Patent ID: 6685144
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
Apparatus for supporting a pipe, comprising:a base member adapted to be secured to a support structure, an elongate flexible strap secured to said base member, said strap having ratchet teeth formed along at least one side thereof; a latching mechanism through which a portion of said strap may move longitudinally along a path, said latching mechanism comprising a pawl adjacent one side of said path yieldably biased toward said path to engage ratchet teeth on said strap to permit movement of said strap in one direction along said path and to inhibit movement in a direction opposite said one direction and a bearing member at the opposite side of said path to support a side of said strap opposite said one side against movement away from said pawl when said pawl engages the strap to hold the strap in a selected position, wherein said base member has a surface facing away from said strap and said surface has a first concave configuration and a second concave configuration disposed at a substantial angle relative to said first concave configuration, and an axis of curvature of one of said first and second concave configurations extends substantially parallel to a portion of said strap and an axis of curvature of the other of said first and second concave configurations extends substantially normal relative thereto.