Patent ID: 7032680

Claim:
A fire-protection sprinkler support system comprising: a hub for supporting and connecting a fire protection sprinkler head; a flexible sprinkler assemblage including a flexible conduit attachable to the fire protection sprinkler head; a leg attached to the hub, the leg comprising an end; a fastening device attached to the end of leg, the fastening device for removably attaching the leg to a T-bar grid of a suspended ceiling, the fastening device comprising: a first portion having a generally vertically extending sidewall with a lower end for engaging one side of the T-bar grid; a second portion spaced by a gap from the first portion to allow the T-bar grid to be positioned within the gap, the second portion having a generally vertically extending sidewall with a lower end for engaging an opposite side of the T-bar grid; and an upper attachment portion operatively connecting the first portion to the second portion; the first and second portions positioned relative to each other in order to secure the leg to the T-bar grid.