Line hanger
AssigneeAndrew Corporation
InventorsKevin Goodwin, Albert R. Cox, Timothy Crawford
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Abstract
A line hanger for securing lines, such as transmission, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and other types of lines, to a support structure and a method of mounting and supporting one or more lines from a support structure. The line hanger includes an attachment support provision configured for mounting to the support structure and a pair of spaced-apart clamping arms depending outwardly from the attachment provision. The clamping arms are configured to resiliently separate for slidingly receiving an line and to resiliently relax for applying a clamping force to secure the line. Multiple line hangers may be interlinked or stacked relative to the support structure for support multiple lines.
Claims12
An apparatus for securing multiple lines to a support structure, comprising:
- a first mounting device formed of rod material with an open end and a closed end, the first mounting device including:
- a first support attachment provision configured into the closed end for mounting to a support structure, and a pair of closed end angled bends formed adjacent the closed end of the first mounting device;
- a spaced-apart pair of resilient first clamping arms extending outwardly from said first support attachment provision and the closed end angled bends to define the open end, said first clamping arms configured to receive and hold one of the lines therebetween;
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- an open end angled bend formed in each of the first clamping arms proximate the open end of the first mounting device;
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- a second mounting device formed of rod material with an open end and a closed end, the second mounting device including:
- a second support attachment provision configured into the closed end, and a pair of closed end angled bends formed adjacent the closed end;
- the closed end angled bends of the second mounting device configured for interconnecting with said open end angled bends of said first clamping arms for preventing relative separation thereof and the second mounting device having a spared-apart pair of resilient second clamping arms extending outwardly from said second support attachment provision, said second clamping arms having open ends and configured to receive and hold another of the lines therebetween, the open ends of the second clamping arms capable of being coupled together for preventing relative separation of said second clamping arms.
A method of securing lines to a support structure, comprising:
- coupling a support attachment provision of a first mounting device to an attachment point on the support structure, the first mounting device and the support attachment provision of the first mounting device formed of a rod material and having an open end and a closed end with a pair of closed end angled bends formed adjacent the closed end of the device;
- positioning a first line proximate to a spaced-apart pair of clamping arms of the first mounting device which extend from the closed end angled bends to define the open end, an open end angled bend formed in each of the clamping arms proximate the open end;
- moving the line so as to resiliently separate the clamping arms and receive the first line in a position between the clamping arms for applying a clamping force thereto;
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- interconnecting the open end angled bends with closed end angled bends of an adjacent second mounting device of the same construction to secure the first line by coupling together the clamping arms of the first mounting device so as to prevent relative separation.
A method of suspending a line from a cylindrical support structure, comprising:
- coupling a spaced-apart pair of clamping arms of a first mounting device formed of a rod material about said cylindrical support structure;
- fastening a support attachment provision of the first mounting device with a support attachment provision of a second mounting device, the support attachment provision formed as a portion of the rod material of said first mounting device;
- positioning the line proximate to a spaced-apart pair of clamping arms of the second mounting device, an open end angled bend formed in each of the second mounting device clamping arms;
- moving the line so as to resiliently separate the clamping arms of the second mounting device and receive the line in a position between the clamping arms for applying a clamping force thereto;
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- interconnecting the open end angled bends of the clamping arms of the second mounting device with the closed end angled bends of at least one of another mounting device of the same construction and a termination element so as to prevent relative separation of the clamping arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.