Patent ID: 6076778
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A method of supporting an exposed condensate drain pipe running from an air conditioning unit located on a roof, the method comprising the steps of:providing a pipe supporting device beneath the pipe at spaced intervals along the pipe, the pipe supporting device formed of synthetic plastic components being provided with a base having a flat bottom for resting on the roof and an upwardly extending receptacle portion;installing a first extent of an upright member within the upwardly extending receptacle portion of the base;fitting a saddle shaped receiving portion onto an opposite extent of the upright member, the saddle shaped receiving portion having a downwardly extending receptacle portion for receiving the opposite extent of the upright member;altering the length of the upright member at other of the spaced intervals along the exposed pipe, to thereby provide a device having a desired overall height for supporting the exposed pipe at a desired degree of slope on the adjacent support surface;affixing the upright member, saddle shaped receiving portion and upwardly extending receptacle portion of the base by gluing the respective synthetic plastic components together at a worksite; andwherein the length of the upright member is altered by severing the length thereof to an approximate desired height of the pipe supporting device and wherein a final desired height of the pipe supporting device is obtained by adjusting the length of the extent residing within either or both receptacle portions, the upright being glued at the final desired height.