Patent ID: 7150437

Claim:
A support apparatus for rigidly holding a conduit positioned within an interior region of a form, said form being a mold outlining the shape of a solid structural element to be fabricated from a fluid cementitious material poured into said form, said form having at least one planar surface and a top edge, said support apparatus comprising: a planar back plate configured to abut the at least one planar surface of said form; a planar top plate joined at a substantially right angle to said back plate, said top plate configured to abut said top edge of said form; wherein said top plate has a front edge opposite said back plate, said front edge adapted to contact the conduit; at least one of said plates adapted to be fastened to said form; a flexible elongated strap fixed in position relative to said top plate and having a first end and a second free end adapted to be releasably coupled to one of said plates at multiple locations between said free end and said first end; wherein said flexible elongate strap is formed as a separate mass of material from said top plate, such that said support apparatus is formed of at least two separate structures in the form of said top plate and said flexible elongate strap; wherein a clasp is integrally formed with said flexible elongate strap, said clasp located at said first end of said flexible elongate strap; wherein said top plate includes at least one supporting passageway, said supporting passageway sized to allow said free end of said flexible elongate strap to be routed therethrough; wherein said front edge is at least partially arcuate in a concave fashion; and wherein said front edge is stepped.