Claims
- 1. A support, comprising:
a frame; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so that said support members engage an object placed within the support.
- 2. A pipe support for an installed pipe, comprising:
a frame capable of being placed around an installed pipe; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so that said support members engage a pipe placed within the pipe support.
- 3. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein said frame is a hollow cylinder.
- 4. The pipe support of claim 3, wherein said hollow cylinder comprises two connectable halves divided along the diameter of the hollow cylinder.
- 5. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein said support members are rods for providing vibration isolation to a pipe placed within said pipe support.
- 6. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein said support members are arranged in a symmetric pattern.
- 7. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein said support members are arranged in an asymmetric pattern.
- 8. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein said support members are elastic.
- 9. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein the means for supporting the plurality of members are bearing points connected to the frame.
- 10. The pipe support of claim 3, wherein the means for supporting the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points are at least two bearing rings connected to the frame, each of said bearing rings including a bearing point for each support member.
- 11. The pipe support of claim 5, further comprising:
means for adjusting the frequency that will occur in the support members when vibration is isolated by said support members.
- 12. The pipe support of claim 2, further comprising:
means for varying the distance between the two contact points where each of the plurality of support members are supported.
- 13. The pipe support of claim 2, wherein:
said frame is a hollow cylinder comprising two connectable halves divided along the diameter of the hollow cylinder; said support members are rods for providing vibration isolation to a pipe placed within said pipe support; the means for supporting the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points are at least two bearing rings connected to the frame, each of said bearing rings including a bearing point for each support member, said bearing points being arranged in a circular pattern concentric with the hollow cylinder frame; and means for varying the distance between the two contact points where each of the plurality of support members are supported.
- 14. A method of securing a pipe, comprising:
(a) providing a pipe support comprising:
a frame capable of being placed around an installed pipe; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so that the support members engage a pipe placed within the pipe support; (b) placing said pipe support around the pipe; and (c) turning said rotating means to cause said support members to engage the pipe and secure it within said frame.
- 15. A method of isolating vibration in a object, comprising:
(a) providing a pipe support comprising:
a frame capable of being placed around an object; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of said plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so that the support members engage an object placed within the frame; (b) placing said frame around said object; and (c) turning said rotating means to secure the object such that vibration occurring in the object is isolated by said plurality of support members.
- 16. A method of isolating vibration in a rotating object provided with bearing means, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a support comprising
a frame capable of being placed around a rotating object provided with bearing means; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of said plurality of support members at a minimum of two points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so the support members engage the bearing means; (b) placing said frame around the object and its bearing means; and (c) turning said rotating means to cause said support members to engage the bearing means.
- 17. A method for securing a rotating object, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a support comprising
a frame capable of being secured to a rotating object; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of said plurality of support members at a minimum of two points; means for rotating each of the support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so the support members engage a rotating object placed within said frame; and contact means attached to an outer surface of said frame that allow the frame to rotate and slide within a generally cylindrical enclosure; (b) placing said frame around the rotating object; (c) turning said rotating means to cause said support members to engage the rotating object and secure it within said frame; and (d) placing said frame within an enclosure.
- 18. A method of isolating vibration from an object provided with contacting supports, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an isolator support comprising
a frame capable of being placed around the contacting supports; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of the plurality of support members at a minimum of two points; and means for rotating each of said support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so the support members engage the contacting supports; (b) placing said isolator support around the contacting supports; and (c) turning said rotating means to cause said support means to engage the contacting supports.
- 19. A support for a rotating object, comprising
a frame capable of being secured to a rotating object; a plurality of support members within said frame; means for supporting each of said plurality of support members at a minimum of two points; means for rotating each of the support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so the support members engage a rotating object placed within said frame; and contact means attached to an outer surface of said frame that allow the frame to rotate and slide within a generally cylindrical enclosure.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/007,312, filed Nov. 10, 2001, which in turn claims priority under U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/247,290, filed Nov. 10, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60247290 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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10007312 |
Nov 2001 |
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10348036 |
Jan 2003 |
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