Patent ID: 8376289
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. An offset hanger comprising an integrally formed body, the body comprising a central retainer portion, a first leg extending from the central retainer portion and a second leg extending from the central retainer portion, the central retainer portion comprising a main body having a portion of a generally cylindrical shape, the generally cylindrical shape having an axis, a first rib and a second rib being positioned along the main body and spaced apart in an axial direction of the generally cylindrical shape, the first leg having a proximal end connected to the main body and the second leg having a proximal end connected to the main body, and the central retainer portion comprising a first recess in the first rib and a second recess in the second rib to improve the flexure of the central retainer portion, the first recess extending from an outer periphery of the first rib to adjacent an outer surface of the generally cylindrical shape, and the second recess extending from an outer periphery of the second rib to adjacent the outer surface of the generally cylindrical shape.