Claims
- 1. A mount for a fire sprinkler comprisinga base including a support, a first arm extending from the support and a second arm extending from the support parallel and displaced from the first arm, the first arm having a first support hole through the first arm and the second arm having a second support hole through the second arm and aligned with the first hole; a bracket including a first plate with a first end and a second end, a retaining hole through the first plate adjacent the first end to receive a fire sprinkler, a first mounting hole through the first plate adjacent the second end; the bracket positioned entirely on a first side of the support and extending from the second end to the first end in a direction away from the support; a threaded rod extending through the first support hole, the second support hole and the first mounting hole.
- 2. The fire sprinkler mount of claim 1, the first support hole and the second support hole being through holes, the first mounting hole being threaded on the threaded rod, the threaded rod including rod ends with shoulders not extendable through the first and second support holes.
- 3. The fire sprinkler mount of claim 2, one of the rod ends having a nut thereon defining one of the shoulders and the other of the rod ends having an integral head defining the other of the shoulders.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/237,143, filed Sep. 5, 2002 in the name of Kraig A. Kirschner, for which priority under 35 U.S.C. 120 is claimed. The disclosure of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/237,143 is incorporated herein by reference.
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Continuations (1)
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10/237143 |
Sep 2002 |
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10/672470 |
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