Patent ID: 9068685
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A pipe anchor assembly comprising: a pipe welded to a trunnion stop, said trunnion stop having a polygonal shaped cross-section, said trunnion stop includes a bottom wall, a pair of lateral side walls extending perpendicularly from said bottom wall and positioned parallel to each other, and a pair of axial side walls extending perpendicularly from said bottom wall and positioned parallel to each other, each of said pair of axial side walls is perpendicular to said pair of lateral side walls and connects together said pair of lateral side walls, wherein said pipe is positioned on an upper arcuate edge of each of said pair of axial side walls; a pipe anchor encircling a partial length of said pipe, said pipe anchor including a top cradle, a bottom cradle, and a securing assembly to secure said top cradle to said bottom cradle when encircling said partial length of said pipe; an insulation layer positioned between said pipe and said pipe anchor; a pass-through in said insulation layer to accommodate said trunnion stop; a pass-through in said bottom cradle to accommodate said trunnion stop; a plurality of insulation pieces, each of said plurality of insulation pieces positioned immediately adjacent a corresponding one of said bottom wall, said plurality of lateral side walls, and said plurality of axial side walls; and a base, wherein said bottom cradle is positioned onto said base, said base includes a mating void having a shape substantially similar to a shape of said trunnion stop, and said trunnion stop and said plurality of insulation pieces securely fit into said mating void for stable engagement of said pipe to said base.