Patent ID: 8622092

Claim:
A pipe connection member for connecting a pipe to a pair of parallel brackets, comprising: a) a front clamping member and a rear clamping member, each of said clamping members having respective inner and outer sides and a respective pipe receiving opening extending through the respective clamping member from said inner side to said outer side, said inner sides of said front and rear clamping members cooperating to form a pair of parallel channels, each said channel sized to receive a portion of a respective one of the brackets in the pair of parallel brackets when said front and rear clamping members are positioned on opposite sides of the brackets; and b) at least one fastener interconnecting said front and rear clamping members for drawing said inner sides of said front and rear clamping members toward one another and against the brackets to fix the position of said pipe connection member relative to the brackets; c) one of said clamping members further including a collet having fingers integrally formed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom concentric with the respective pipe receiving opening and the other of said clamping members including a countersink sized and positioned to receive distal ends of said fingers such that as said clamping members are drawn toward one another said fingers are compressed against a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings to fasten the pipe to the pipe connection member.