Configurable support apparatus for flexible pipe and method
OwnerMichael L. Elkinsinventor
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Abstract
A series of height-adjustable pipe-supports are used to lay a flexible conduit such as the sewer line of a recreation vehicle at a gradually decreasing slant above a ground surface. Gutter segments are also used between the pipe and its supports to prevent sagging between them. Each support comprises a substantially hemispherical clamp mounted on a threaded rod that can be adjusted screwed into a pedestal. An intermediary extension can be interposed between the clamp and the pedestal to provide additional height.
Claims8
A height-adjustable pipe-support which comprises:
- a supporting head having an upper surface shaped and dimensioned to intimately hold a tubular structure, and an under surface;
- a threaded first shaft protecting from said under surface;
- a pedestal having a base shaped for stable contact with a support surface, and a pillar projecting upwardly from said base, said pillar having an axial, threaded first channel commensurate with said first shaft;
- whereby said first shaft can be adjustably screwed into said pillar first channel to place said first support head at a desired height over said support surface;
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- an intermediary, oblong extension having a threaded second shaft commensurate with said first shaft projecting axially from a first end, and an axial, threaded channel commensurate with said first channel opening at an opposite end thereof;
- whereby said extension can be adjustably inserted between said support head and said base.
A kit for laying a pipe of given outer diameter at a desired pitch angle over a ground surface, said kit comprising a plurality of height-adjustable pipe supports;
- wherein each of said supports comprises:
- a supporting head having an upper surface shaped and dimensioned to intimately hold a tubular structure, and an under surface;
- a threaded first shaft protecting from said under surface;
- a pedestal having a base shaped for stable contact with a support surface, and a pillar protecting upwardly from said base, said pillar having an axial, threaded first channel commensurate with said first shaft;
- wherein said first shaft can be adjustably screwed into said pillar first channel to place said first support head at a desired height over said support surface;
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- an intermediary, oblong extension having a threaded second shaft commensurate with said first shaft projecting axially from a first end, and an axial, threaded channel commensurate with said first channel opening at an opposite end thereof;
- whereby said extension can be adjustably inserted between said support head and said pedestal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.