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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Cooper B-line, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr., Redlands, CA (US);
Cooper B-Line, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A pipe support is disclosed for restraining a pipe at a position in close proximity to a joint formed by the pipe and a pipe fitting. The pipe support includes a base configured to be secured to a support surface and to interface with an outer surface of the pipe. The pipe support also includes a clamp operable with the base to restrain the pipe. Additionally, the pipe support includes a hinge coupling the base and the clamp, operable to facilitate relative movement between the base and the clamp. The base positions the outer surface of the pipe at a pre-determined distance from the support surface sufficient to at least offset a distance between the outer surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the pipe fitting, thereby preventing a bending load from occurring at the joint upon securing the pipe support to the support surface.