Patent ID: 8464369

Claim:
A fitting suitable to be mounted on a member selected from the group consisting of pipes and rods, where the member is positionable to extend essentially horizontally through an essentially vertical wall, the fitting comprising: a fitting body having a rear axially extending cavity for receiving the member in telescoping fashion, the fitting defining a hole extending radially from the cavity through a wall of the fitting body; a clamp structure having at least two separate non-integral clamp parts, the clamp structure being configured so as to be positionable around the member between the member and the fitting body if the member is inserted in the cavity; and a screw in the hole; whereby, if an end of the member is positioned in the cavity the screw can be extended radially inward to drive against a first of the separate non-integral clamp parts, which in turn will cause the first of the separate non-integral clamp parts to help retain the end of the member in the cavity without having the screw drive directly against the member; wherein at least one of the clamp parts has a cupped socket against which an end of the screw pushes when the screw is extended radially inward, the cupped socket being substantially defined by a projection that extends radially outward from an outer surface of the at least one of the clamp parts.