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Lee J Gee

John Myrl Warren

Richard E Cummings

This invention is a pipe support for a pipe covered by a cylindrical bat of insulation. The insulated pipe is suspended by a pipe hanger having a clevis extending round and beneath the pipe. The pipe support comprises an upwardly concave saddle engageable with the underside of the pipe within the insulation. A pipe support base is secured to the clevis and comprises a bracket fixedly secured to the clevis by a lock bolt; alternatively, a portion of the clevis may serve as the pipe support base. Top and bottom ends of a vertical connector are secured respectively to the saddle and to the support base. A vertical connector extends through the insulation at the bottom of the pipe. The ends of the connector are fixedly secured respectively to the saddle and to the support base. In one embodiment, the connector is a single shaft or rod. In another embodiment, the connector is a rod removably telescopically assembled within a hollow sleeve. The connector transmits the weight load of the pipe directly from the saddle to the clevis, independently of the insulation. The concave configuration of the saddle holds the pipe against lateral misalignment; the fixed securement of the connector to the pipe support base maintains them in vertical alignment; and a snug fit between the telescopically assembled rod and sleeve, where used, prevents lateral misalignment.

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Midland, MI, United States of America

Lee J Gee