Flexible conduit support

• US 20050067541A1
• Filed: 09/07/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas & Betts International Incorporated (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Thomas & Betts International Incorporated (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Dinh, Cong, de la Borbolla, Ian Rubin
• Application Number:
  US10/935,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20050067541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/200
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/127 and extending away from the attachment surface
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/22 specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals

Abstract

A support for flexible conduit extending within the wall cavity of a building. The support consists of a bracket and flange supported by a wall support with at least the flange portion thereof extending into the wall cavity. The flange is configured with a series of cut-outs therein that are sized to partially surround a spiral recessed portion of a flexible conduit found in the wall cavity. The adjacent spiral raised portion of the flexible conduit engages the flange and is supported therefrom. These cut-outs may be of different sizes so as to accommodate differently sized flexible conduit therein.

Claims

1. A support for flexible conduit located within a wall cavity of a building comprising:

(a) a bracket configured to be mounted to at least one wall support;

(b) a flange supported by said bracket and positioned within the wall cavity;

(c) said flange having at least one cut-out therein sized smaller than the outermost spiral raised portion of the flexible conduit whereby an interior region of the flexible conduit engages said flange and is supported therefrom.

2. A support for flexible conduit located within a wall cavity of a building comprising:

(a) a bracket configured to be mounted to at least one wall support;

(b) a flange supported by said bracket and positioned within the wall cavity;

(c) said flange having at least one cut-out therein the radius of which is smaller than the radius of the outermost external surface of the spiral raised portion of the flexible conduit said flange is intended to support.

3. A support for flexible conduit located within a wall cavity of a building comprising:

(a) a bracket configured to be mounted to at least one wall support;

(b) a flange supported by said bracket and positioned within the wall cavity;

(c) said flange having a plurality of openings therein with each said opening containing a cut-out sized to support a flexible conduit therein, wherein a said cut-out of one said opening is sized differently from a said cut-out of another said opening, said differently sized cut-outs supporting differently sized flexible conduit therein.

4. A support for flexible conduit located within a wall cavity of a building comprising:

(a) a bracket configured to be mounted to at least one wall support;

(b) a flange supported by said bracket and positioned within the wall cavity;

(c) said flange having at least one opening therein containing a plurality of cut-outs, each said cut-out sized to support a flexible conduit therein.

5. The support of claim 4 wherein said cut-outs are differently sized in order to support differently sized flexible conduit therein.

6. A bracket for supporting flexible conduit within a wall cavity comprising:

(a) a first portion configured for securement to at least one wall support;

(b) a second portion extending from said first portion and located in the wall cavity;

(c) said second portion having at least one opening therein configured with at least one cut-out sized to receive a spiral recessed portion of a flexible conduit whereby said cut-out is sized equal to or greater than the external dimension of said spiral recessed portion but smaller than the external dimension of the adjacent spiral raised portion of the flexible conduit.

7. The bracket of claim 6 wherein said second portion is configured with differently sized cut-outs to accept differently sized flexible conduit therein.

8. The bracket of claim 6 wherein said second portion is configured with at least one opening containing a plurality of cut-outs therein.

9. The bracket of claim 8 wherein said cut-outs are differently sized in order to support differently sized flexible conduit therein.

10. A method of supporting a flexible conduit within a wall cavity bounded by wall supports comprising the steps of:

(a) affixing a bracket to one or more wall supports;

(b) positioning at least a portion of said bracket in the wall cavity, said bracket portion configured with at least one opening therein sized to partially surround a spiral recessed region of the flexible conduit; and

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(c) maneuvering the flexible conduit to fit within said opening so that a spiral raised region of the flexible conduit is supported by said bracket portion.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of configuring said bracket portion with differently sized openings to accept differently sized flexible conduit therein.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of configuring said bracket portion with at least one opening containing a plurality of cut-outs, each said cut-out sized to support a flexible conduit therein.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of configuring said cut-outs of different sizes in order to support differently sized flexible conduit therein.