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US 7,677,505 B2Granted
Arcuate saddle with partial ribs
OwnerMack Deichmaninventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to arcuate saddles with partial ribs typically used to anchor and suspend insulated or non-insulated pipes. Partial ribs on the lower face of the saddle inhibit the saddle from sliding relative to the hanger when engaged and provide strengthening force to the saddle.
Claims15
An arcuate saddle for supporting pipe, comprising:
- a saddle having a length and a width, wherein the width is formed into an arc defined by a radius;
- an interior channel defined by said saddle, said channel extending the length of said saddle said interior channel defining corresponding opposing vertical side portions and a lower face portion on an exterior face of said saddle;
- and,
- pair of protruding partial ribs on said lower face portion of exterior face, wherein said partial ribs have length direction parallel to said width and wherein the length of said partial ribs is less than said saddle width wherein each said partial rib includes a central peak section and opposing slanted sides extending from said exterior face to said peak section, and wherein the ends of said partial ribs closed and wherein the ribs provide strengthening force to the saddle, and;
- wherein said partial ribs are defined on said lower face portion substantially transverse to the length of said saddle and wherein said partial ribs do not substantially extend into said side portions.
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An arcuate saddle for supporting pipe, comprising:
- a saddle having a length and a width, wherein the width is formed into an arcuate bend defined by a radius, wherein said arcuate bend extends less than or substantially equal to 180 degrees;
- an interior channel defined by said saddle, said channel extending the length of said saddle said interior channel defining corresponding opposing vertical side portions and a lower face portion on an exterior face of said saddle;
- and,
- pair of protruding partial ribs on the lower face portion of the exterior face of said saddle, wherein each said partial rib includes a central peak section and opposing slanted sides extending from said exterior face to said peak section, wherein said partial ribs have an arcuate bend extending along said saddle arcuate bend and a length direction extending along said saddle arcuate bend, and wherein the degrees that said partial ribs extend is less than the arcuate bend of said saddle and wherein the ends of said partial ribs are closed and wherein the ribs provide strengthening force to the saddle.
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An arcuate saddle for supporting pipe, comprising:
- a saddle with a length and a width formed into an arc defined by a radius and wherein said saddle defines an interior channel extending the length of said saddle, said interior channel defining corresponding opposing vertical side portions and a lower face portion on an exterior face of said saddle;
- and,
- a pair of partial ribs with closed ends protruding from said exterior face, wherein each said partial rib includes a central peak section and opposing slanted sides extending from said exterior face to said peak section and wherein the ends of said partial ribs are closed;
- wherein said partial ribs are defined on said lower face portion substantially transverse to the length of said saddle and wherein said partial ribs do not substantially extend into said side portions and wherein the ribs provide strengthening force to the saddle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.