Supports – Pipe or cable – Brackets
Patent
1998-02-03
2000-12-26
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Pipe or cable
Brackets
F16L 308
Patent
active
061646040
ABSTRACT:
A full or half clamp for supporting a pipe from a mounting surface includes a plastic body portion having an arcuate recess with an arcuate length in excess of 180.degree. and opposite ends that are relatively thin and flexible to facilitate snap fitting of a pipe into the recess. A pivotable arm is integrally connected to the body portion of the full clamp by a hinge formed by a notch in an outer wall of the body portion. The arm includes an arcuate recess forming a continuation of the recess in the body portion when the arm is moved into engagement with the body portion. A plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally extending plastic projections are provided on the inner wall of the recesses in both the body portion and arm for gripping the exterior surface of the pipe. One of the projections is located on the arm immediately adjacent the hinge to provide a well defined hinge line for the arm. The half clamp is desirably substantially identical in shape to the main body portion of the full clamp except that the hinge of the full clamp is eliminated from the half clamp, and the projection on the arm that is immediately adjacent the hinge of the full clamp is incorporated as part of the half clamp. This has the advantage that the same mold that is used to mold the full clamp can also be used to mold the half clamp simply by removing an insert that is used to form the hinge in the full clamp and by placing another insert in the mold to eliminate the portion of the arm beyond the projection immediately adjacent the hinge.
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Cirino Catherine
Geary Susan
Rodriguez Roberto
Oatey Co.
Ramirez Ramon O.
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