Patent ID: 7025308
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: F16L,F24F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for enabling an elongated pipe to be installed below a ceiling using a single installer comprising: a first jaw; said jaw adapted to temporarily support one end of said pipe; a fastener; said fastener for removably securing the apparatus to the ceiling; and an extension device; said extension device connecting said jaw to said fastener; whereby one end of said pipe may be temporarily supported at a distance from the ceiling so that the installer may attach the other end of said pipe to another pipe or to another connecting member; a second jaw; at least one of said jaws being rotatable; a connection member; each jaw being curved and each jaw having a first end and a second end; said first ends of each jaw connected to said connection member; said second ends of each jaw removably connected to one another; said first jaw being bifurcated and including a pair of curved elements forming a gap; said second end of said second jaw received in said gap at the second end of said first jaw when said jaws are closed; and a plurality of holes near said second end of said second jaw and in said curved elements near said second end of said first jaw; predetermined holes in said second jaw adapted to align with predetermined holes in said first jaw; two of said aligned holes removably receiving a pin whereby the jaws may be fixed with a predetermined circumference corresponding to the circumference of a particular pipe.