Pipe locator and support
First Claim
1. A support for a tubular member to be mounted in a building, the support comprising at least one opening sized for receiving and supporting the tubular member during use of the support, the opening having a periphery forming an edge to support the tubular member, the support having undulations on the edge of the opening and integral with the support causing the edge to extend on opposing sides of the support.
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Abstract
An elongated strap has a plurality of openings sized to hold plumbing pipes extending through the openings. The openings have a periphery that undulates so the periphery extends on opposing sides of the strap to increase the periphery in contact with the pipe along the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The undulations are preferably formed by flutes having an enlarged end opening onto the periphery.
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46 Claims
- 1. A support for a tubular member to be mounted in a building, the support comprising at least one opening sized for receiving and supporting the tubular member during use of the support, the opening having a periphery forming an edge to support the tubular member, the support having undulations on the edge of the opening and integral with the support causing the edge to extend on opposing sides of the support.
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12. A plumbing strap for mounting pipes in a building, the plumbing strap comprising:
a strip of material having a flat portion in which is placed at least one fluted opening formed in the strip of material, the fluted opening having a periphery that undulates onto opposing sides of the flat portion, with at least four undulations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33)
- 25. A plumbing strap for supporting a pipe, the strap comprising a peripheral edge defining an opening in the strap with the opening configured for supporting the pipe extending through the opening during use of the strap, the opening having a first diameter, the strap having a circumference of the opening in a plane of the strap being less than a length of the peripheral edge defining the opening wherein the peripheral edge is integrally formed in the strap.
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29. A support for a tubing, comprising:
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a support having at least one opening having an integrally formed periphery defined by a peripheral edge with a tube extending through the opening and being supported by the peripheral edge; and
undulating means formed in one piece with the support and cooperating with the periphery for increasing a stiffness of the support at the opening and increasing a length of the peripheral edge contacting the tubing. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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34. A method of holding a pipe, comprising the non-sequential steps of:
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fastening at least one end of a support to a building structure; and
placing the pipe through an opening in the support, the opening having an undulating peripheral edge defining the opening. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A support for tubular members, the support comprising at least one opening sized for receiving and supporting the tubular member, the opening having a periphery forming an edge to support the tubular member, the support having undulations on the edge of the opening causing the edge to extend on opposing sides of the support, wherein the support comprises one of a T-shaped support, an L-shaped support, an elongated strap not long enough to extend between adjacent studs of a house, and a strap long enough to extend between adjacent studs of a house.
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40. A support for tubular members, the support comprising:
at least one opening sized for receiving and supporting the tubular member, the opening having a periphery forming an edge to support the tubular member, the support having undulations on the edge of the opening causing the edge to extend on opposing sides of the support, wherein the undulations are formed by at least six flutes each having an apex outward of the periphery and base forming part of the periphery, the bases of the flutes each having distal ends that abut each other.
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41. A plumbing strap, comprising:
a strip of material having a flat portion in which is placed at least one fluted opening having a periphery that undulates onto opposing sides of the flat portion, with at least four undulations, wherein there are an even number of flutes with adjacent flutes extending on opposing sides of the strap and wherein the flutes have a longitudinal axis that is not perpendicular to an edge of the strap.
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42. A plumbing strap, comprising:
a strip of material having a flat portion in which is placed at least one fluted opening having a periphery that undulates onto opposing sides of the flat portion, with at least four undulations, wherein there are an even number of flutes with adjacent flutes extending on opposing sides of the strap and wherein the strap has an L-shape, with the base of the L-shaped strap having at least one hole located and sized to allow the passage of a fastener to fasten the L-shaped strap to a stud during use of the L-shaped strap.
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43. A plumbing strap, comprising:
a strip of material having a flat portion in which is placed at least one fluted opening having a periphery that undulates onto opposing sides of the flat portion, with at least four undulations, wherein there are an even number of flutes with adjacent flutes extending on opposing sides of the strap and wherein the strap has a T-shape, with the top of the T-shaped strap having at least one hole located and sized to allow the passage of a fastener to fasten the T-shaped strap to a stud during use of the T-shaped strap.
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44. A support for a tubular member to be mounted in a building, the support comprising
at least one opening sized for receiving and supporting the tubular member during use of the support, the opening having a periphery forming an edge to support the tubular member, the support having a plurality of flutes each having a distal end opposite an apex with each of the distal ends forming a portion of the periphery of the opening, the apex being formed in or very near a plane containing the opening, and the distal ends having a portion that is offset from that plane to form an undulating edge of the opening that extends on opposing sides of the support, the flutes being continuously connected to the support between the apex and the distal end.
Specification