Patent ID: 7207530

Claim:
A pipe hold-down for securing a pipe to a building member, the hold down comprising: a) a back having a base end, a distal end, and a fastener receiving aperture extending substantially therethrough from said distal end to said base end; b) a claw extending laterally outward from said back proximate said distal end thereof; said claw having a claw distal end; and c) a leg connected to said back proximate said base end thereof and extending outwardly from said back in the same lateral direction as said claw to form a pipe receiver therebetween; said leg terminating at a leg distal end which is spaced apart from said claw distal end to form an entrance opening to said pipe receiver therebetween, said leg having a hinge formed therein in spaced relation from said back such that a distal portion of said leg extending outward from said hinge is more flexible than said back and said claw such that distal portion of said leg is bendable relative to said claw and said back.