Patent ID: 6065782
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A device for supporting a pipe joint which joins a substantially vertical pipe with at least one substantially horizontal pipe, the device comprising:a) a base member which defines at least one seat for receiving a portion of the pipe joint, the base member also comprising a first base member portion and a second base member portion, the base member portions being pivotally, or detachably, or pivotally and detachably attached to one another,b) a clamp sized and configured to clamp the vertical pipe, andc) at least one arm member which is attached at one end to the base member and attached at the other end to the clamp;wherein at least a portion of the surface of the clamp which contacts the vertical pipe includes threading which runs in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vertical pipe when the clamp is installed on the vertical pipe.