Claims
- 1. A mounting device for mounting a reducer support beam of a sprinkler system to a ceiling support rail of a drop ceiling in a building, the mounting device comprising:
an adjustable clamp portion having first and second opposing ceiling support rail engagement portions separated by a clamping space sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the ceiling support rail of the drop ceiling, the clamp portion being adapted to adjustably move the rail engagement portions relative to one another between a loosened position and a clamped position to vary the clamping space separating the rail engagement portions, the clamping space being sized to receive said portion of the ceiling support rail when the rail engagement portions are in the loosened position, the rail engagement portions being adapted to securely engage said portion of the ceiling support rail when the rail engagement portions are in the clamped position; and a mount portion having opposing reducer support beam engagement portions separated by a mounting space sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the reducer support beam of the sprinkler system.
- 2. A mounting device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the clamp portion comprises first and second generally downwardly extending sidewalls, the first sidewall having a lower end margin constituting at least a portion of the first ceiling support rail engagement portion.
- 3. A mounting device as set forth in claim 2 wherein the second sidewall has a lower end margin constituting at least a portion of the second ceiling support rail engagement portion.
- 4. A mounting device as set forth in claim 3 wherein the lower end margin of the first sidewall comprises a first inwardly extending flange and the lower end margin of the second sidewall comprises a second inwardly extending flange, the first inwardly extending flange constituting at least a portion of the first ceiling support rail engagement portion, the second inwardly extending flange constituting at least a portion of the second ceiling support rail engagement portion.
- 5. A mounting device as set forth in claim 3 the clamp portion further comprises a tightening mechanism operatively engageable with the first and second sidewalls in a manner to adjustably move the rail engagement portions between their loosened and clamped positions.
- 6. A mounting device as set forth in claim 5 wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a threaded fastener threadably attached to one of the sidewalls.
- 7. A mounting device as set forth in claim 5 wherein the tightening mechanism is moveable between a relaxed position and a tensioned position and wherein the clamp portion further comprises an upper wall operatively connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall, the sidewalls and the upper wall being adapted and configured such that the rail engagement portions are in their loosened position when the tightening mechanism is in its relaxed position, at least part of the tightening mechanism being in tension when the tightening mechanism is in its tensioned position to urge the rail engagement portions toward the clamped position.
- 8. A method of mounting a reducer support beam of a sprinkler system to a ceiling support rail of a drop ceiling in a building, the method comprising:
providing a mounting device comprising an adjustable clamp portion and a mount portion, the adjustable clamp portion having opposing ceiling support rail engagement portions separated by a clamping space sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the ceiling support rail of the drop ceiling, the clamp portion being adapted to adjustably move the rail engagement portions relative to one another between a loosened position and a clamped position to vary the clamping space separating the rail engagement portions, the clamping space being sized to receive said portion of the ceiling support rail when the rail engagement portions are in the loosened position, the rail engagement portions being adapted to securely engage said portion of the ceiling support rail when the rail engagement portions are in the clamped position, the mount portion having opposing reducer support beam engagement portions separated by a mounting space sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the reducer support beam of the sprinkler system; positioning the mounting device relative to the ceiling support rail when the rail engagement portions are in the loosened position such that said portion of the ceiling support rail is in the clamping space; moving at least one of the rail engagement portions relative to the other of the rail engagement portions to position the rail engagement portions in the clamped position when said portion of the ceiling support rail is in the clamping space such that the rail engagement portions securely engage said portion of the ceiling support rail; and positioning the mount portion relative to the reducer support beam of the sprinkler system such that said portion of the reducer support beam is in the mounting space.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/627,153 filed Jul. 27, 2000, entitled, “Sprinkler Mounting Device” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Continuations (1)
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09907105 |
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