Patent ID: 8985529
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B63B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A support member for supporting one or more elongated members, comprising: a body having a longitudinal centerline and a latitudinal centerline, wherein the body comprises at least four coplanar support arms extending therefrom, wherein a first set of opposing curved side surfaces and a second set of opposing curved side surfaces are disposed about the body, wherein a first curved side surface in the first set extends from a distal end of one of the support arms to the longitudinal centerline of the body or to the latitudinal centerline of the body, wherein the first curved side surface in the first set is an arc that follows a circular curve, wherein a second curved side surface in the first set is an arc that follows an elliptical curve having a major radius and a minor radius that are not equal to one another, and wherein the first curved side surface in the first set has a length that is at least twice as long as a first curved side surface in the second set.