Patent ID: 8342477

Claim:
A hinged clamp bracket for a structural member, comprising: a lower clamp body having a hinge end and a second end generally opposite to the hinge end; an upper clamp body having a hinge end and a second end generally opposite to the hinge end, the hinge end of the upper clamp body being pivotally coupled to the hinge end of the lower clamp body for relative rotation about a hinge axis; a first fastener adapted to secure the respective second ends of the upper and lower clamp bodies together, to thereby clamp the bracket about the structural member; and a second fastener on the lower clamp body proximate to the hinge end of the lower clamp body, the first fastener being adapted to secure the hinge end of the lower clamp body to the hinge end of the upper clamp body, wherein at least one of the lower clamp body and the upper clamp body includes a mating surface that is shaped to correspond and mate to a surface of the structural member; and the mating surface defines a locating feature adapted to engage a complementary feature on the surface of the structural member.