Claims
- 1. A retaining strap for supplementing the securement of a fluid carrying conduit to a fixed structure by means of a "U"-shaped hanger of the type having spaced leg portions, said retaining strap comprising a flat steel member having a first end portion, a second end portion, opposed longitudinal edges, an ear portion disposed adjacent said first end portion and extending perpendicularly therefrom, and a slot disposed in said ear portion, said slot defining an open end and a closed end and extending from said open end to said closed end in the direction of said first end portion in a direction substantially parallel to said member such that a traverse portion of one of the legs of the hanger can be slotably inserted therein and wherein said second end portion of said member is bendable about a second leg of the hanger upon said transverse portion of said first leg being disposed within said slot, whereby the strap is secured to and between the legs of the hanger such that one of the edges of the strap is disposed adjacent the conduit within the hanger thereby supplementing the securement of the conduit within the hanger.
- 2. A retaining strap and clamp assembly for use in securing a fluid carrying conduit to a fixed structure, said assembly comprising a "U"-shaped hanger having a saddle portion adapted to receive the conduit and a pair of upstanding leg portions, said strap comprising a flat steel member having a first end portion, a second end portion, opposed longitudinal edges, an ear portion disposed adjacent said first end portion and extending perpendicularly therefrom, and a slot disposed in said ear portion, said slot defining an open end and a closed end and extending from said open end in the direction of said first end portion to said closed end in a direction substantially parallel to said member such that a traverse portion of one of the legs of the hanger can be slotably inserted therein and wherein said second end portion of said member is bendable about a second leg of the hanger upon said transverse portion of said first leg being disposed within said slot, whereby the strap is secured to and between the legs of the hanger such that one of the edges of the strap is disposed adjacent the conduit within the hanger thereby supplementing the securement of the conduit within the hanger.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/885,825 filed Jun. 30, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,897,088 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/509,871, filed Aug. 1, 1995 (now abandoned).
US Referenced Citations (10)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Modern Hanger & Accessories, Catalog "J", The Modern Hanger Corporation, Cleveland, OH, 1953, pp. 29-30. |
Divisions (1)
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885825 |
Jun 1997 |
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Continuations (1)
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