An Improved Pipe Clamping and Supporting Device.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pipe Clamping and Supporting Device.
I, OTTO EGGERT, of No. 2A, Schützen Strasse, Königsberg, in the Province of
East Prussia, in the Empire of Germany, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement.:-
The present invention relates to an improved pipe clamping and supporting
device, the purpose of the invention being to construct this class of devices that
the pipe can be clamped and released with great facility.
With this end in view my invention consists in the novel combination, adapta-
tion and arrangement of parts all as more fully described hereinafter and the
essential elements of which are recited in the appended claims.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is an inverted plan view of such a device,
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same,
Fig. 3 illustrates a section on line A-B of Fig. 1 and
Fig. 4 shows a plan view the individual members of the device.
The device consists essentially of the shaft a, which is inserted and secured
in the brickwork at any desired place in the well known manner, the center
portion band the ring c. The center portion b and the ring c are made in two
parts, the meeting surfaces of one half being bevelled off whilst the meeting
surfaces of the other half are correspondingly recessed to ensure a tight fitting
together of the two parts. The two parts of the center portion bare each pro-
vided with a segment-shaped opening d, e in such a manner that the base lines
of the two segments face each other. From the centre of the base line a
channel f leads outwards so as to coincide with the channel f of the other part
and establish communication.
The two parts of b and c are made to approach or separate by means of a
wedge-shaped key h, the configuration of which corresponds to the two openings d
and e; a web connecting the two segments of the key serving for passing through
the channels f. Any suitable material may be employed for manufacturing the
individual parts of the device and the key, but I have found wrought iron the
best adapted material.
The use of the device is as follows:-
After the shaft a has been inserted and secured in the brickwork or wall at
the required place and after having separated the two halves of the ring c by
withdrawing the key h, the pipe is brought into position so as to be partly
surrounded by the fixed part of the ring. Then the loose part is put over the
unoccupied side of the pipe and the wedge key h is forced into the two segment-
shaped openings d and e and the channels f, f, whereby the two parts are firmly
secured together. It is preferable to provide an opening in connection with
the key to facilitate the removal from the device by the use of a suitable imple-
ment.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1.) The combination in a pipe clamping and supporting device, of a shaft
to be inserted in the wall at the required place, a centre portion, and a ring;
said centre portion and ring made in two parts, the two parts of the centre
portion provided with segment-shaped openings communicating together by a
channel, and a wedge-shaped key adapted to close the ring by the insertion in
the openings in the two parts of the centre portion, substantially as described
and shown.
2.) In combination with a pipe clamping and supporting device of the kind
described, a key the two segment-shaped portions of which approach towards the
rear, substantially as described and shown and for the purpose indicated.
8.) A pipe clamping and supporting implement, the whole constructed, arranged
and adapted to operate, substantially as described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 11th day of December 19.
B. REICHHOLD,
International Patent Office,
24, Luisen Strasse, Berlin, N.W., Germany, Agent for the Applicant.