Patent ID: 8448995

Claim:
A pipe coupling support for supporting an installed pipe coupling, the installed pipe coupling connecting a first pipe having a first exterior diameter and a second pipe having a second exterior diameter different from the first exterior diameter, the installed pipe coupling including a pliable body having a first portion receiving the first pipe, a second portion receiving the second pipe, and at least one clamping apparatus securing the pliable body to the first pipe and the second pipe, the pipe coupling support comprising: a circumferentially uninterrupted rigid body comprising a U-shaped cross-section, the circumferentially uninterrupted rigid body further comprising: a first opening having a first size, the first opening operable to receive the first pipe with the first exterior diameter; a second opening having a second size such that the second opening is operable to receive the second portion of the installed pipe coupling when the second pipe with the second exterior diameter is inserted in to the pliable body of the installed pipe coupler, wherein a first portion of the circumferentially uninterrupted rigid body forming the first opening and a second portion of the circumferentially uninterrupted body forming the second opening are connected to form the U-shaped cross-section, and wherein the pipe coupling support further comprises a recess in the circumferentially uninterrupted rigid body positioned to receive a protruding structure from the installed pipe coupling.