Patent ID: 9683680
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A01G,F16L

Claim:
1. A suspended pipe assembly comprising: a first pipe section configured to be suspended from a first section of an elevated pipe, the first suspended pipe section having opposed first and second ends; a second pipe section configured to be suspended from a second section of the elevated pipe, the second suspended pipe section having opposed first and second ends; a fixed joint connecting the second end of the first suspended pipe section to the first end of the second suspended pipe section; a third pipe section configured to be suspended from a third section of the elevated pipe, the third suspended pipe section having opposed first and second ends; a live joint connecting the second end of the second suspended pipe section to the first end of the third suspended pipe section such that the second end of the second suspended pipe section and the first end of the third suspended pipe section are free to translate longitudinally relative to each other as at least one of the second suspended pipe section and third suspended pipe section expands and contracts; and a plurality of suspenders configured to support the first suspended pipe section, second suspended pipe section, and third suspended pipe section below the elevated pipe.