Claims
- 1. A retaining strap and clamp assembly for use in securing a load carrying rod to an I-Beam, said assembly comprising a C-type clamp adapted to engage the I-Beam and having a pair of lateral arm portions and an upstanding body portion extending therebetween, said body portion defining threads thereon for engaging said rod so as to provide an adjustable mounting of said clamp on said rod, said strap comprising a flat steel member defining a first end portion, a second end portion, opposed longitudinal edges, and a slot formed in said first end portion and being open along one of said edges such that a transverse portion of the load carrying rod can be slotably inserted therein and wherein said second end portion of said member is bendable about a portion of the I-Beam upon said transverse portion of said rod being disposed within said slot, whereby said strap can be secured to and between the rod and the I-Beam.
- 2. A retaining strap and clamp assembly for use in securing a load carrying rod to an I-Beam, said assembly comprising a C-type clamp adapted to engage the I-Beam and having a pair of lateral arm portions and an upstanding body portion extending therebetween, said body portion defining threads thereon for engaging said rod so as to provide an adjustable mounting of said clamp on said rod, said strap comprising a flat steel member defining a first end portion, a second end portion, opposed longitudinal edges, and a slot formed in said first end portion and being open along one of said longitudinal edges said slot extending in a direction away from said second end portion of said member such that a transverse portion of the load carrying rod can be inserted into said slot and said member pulled longitudinally therefrom in a second direction substantially opposed to said first direction so as to cause said member to bear against the rod and wherein said second end portion of said member is bendable about a portion of the I-Beam upon said transverse portion of said rod being disposed within said slot and said member pulled against said rod, whereby said strap can be secured to and between the rod and the I-Beam.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 08/509,871 filed on Aug. 1, 1995.
US Referenced Citations (10)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Modern Hangers and Accessories, Catalog "J", The Modern Hanger Corporation, Cleveland, OH, 1953, pp. 29-30. |
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Aug 1995 |
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