Bracket

• US 8,876,067 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2009
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Uponor Innovation AB (Uponor Oyj)
• Original Assignee: Uponor Innovation AB (Uponor Oyj)
• Inventors: McAllister, Christopher, Skare, Eric, Liebelt, John, Sellner, Chris, Cota, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): McKinnon, Terrell
• Assistant Examiner(s): BRESLIN, DANIEL J
• Application Number:
  US13/318,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20120061106A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,006 Days
• Field of Search: 248/75, 248/65, 248/300, 248/74.4, 239/283, 239/282
• US Class Current: 248/65
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 35/68 Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems valves in general F16K
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/085 for pipes being in an angled relationship to each other
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 41/12 using attaching means embracing the pipe

Abstract

A fire sprinkler fitting support bracket (100) is disclosed for mounting fire sprinkler tee-fitting (30) to a building structural component (5). The bracket (100) includes a mounting portion (103), and a cradle portion (101) cantilevered from the mounting portion (103). The cradle portion (101) is configured to receive and support the fitting body (32) on a concave surface (190a, 190b) thereof. The fitting (30), which may be a tee fitting, elbow fitting, or the like, is detachable from the bracket (100).

Claims

1. A fire sprinkler fitting support bracket, the bracket comprising:

a leg plate including

a base edge;

a free edge opposite the base edge;

a first side edge extending between the base edge and the free edge,

a second side edge extending between the base edge and the free edge and opposite the first side edge;

a foot plate, a fold edge of the foot plate fixed to the base edge so that a first surface of the leg plate and a second surface of the foot plate define an angle therebetween,

a first cradle plate extending from a third surface of the leg plate and along the first side edge of the leg plate, the third surface being opposite the first surface,

a second cradle plate extending from the third surface of the leg plate and along the second side edge of the leg plate;

wherein

the leg plate is formed having a first concave cut-out that opens along the free edge,

the first cradle plate is formed having a second concave cut out that opens along an edge thereof that is opposite the third surface of the leg plate, and

the second cradle plate is formed having a third concave cut out that opens along an edge thereof that is opposite the third surface of the leg plate.

2. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 1, wherein the foot plate has a trapezoidal peripheral shape.

3. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 1, wherein

the foot plate includes a free edge opposite the fold edge,

the free edge of the footplate and the fold edge of the foot plate are parallel, and

the free edge of the footplate is longer than the fold edge of the footplate.

4. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 3 where the foot plate includes a first pair of through holes, each hole of the first pair of through holes located a first distance from the free edge of the footplate.

5. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 4 wherein the foot plate includes a second pair of through holes, each hole of the second pair of through holes located a second distance from the free edge of the footplate, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.

6. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 1, wherein the leg plate, the foot plate, and the pair of cradle plates are formed of a single plate member that includes

a first bend portion disposed at a location corresponding to the base edge, the first bend joining the leg plate to the foot plate,

a second bend portion disposed at a location corresponding to the first side edge of the of the leg plate, the second bend joining the first cradle plate to the leg plate, and

a third bend portion disposed at a location corresponding to the second side edge of the leg plate, the third bend joining the second cradle plate to the leg plate.

7. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 6, wherein the first, second and third bend portions are of approximately 90 degrees, and the bend direction of the first bend portion is opposite that of the second and third bend portions.

8. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 6, wherein the first bend portion includes a gusset.

9. The fire sprinkler fitting support bracket of claim 1 wherein

the leg plate cut-out includes a substantially semi-circular portion having a center,

each cradle plate cut-out includes a substantially semi-circular portion having a respective center, and

the distance in a direction along the first side edge of the center of the leg plate cut-out from the second surface of the foot plate, and the distance in a direction along the first side edge of the center of each of the cradle plate cut-outs from the second surface of the foot plate, are the same.