Patent ID: 6729588
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A pipe shoe for supporting a pipe from a pipe rack or other structural support, the pipe shoe comprising:a generally horizontal base plate for sliding engagement with the pipe rack or other structural support in response to thermal expansion of the pipe; a left-side support plate and a right-side support plate each affixed to and extending generally upward from the base plate, the right-side support plate including a right-side support plate port spaced upward from the base plate, the right-side support plate being angled at from 1Â° to 5Â° with respect to a plane perpendicular to the base plate; a curved lower plate affixed to and supported on both the left-side support plate and the right-side support plate, the curved lower plate being configured for supporting the pipe; a curved upper plate including a left-side lower end and a right-side lower end for positioning about the pipe; a left-side attachment member for attaching the left-side lower end of the upper plate to the left-side support plate; an attachment mechanism for securing the right-side lower end of the upper plate to the right-side support plate, the attachment mechanism including a right-side bolt spaced upward from the base plate passing through a hole in the right-side lower end of the upper plate and the right-side support plate port, such that the curved upper plate is pulled toward the base plate to place the right-side bolt in tension when the right-side bolt is tightened; the right-side support plate being angled with respect to a plane perpendicular to a plane of the base plate; and the right-side support plate being angled away from the centerline of the pipe, such that tightening the right-side bolt pulls the right-side lower end of the upper plate toward a lower portion of the pipe.