Patent ID: 6601802
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A method for making a plurality of extruded pipe support members that are each attachable to a structural member of a building to support a pipe segment in relation to the structural member, the method comprising the steps of:a. selecting a first extrudable, thermoplastic polymer and a second extrudable, elastomeric, thermoplastic polymer; b. coextruding in an extrusion flow direction a web having an extruded profile with a first layer comprising the first polymer and a second layer comprising the second polymer to bond said first and second polymers into a unitary extrudate, the second layer being continuously bonded to the first layer across the width of the extrudate; and c. cutting the extrudate into a plurality of discrete pipe support members, each pipe support member having at least a portion of the second layer that is positionable to contact the pipe segment when the pipe segment is supported from the structural member.