Patent ID: 7950533
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A system of stored muffler pipes comprising: a plurality of substantially-identical muffler pipes, each muffler pipe including an elongated tubular portion having a length and a width and a flange attached to one end of the tubular portion that is configured to be bolted to a portion of an exhaust system and that has a width that is wider than the width of the tubular portion: an elongated support member having two ends and a longitudinal slot between the two ends, the longitudinal slot having: a first mounting bracket affixed near to but offset from one end of the elongated support member and configured to clamp to a first substantially horizontal support and to suspend the one end of the elongated support member from the first substantially horizontal support; and a second mounting bracket affixed near the other end of the elongated support member and configured to clamp to a second substantially horizontal support substantially parallel to the first substantially horizontal support and to suspend the other end of the elongated support member from the second substantially horizontal support, wherein the longitudinal slot in the elongated support member forms an entry channel into which the tubular portion of each muffler pipe may be inserted, the entry channel being free of obstructions above the entry channel, thereby permitting the tubular portion of each muffler pipe to be inserted completely within the entry channel at any location along the length of the elongated tubular portion, and wherein each muffler pipe is hanging on the elongated support member by its flange with the tubular portion within the longitudinal slot of the elongated support member.