Pipe support apparatus

Apparatus for supporting a pipe on an elongate support member having a selected cross-sectional one end configuration at one end thereof, the apparatus comprising:

• a base member,
• an elongate flexible strap secured to said base member, with said base member having opposed side margins which diverge from each other on progressing away from said strap, said strap having ratchet teeth formed along at least one side thereof;
• a latching mechanism through which a portion of said strap may move longitudinally along a path, said latching mechanism comprising a pawl adjacent one side of said path yieldably biased toward said path to engage ratchet teeth on said strap to permit movement of said strap in one direction along said path and to inhibit movement in a direction opposite said one direction, and a bearing member at the opposite side of said path to support a side of said strap opposite said one side against movement away from said pawl when said pawl engages the strap to hold the strap in a selected position;
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• a supplementary connector adapted to be secured to the support member, said supplementary connector having an opening formed therein having a cross-sectional configuration complementary to the configuration of said base member to receive and hold said base member therein, said opening comprising a slot which extends transversely of a portion of said supplementary connector and the portion of said base member comprising said diverging side portions is slidably received in said slot, and
• said supplementary connector has a cavity formed therein complementary to the cross-sectional configuration of the one end of said support member to receive and hold said end of the support member such that the supplementary connector may be adhesively secured to said support member.

Apparatus for supporting a pipe, comprising:

• a base member adapted to be secured to a support structure,
• an elongate flexible strap secured to said base member, said strap having ratchet teeth formed along at least one side thereof,
• a latching mechanism through which a portion of said strap may move longitudinally along a path, said latching mechanism comprising a pawl adjacent one side of said path yieldably biased toward said path to engage ratchet teeth on said strap to permit movement of said strap in one direction along said path and to inhibit movement in a direction opposite said one direction and a bearing member at the opposite side of said path to support a side of said strap opposite said one side against movement away from said pawl when said pawl engages the strap to hold the strap in a selected position,
• wherein said base member has a surface facing away from said strap and said surface has a first concave configuration and a second concave configuration disposed at a substantial angle relative to said first concave configuration, with an axis of one of said first and second concave configurations extending substantially parallel to a portion of said strap and an axis of the other said first and second concave configurations extending substantially normal relative thereto, and
• a supplementary support adapted to be secured to a support structure, said supplementary support having a convex outer curvature substantially complementary to one of said first and second concave configurations to be received thereon, and said base member has an opening therethrough through which a fastener may extend to secure said base member to said supplementary support.