Patent ID: 7017868

Claim:
A mount for a fire sprinkler comprising a base including a support, a first arm extending from the support, a second arm extending from the support and displaced from the first arm and a guide, the first arm having a first support hole through the first arm and the second arm having a second support hole through the second arm and aligned with the first support hole; a bracket including a first end, a second end, a retaining hole adjacent the first end to receive the fire sprinkler, a mounting hole adjacent the second end and a follower engaging the guide, the first end extending from the second end away from the base; a threaded rod extending through the first support hole, the second support hole and the mounting hole and adjustably mounting the bracket parallel with the alignment of the first and second support holes and restraining the bracket from moving laterally of the alignment of the first and second support holes, the engagement of the guide and the follower restraining the bracket from moving rotationally about the rod, the guide being a surface on the support, facing and parallel to the threaded rod, the follower being the end surface on the second end.