Para-seismic support for pipes

• US 7,090,173 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2003
• Issued: 08/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Centre local de développement (CLD) de Laval
• Original Assignee: Supports SCH Inc.
• Inventors: Lussier, Serge
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Anita M.
• Application Number:
  US10/704,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20040169113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: 248/58, 248/693, 248/60, 248/62, 248/63, 248/67.7, 248/74.1, 248/61, 294/74
• US Class Current: 248/58
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/11 and hanging from a pendant F16L3/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/1218 the pipe being only supported and not fixed

Abstract

A para-seismic support for pipes is disclosed. The support has two support members, each for supporting an end of a pipe on either side of a mechanical joint. The support members are joined to each other. The support is provided with a plurality of holes, at least one of which is for supporting the pipes, and at least one of which is for providing para-seismic protection by attaching the support to a ceiling and by attaching said support to a structure at an angle of no more than 90° from a vertical direction.

Claims

1. A permanent para-seismic support for generally horizontal pipes, comprising:

at least two support members, each of said support members being adapted to support an end of a pipe on either side of a mechanical joint;

said support members being joined to each other through joining means, said joining means being provided with a plurality of holes, said holes being adapted to suspend the support from a ceiling, and providing para-seismic protection, wherein said para-seismic protection is achieved through at least one line extending at an angle of at most 90°

from a vertical direction, and connected to said at least one of said plurality of holes adapted to provide para-seismic protection and to a structure.

2. A para-seismic support according to claim 1, wherein said support members are in the shape of a half-circle for receiving a respective pipe therein, said joining means including opposite flanges integrally formed to said support members and including two longitudinal brackets for respectively joining an opposite flange of each of said support members, said longitudinal brackets being affixed to the underside of said opposite flanges.

3. A para-seismic support according to claim 2, wherein said longitudinal brackets are soldered to said opposite flanges.

4. A para-seismic support according to claim 2, wherein said joining means include four holes, at least two of which for providing support and at least one of which for providing para-seismic protection.

5. A permanent para-seismic support for generally horizontal pipes, comprising:

at least two support members, each of said support members being adapted to support an end of a pipe on either side of a mechanical joint;

said support members being joined to each other through joining means, said joining means being provided with a plurality of holes, said holes being adapted to support suspend the from a ceiling, and providing para-seismic protection, wherein each of said support members are generally J-shaped;

an interior edge of said J-shapes is structured and arranged to support pipes and said joining means is adapted to lie above pipes; and

wherein said joining means are provided with two downwardly extending, opposite flanges.

6. A para-seismic support according to claim 5, wherein said J-shapes have opposite openings.

7. A para-seismic support according to claim 5, wherein said flanges are at a 35°

angle and are each provided with a hole for receiving a line attached at a 35°

angle, thereby providing support and para-seismic protection simultaneously.