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US 6,672,029 B2Granted
Pipe support apparatus
OwnerWoodrow James Tuckerinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for supporting the pipes of a plumbing system during the construction of a cement building structure. More specifically, apparatus which is attachable at one end to a form board and at another end to a pipe in order that the position of the pipe be maintained during a concrete pouring operation.
Claims12
A pipe support apparatus for supporting a pipe during the construction of a building comprising:
- a first attachment member for attaching said pipe support apparatus to a form board;
- a second attachment member for attaching to a pipe;
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- a support member extending at an obtuse angle from said first attachment member to said second attachment member thereby to support said pipe prior to and during a concrete pouring operation;
- wherein said support member includes visual indicia located on at least one surface, said visual indicia indicating an area to cut thereby to size said support member such that said support member, in combination with said second attachment member, is capable of supporting a pipe at a location corresponding to a predetermined wall thickness:
- and wherein said second attachment member comprises a securing bracket having a semi-spherical surface for attachment of a pipe thereto and includes an orifice for insertion of one end of said support member.
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A pipe support apparatus for supporting a pipe during the construction of a building comprising:
- first means for attaching to a form board;
- second means for attaching to a pipe;
- a first support member which is connectable to said first means and pivotally connectable to said second means;
- and a second support member which is connectable to said first means and pivotally connectable to said second means;
- whereby said first support member and said second support member, when connected to said first means and to said second means, are capable of supporting a pipe in a substantially fixed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.