Patent ID: 7591442

Claim:
A pipe clamp for securing an elongate article to a structural channel, comprising: a pair of elongated clamping straps for positioning about said article, each said strap has an attachment end for attachment to said structural member, an intermediate portion for wrapping around said article and a connection end; and a threaded fastener extending through said connection ends to couple said strap about said article and secure said article to said structural channel; said intermediate portion of said straps terminating at a location substantially equidistant from a center line of said clamp extending perpendicularly to said structural channel and forming a receiving space for receiving said article; and each of said connection ends having a fastener receiving aperture spaced a given distance from said terminating location of said intermediate portions, said given distance of one said strap being greater than the given distance of the other said strap so as to position said fastener on an angle oblique to said center line, wherein said connection end includes apertures therein for receiving said fastener, said aperture of one connection end being located closer to said article receiving space than the aperture of the other connection end.