Conduit support
First Claim
1. An elongated conduit support comprising:
- (a) a generally flat, central plate having first and second longitudinal side edges and first and second end edges shorter than the side edges;
(b) a plurality of conduit holes through the central plate and spaced apart therealong, each hole to receive a conduit therethrough and having a closed perimeter whereby movement of the respective conduit in a hole in a direction parallel to the central plate is limited to an area bounded by the perimeter of the conduit hole;
(c) first and second strengthening flanges extending along the longitudinal side edges of the central plate and bent away from the plane to form, with the plate, a structure having a generally U-shaped cross section to prevent buckling of the central plate perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges due to the weight of the conduits extending through the conduit holes;
(d) adjustable conduit-restraining means located at each conduit-receiving hole and secured to the central plate to engage any conduit extending through the respective conduit hole to further limit any movement of such conduit in a direction parallel to the central plate; and
(e) a plurality of first passageways through the first flange, and a corresponding plurality of second passageways through the second flange and aligned with the first passageways to permit a separate support rod to pass through each pair of aligned first and second passageways generally parallel to the central plate and perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges.
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Abstract
An elongated conduit support to suspend a plurality of conduits from an overhead structure includes a generally flat, elongated central plate having with a plurality of closed-perimeter conduit holes to receive conduits therethrough. The elongated plate has strengthening flanges extending along its longitudinal edges of the central plate to prevent buckling of the central plate due to the weight of the conduits and suspension-receiving means including at least first and second passageways, each of which is generally parallel to the central plate and close to the plane of the central plate and perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges to hold the plate so that its plane is substantially vertical and to transfer the weight of the conduit support and the conduits thereon to the suspension means.
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36 Claims
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1. An elongated conduit support comprising:
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(a) a generally flat, central plate having first and second longitudinal side edges and first and second end edges shorter than the side edges; (b) a plurality of conduit holes through the central plate and spaced apart therealong, each hole to receive a conduit therethrough and having a closed perimeter whereby movement of the respective conduit in a hole in a direction parallel to the central plate is limited to an area bounded by the perimeter of the conduit hole; (c) first and second strengthening flanges extending along the longitudinal side edges of the central plate and bent away from the plane to form, with the plate, a structure having a generally U-shaped cross section to prevent buckling of the central plate perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges due to the weight of the conduits extending through the conduit holes; (d) adjustable conduit-restraining means located at each conduit-receiving hole and secured to the central plate to engage any conduit extending through the respective conduit hole to further limit any movement of such conduit in a direction parallel to the central plate; and (e) a plurality of first passageways through the first flange, and a corresponding plurality of second passageways through the second flange and aligned with the first passageways to permit a separate support rod to pass through each pair of aligned first and second passageways generally parallel to the central plate and perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A conduit support comprising:
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(a) a central plate elongated in a longitudinal direction in a plane and having longitudinal edges and front and rear surfaces; (b) conduit holes in the elongated plate spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and located in defined areas of the plate to receive conduits, each of the conduit holes having a closed perimeter; (c) first and second reinforcing flanges comprising portions of the longitudinal edges bent in the same direction to reinforce the conduit support and prevent it from bending under the combined weight of the conduits passing through the holes; and (d) portions of the conduit support defining first and second passageways integrally formed with the plate parallel to the plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the central plate to permit separate support rods to pass through the passageways generally parallel to the plate and perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An elongated conduit support comprising:
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(a) a generally flat, central plate having longitudinal side edges and transverse end edges shorter than the side edges; (b) first and second flanges extending parallel to each other from opposite longitudinal side edges of the central plate to define, with the central plate, a channel having a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration; (c) a plurality of conduit holes through the central plate and spaced apart along the central plate; (d) adjustable conduit-positioning means extending at least part way across each of the conduit holes to exert pressure on a conduit through the respective conduit hole; (e) a plurality of first passageways through the first flange, and a corresponding plurality of second passageways through the second flange and aligned with the first passageways to permit a separate support rod to pass through each pair of aligned first and second passageways generally parallel to the central plate and perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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Specification