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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
James T. Bober, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Thomas W. Bober, Rochester, NY (US);
James T. Bober, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Thomas W. Bober, Rochester, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus supporting a thermal or hydronic expansion tank in fluid communication via a pipe nipple with a water heater in a water piping system. The supporting apparatus comprises a mounting base adapted to be mounted directly to the water heater. A rack constructed of rigid material is adapted to be secured to the tank. The rack is fastened to the mounting base. The tank is mounted in a vertical orientation on the water heater with the pipe nipple pointing upward or downward. There is sufficient spatial separation of the tank from the mounting base to permit the tank to be insulated or otherwise covered for protecting the tank from the environment.