of the clamp base to the pipe clamping face;
• and
• a second clamper for subsequently clamping the at least one remaining pipe of the plurality of pipes to the pipe clamping face with the spacer device being interposed between the remaining pipe and the pipe clamped by the first clamper, wherein the second clamper is directly clamped to the clamping face.