Apparatus for supporting conduit between building members

An apparatus for supporting conduit between building members, comprising:

• a) an elongate bracket securable between adjacent building members and comprising;
• i) an inner bracket section having a first front wall, a first rear wall and a first bottom wall forming a first channel, said first front and rear walls each including an inwardly extending first flange, said inner bracket section having opposing proximate and distal ends;
• ii) an outer bracket section having a second front wall, a second rear wall and a second bottom wall forming a second channel, said second front and rear walls each including an inwardly extending second flange, said second bracket section having opposed proximate and distal ends;
• wherein
• iii) said outer bracket section proximate end receives said inner bracket section proximate end such that said inner bracket section fits within said second channel with said second flanges respectively overlapping said first front and rear walls and said first flanges of said first front and rear walls to hold said inner bracket section within said second channel such that said inner bracket section is telescopically extendable relative to said outer bracket section;
• b) a conduit clamp assembly comprising:
• i) a clamp base slidably securable to said elongate bracket and having at least one gripping step formed in opposite sides thereof;
• said gripping steps engaging a portion of said first and second flanges in said inner or outer bracket sections to retain said clamp assembly within said elongate bracket;
• said clamp base having an insert receiving opening extending through said clamp base;
• ii) an insert received within said insert receiving opening;
• and
• iii) a clamping member secured to said clamp base by a ratchet assembly such that said clamping member may be drawn toward said clamp base to draw a conduit positioned therebetween into engagement with a first end of said insert and thereby drive a second end of said insert into engagement with said bracket and thereby frictionally resist sliding of said clamp base relative to said bracket while securing said conduit between said clamping member and said insert in said clamp base.

An apparatus for supporting conduit between building members, comprising:

• a) a slider bracket comprising:
• i) an elongate inner bracket section which is substantially U-shaped in cross section with a first front wall, a first rear wall and a first bottom wall forming a first channel, said first front and rear walls each including a first extension which extends inward into said first channel and downward toward said first bottom wall, said inner bracket section having opposing proximate and distal ends;
• ii) an elongate outer bracket section which is substantially U-shaped in cross section with a second front wall, a second rear wall and a second bottom wall forming a second channel, said second front and rear walls each including a second extension which extends inward into said second channel and downward toward said second bottom wall, said second bracket section having opposed proximate and distal ends;
• wherein
• iii) said outer bracket section proximate end receives said inner bracket section proximate end such that said inner bracket section fits within said second channel with said second extensions respectively overlapping said first front and rear walls and said first extensions of said first front and rear walls to hold said inner bracket section within said second channel such that said inner bracket section is telescopically extendable relative to said outer bracket section;
• b) a pipe clamp assembly comprising:
• i) a base frame comprising:
• 1) a plurality of downward extending legs;
• 2) at least one gripping step formed in each said leg, each said gripping step engaging a portion of one of said inner or outer bracket sections to retain said clamp assembly within said slider bracket;
• 3) a central opening formed within said base frame between said downward extending legs;
• ii) a flexible ratchet arm extending outward from said base frame and having a plurality of ratchet teeth formed along at least one surface thereof;
• iii) a ratchet arm receiving block connected to said base frame opposite said flexible ratchet arm and having a ratchet arm receiving aperture formed therethrough, said ratchet arm receiving aperture being positioned and spaced such that said flexible ratchet arm may be looped over a conduit positioned between said flexible ratchet arm and said ratchet arm receiving block and extend through said ratchet arm receiving aperture, said ratchet arm receiving block also including an anvil surface and a hinged pawl member positioned proximate said arm receiving aperture on opposing sides thereof, said pawl member being resiliently urged toward said opposing anvil surface so as to provide a ratchet action on the ratchet teeth along said flexible ratchet arm as it extends through said arm receiving aperture between the pawl member and the anvil surface;
• iv) a resilient insert received within said base frame central opening, and wherein;
• v) the conduit clamped between said base member and said flexible ratchet arm will engage an upper surface of said resilient insert and force said resilient insert downward within said base frame central opening such that a lower portion of said resilient insert extends downward beyond said base frame to engage said bottom wall of said inner bracket section or said bottom wall of said outer bracket section to thereby anchor said pipe clamp assembly in place within said slider bracket.