Offset tube clamp
First Claim
1. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
- a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls;
b) a post extending outwardly from said base;
c) a tube cradle formed on said post at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and
d) a nailway including a fastener receiving opening for receiving a fastener, said fastener receiving opening intersecting said notch at an apex of said notch formed at an intersection of said first and second angled walls such that a fastener extending through said nailway exits said base through said notch;
whereine) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member.
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Abstract
An offset tube clamp includes a base having a pair of feet with generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch between the feet. A post extends upwardly from the base, and at least one tube cradle is formed on the post at a position spaced apart from the base. The tube clamp further includes a nailway having a fastener receiving opening for receiving a fastener. The fastener receiving opening intersects the notch in the base. The tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in either a first orientation with the bottom surfaces of the feet flush against a surface of the building member, and in a second orientation with the notch in the base receiving a corner of the building member.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls; b) a post extending outwardly from said base; c) a tube cradle formed on said post at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and d) a nailway including a fastener receiving opening for receiving a fastener, said fastener receiving opening intersecting said notch at an apex of said notch formed at an intersection of said first and second angled walls such that a fastener extending through said nailway exits said base through said notch;
whereine) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls; b) a post extending outwardly from said base; c) a tube cradle formed on said post at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and d) a nailway including a fastener receiving opening for receiving a fastener, said fastener receiving opening intersecting said notch through said first angled wall thereof at an orientation which is not perpendicular to said first angled wall such that a fastener extending through said nailway exits said base through said notch;
whereine) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member. - View Dependent Claims (5, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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6. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls; b) a post extending outwardly from said base; c) a tube cradle formed on said post at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and d) a nailway including a fastener receiving opening for receiving a fastener, said nailway formed by said fastener receiving opening extending longitudinally through said post and extending the full length of said post from a top end thereof to said notch in said base and intersecting said notch such that a fastener extending through said nailway exits said base through said notch;
whereine) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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14. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls meeting at an apex; b) a post extending outwardly from said base; c) a hook extending outwardly from said post and defining a tube cradle at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and d) a fastener receiving opening extending longitudinally through said post and forming a nailway for receiving a fastener, said fastener receiving opening intersecting said notch at said apex thereof;
whereine) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base including a pair of feet having generally coplanar bottom surfaces and a notch extending into said base between said feet, said notch defined by first and second angled walls which are substantially perpendicular to one another; b) a post extending outwardly from said base; c) a hook extending outwardly from said post and defining a tube cradle at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; and d) a nailway formed on said base and extending outwardly from said base at an acute angle to said post; e) a fastener receiving opening extending longitudinally through said nailway for receiving a fastener, said fastener receiving opening intersecting said notch through said first angled wall thereof at an orientation which is not perpendicular to said first angled wall such that said fastener receiving opening angles away from said second angled wall;
whereinf) said tube clamp is alternatively mountable to a building member in first and second orientations, in said first orientation said bottom surfaces of said feet being flush against a surface of the building member, and in said second orientation said notch receiving a corner of the building member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A tube clamp for fastening a tube to a building member, said tube clamp comprising:
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a) a base having a bottom surface; b) a post extending outwardly from said base in a direction opposite said bottom surface; c) a tube cradle formed on said post at a position spaced apart from said base and sized to receive a tube; d) a first nailway including a first fastener receiving opening extending longitudinally through said post and extending the full length of said post from a top end thereof to said base and exiting through said bottom surface of said base; and e) a second nailway extending outwardly from said base at an acute angle to said post, said second nailway having a second fastener receiving opening extending therethrough and exiting through said bottom surface of said base.
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Specification