Patent ID: 8678325

Claim:
A bracket for carrying pipes on an underside of a vehicle, comprising: a molded body for laterally spanning a recess in the underside of the vehicle, said molded body having an upper surface for facing the recess, a lower, opposite surface spaced apart from the upper surface, and a forward surface interposed between the upper and lower surfaces, said forward surface having an angled forward face angled in a forward outwardly and upwardly from the lower surface toward the upper surface; an integrally molded carrying structure extending upward from said molded body for carrying one or more longitudinally extending pipes within said recess; and a main plate portion having an upper side from which said carrying structure extends and a lower side from which a plurality of laterally spaced apart ribs depend downwardly to a lower plate portion in spaced relation relative to said main plate portion, wherein forward ends of said ribs at least partially define said angled forward face; and wherein said main plate portion includes a first lateral portion disposed at a first height for engaging a first underside portion of the underside disposed at a first elevation on a first side of the recess and a second lateral portion disposed at a second height for engaging a second underside portion of the underside disposed at a second elevation on a second, opposite side of the recess, said first height different from said second height.