Patent ID: 7963568
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: F16L,G21C,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An elbow clamp assembly that structurally supports or replaces a connection between a main pipe and an elbow pipe, the elbow clamp assembly comprising: an upper clamp body and a lower clamp body, the upper clamp body and the lower clamp body being securable to the outer surface of the main pipe on opposite sides of the main pipe in facing relation, the upper and lower clamp bodies being connected to each other by a clamp bolt extendable through holes in the main pipe; an elbow boss detachably securable to the elbow pipe, wherein a side of the elbow boss facing the elbow pipe is inverse cylindrical shaped to facilitate a connection with the external surface of the elbow pipe; and a cross bolt extendable through a hole in the elbow pipe and connected at one end to the elbow boss and at an opposite connecting end to the clamp bolt, the clamp bolt extending through a hole in the connecting end.