Patent ID: 9605798
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B23P,F16M,F24D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A kit for holding a fluid expansion tank against a building support, comprising: a single-piece bracket having a back and two opposing side walls forming a U shaped cross section, the side walls having first and second sets of aligned slots parallel to the back and immediately adjacent thereto, one slot of each set being on separate longitudinal axes parallel to each other, the first and second set of slots spaced apart from each other a distance D measured relative to a longitudinal axis of the back, one slot from each set of slots being coaxial with an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis, the back of the bracket having a plurality of fastener holes sized to pass the shaft of a fastener while preventing passage of a head of the fasteners during use; a first hose clamp strap and first connector with the first strap sized and configured to extend through the first set of aligned slots, the first strap having a length sufficient to encircle the tank and pass through the first two aligned slots during use; and a second hose clamp strap and second connector with the second strap extending through the second set of aligned slots and between the side walls along a straight line, the second strap having a length sufficient to encircle the tank and pass through the second two aligned slots during use; wherein each side wall has an edge having an aligned notch therein sized to receive a weld bead on said tank and abut one edge of that bead during use, the notch being located within the distance D as measured along the longitudinal axis; and further comprising a fluid expansion tank with a flexible diaphragm dividing the tank into compartments, the tank having a cylindrical tank sidewall with a welded bead encircling the tank sidewall, the bead fitting in the notch and the hose clamps encircling the tank sidewall and clamping the tank sidewall against the edges of the two bracket sidewalls.