Pipe hanger

• US 5,593,115 A
• Filed: 06/15/1994
• Issued: 01/14/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James M Lewis
• Original Assignee: James M Lewis
• Inventors: Lewis, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOTKOWSKI, KAREN
• Application Number:
  US08/260,424
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68.1, 248/74.2, 248/49, 248/71, 248/906, 248/57, 248/200.1, 174/48, 52/317, 52/220.1, 52/220.8, 52/654.1, 52/650.1, 52/690, 24/458
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7488 Details of wiring
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/227 each pipe being supported by a separate element fastened to the base
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A telescopically extendable elongate pipe hangar has resilient connector grommets affixed to opposed ends. The grommets snap rigidly into standard punch holes or knockouts to secure the pipe hangar to metal construction studs. The hangar has spaced boreholes along at least one side for receiving screws or bolts attaching clamps at selective locations to space and support pipes.

Claims

1. A pipe hangar bracket for supporting pipe between spaced metal construction studs having openings of standard configuration formed or formable therein, said bracket comprising:

elongate first and second bracket members having opposed end portions and having top, bottom, front and back sides, said first and second bracket members being retained in telescoping relation to each other and having a plurality of spaced boreholes along said front sides for receiving attaching screws for selectively securing at lease one pipe clamp along at least one of said bracket members; and

first and second resilient connecting grommets attached to said opposed end portions, said grommets configured to snap rigidly from the space between the studs into said openings defined in the opposed sides of the spaced metal studs, said bracket members being attached off-center with respect to said grommets to permit passage of electrical cable through said grommets.

2. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 wherein said connecting grommets are configured to snap fit into circular punch-holes formed in metal studs by standard electrician stud punches.

3. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 wherein said connecting grommets are configured to snap fit into standard knock-out openings in metal studs.

4. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 wherein said connecting grommets are configured to be selectively interchangeably attachable to said bracket members.

5. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 wherein said elongate bracket members are generally rectangular in cross-section.

6. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of spaced boreholes along said top sides for receiving attaching screws for selectively securing at least one pipe clamp.

7. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 wherein said spaced boreholes are threaded for receiving attaching bolts.

8. The pipe hanger bracket of claim 1 further comprising pipe clamps slidably attached to said bracket members.

9. A pipe hanger bracket for supporting pipe between spaced metal construction studs having openings of standard configuration formed or formable therein, said bracket comprising:

elongate first and second bracket members having opposed end portions and having top, bottom, front and back sides, said first and second bracket members being retained in telescoping relation to each other and having a plurality of spaced boreholes along said front sides for receiving attaching screws for selectively securing at least one pipe clamp along at least one of said bracket members; and

first and second resilient connecting grommets attached to said opposed end portions, said grommets configured to snap rigidly into openings defined in the spaced metal studs, said opposed end portions affixed off-center with respect to said grommets to permit passage of electrical cable through said grommets.