Patent ID: 7484697

Claim:
As a device in combination with a threaded rod and nut, and a pre-formed metallic strut, a fastening and supporting notched baseplate device with a cooperating notched locating guide which is always used in pairs, for supporting conduit and similar piping components, comprising: a main baseplate body portion having an integral notched aperture in a predetermined location for securing said threaded rod longitudinally through said preformed metallic strut; and a locating guide so dimensioned on the first planar side of the baseplate cooperating with said integral aperture to provide a means of supporting the inside planar sides of the strut; and said locating guide is on the first planar side of said baseplate to form a unitary device; and a means in which the strut is supported and positioned by said locating guide and sandwiched between the first planar side of each baseplate and is compressed utilizing a single transversely installed threaded rod and nut, which is then further attached as an assembly to a building structure.