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US 8,985,529 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for supporting an elongated member
AssigneeAims International, Inc.
InventorsRodney H. Masters, Blake R. Masters, Billy L. Griffith
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for supporting one or more elongated members are provided. A support member for supporting one or more elongated members can include a body; at least four support arms extending from the body, and at least one curved surface disposed between the support arms. Each curved surface can be concave relative to a centerline of the body. At least one curved surface can have a length that is at least twice as long as at least one other curved surface.
Claims15
A support member for supporting one or more elongated members, comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal centerline and a latitudinal centerline, wherein the body comprises at least four coplanar support arms extending therefrom, wherein a first set of opposing curved side surfaces and a second set of opposing curved side surfaces are disposed about the body, wherein a first curved side surface in the first set extends from a distal end of one of the support arms to the longitudinal centerline of the body or to the latitudinal centerline of the body, wherein the first curved side surface in the first set is an arc that follows a circular curve, wherein a second curved side surface in the first set is an arc that follows an elliptical curve having a major radius and a minor radius that are not equal to one another, and wherein the first curved side surface in the first set has a length that is at least twice as long as a first curved side surface in the second set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.