Strut pipe clamp including worm gear for accommodating various pipe sizes
US11473700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L3/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp includes first and second bands, a pair of strut attachment legs, a screw, and a screw housing. Each band has a first end and a second end. The first band defines slots extending across a width thereof and disposed adjacent to the second end thereof. Each strut attachment leg is fixed to the first end of one of the bands. The screw housing receives the second ends of the bands and captures the screw while allowing the screw to rotate. The clamp secures a tube to a strut when the clamp is placed over the tube, the strut attachment legs are positioned relative to the strut so that notches in the strut attachment legs receive at least one of the flanges on the strut, and the screw is rotated to draw the first band further into the screw housing and thereby tighten the clamp around the tube.
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