Patent ID: 6779762
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A fastener for supporting a pipe, comprising:a ring-like one-piece band formed from an elastic and flexible material; said band having an attachment portion formed by a projection extending in an upward direction, said projection having a hole to receive a bolt or anchor and to join said attachment portion to a ceiling structure, such that said attachment portion can be directly or indirectly fixed to an anchor fixed to the ceiling structure by a hanger bolt; said band having bent portions formed on first and second open free ends thereof, each of said bent portions having a hole therein; a coupling assembly including a nut coupled to said first free end and a bolt coupled to said second free end, one of said nut and bolt being coupled to said first bent portion of said band by a soft caulk so that said nut or bolt is rotatable, and the other of said nut and bolt being fixed to said second bent portion by hard caulking, welding or bonding and not rotatable with respect to said second bent portion; said band being sufficiently flexible to open and close to insert the pipe into said fastener; and said coupling assembly for coupling said first and second ends of said band together being located at a position halfway between a lower edge and a side edge of said band, said bent portions and said coupling assembly being positioned inside a space formed between a horizontal line contacting said lower edge and a vertical line contacting said side edge of said band.