Abstract: A fire sprinkler mount including a base, a bracket and a screw mounting the bracket to the base. The base includes a support attachable to a beam with two arms extending therefrom. Support holes extend through the arms. The bracket includes two parallel plates spaced to receive a standard sprinkler fitting. A cradle is provided at one of the plates while a retaining hole is provided on the other. The screw is able to rotate within the support holes and is threaded to a mounting hole in the bracket for vertical adjustment of the bracket retaining the sprinkler fitting.

Abstract: A double offset hanger which is an integrally formed metal sheet including a plate formed to define a base and a mounting flange. The mounting flange adjacent and perpendicular to the base. The base including a hole therethrough, the hole forming a retainer comprising a wall defining a cylinder, the cylinder extending perpendicular to the base, the cylinder having a centerline offset in perpendicular and parallel directions from the mounting flange.

Abstract: An offset hanger which is integrally formed form metal sheet includes two mounting flanges for attachment to a supporting structure, legs extending from the mounting flanges and a cylindrically shaped retainer fixed to the legs. The retainer defines a sector of a cylinder greater than 180°. The legs diverge from one another from the retainer and include longitudinally extending ribs with side flanges. The ribs are channel shaped in cross section and extend from the mounting flange to a tangent with the retainer. The sides of the channel shaped ribs are substantially triangular.

Abstract: A seismic adapter for attachment to a steel web joist is disclosed. The joist includes two beams with the upper beam having a web depending therefrom. Cord elements extend between the beams at inclined angles. The adapter includes two anchor plates joined at one of the ends of each at a right angle. A mounting plate with a hole extending centrally therethrough is mounted to the anchor plates and extends across the angle on one side thereof. Clamps are arranged at the distal ends of the anchor plates and include an anvil extending from each anchor plate and a threaded hole aligned with the anchor plate to receive a threaded shaft engaged with the threaded hole and extendible to the anvil. The threaded shaft may include a convex end to be received by a concave seat in the anvil to deform thin webs positioned therebetween.

Abstract: An alarm valve system includes a valve body, a valve seat in the valve body with a groove in the sealing face of the seat. A valve element is positioned to seat on the sealing face. A vent extends from the groove in the valve seat to be in communication with a flow alarm and an accumulator alarm. The accumulator alarm includes a cavity with an opening above and a liquid level switch in the cavity. A drain valve is below the cavity.

Abstract: An angle bracket including a mounting plate and having an attachment flange extending from the mounting plate at substantially 90° from one end thereof. The mounting plate includes a central mounting hole and six peripheral mounting holes symmetrically disposed about the central mounting hole. The attachment flange includes a threaded attachment hole therethrough. Two of the six peripheral mounting holes, the central mounting hole and the attachment hole are aligned.

Abstract: A sway brace including a U-shaped strap and mounting fixtures associated with the ends of the U-shaped strap. The strap includes flanges extending from the ends to threadably receive set screws. The mounting fixtures include sidewalls through which holes extend. A tie may extend through the mounting fixtures and be fixed thereto by the set screws binding the pipe against the mounting fixture holes. A bracket coupled with the pipe may be bolted to a structural member to retain the entire assembly from swaying.

Abstract: A seismic adapter for attachment to a steel web joist including two beams with the upper beam having laterally extending flanges with a wood nailer positioned thereon includes two brackets. Each bracket is a plate formed to define a base section, a mounting section and an engagement section. The mounting section is adjacent and perpendicular to the base section while the engagement is also adjacent to the base section and extends at an obtuse angle therefrom. A passage extends through the wood nailer with a shaft extending therethrough to rigidly retain the mounting sections against the wood nailer. The passage has a center distance above the undersurface of the laterally extending flanges which is greater than the distance from the axis of the holes of the mounting sections to the edges of the engagement sections.

Abstract: A hanger for an I-beam includes two brackets positioned over the lower flange of the I-beam and tied together by tie-rods. The brackets each include a base section with a mounting section at 90° thereto on one side and an engagement section at an obtuse angle on the other. A channel is formed on each bracket to accommodate an edge of the I-beam flange. The tie-rods are juxtaposed with the mounting section and also constrain the head of a bolt extending through the mounting section against rotation. The threaded shaft of the bolt provides an equipment mount for the I-beam.

Abstract: A retaining strap for use in supplementing the securement by a C-clamp of a load carrying rod to an I-Beam in steel construction. The strap defines an arcuate slot proximate one end thereof which is adapted to be hooked about the load carrying rod such that the strap can be extended across a portion of the I-Beam and a second extended end portion of the strap bent about the I-Beam to enhance securement of the rod to the I-Beam. In a second embodiment of the invention the slot is formed in a perpendicular disposed ear portion adjacent one end of the strap which is adapted to engage a leg portion of a "U"-shaped hanger such that the strap can be extended across the hanger and the extended end bent about and secured to a second leg of a hanger for securing a fluid carrying conduit within the saddle of the hanger.

Abstract: A retaining strap for use in supplementing the securement by a C-clamp of a load carrying rod to an I-Beam in steel construction. The strap defines an arcuate slot proximate one end thereof which is adapted to be hooked about the load carrying rod such that the strap can be extended across a portion of the I-Beam and a second extended end portion of the strap bent about the I-Beam to enhance securement of the rod to the I-Beam. In a second embodiment of the invention the slot is formed in a perpendicular disposed ear portion adjacent one end of the strap which is adapted to engage a leg portion of a "U"-shaped hanger such that the strap can be extended across the hanger and the extended end bent about and secured to a second leg of a hanger for securing a fluid carrying conduit within the saddle of the hanger.

Abstract: An adjustable load bolt adapter bracket assembly for use with a sway brace in securing a bracing element between a fluid pipeline and a structure to anchor the pipeline to the structure and limit relative movement therebetween. The assembly comprises an attachment member and an adapter plate. The attachment member includes a flat plate portion having an upstanding lateral wall adjacent one end thereof, at least one fastener receiving aperture therein, a bracing element receiving member pivotedly mounted on the lateral end wall and a plurality of locking channels in the opposite sides and one end thereof. The adapter plate defines a plurality of spaced fastener receiving apertures axially aligned therein and a locking tab extending from one side thereof and one end thereof. Alternative, the locking channels can be provided in one end and one side of the adapter plate and the locking tabs in the opposite ends of the plate portion of the attachment member.

Abstract: An adjustable load bolt adapter bracket assembly for use with a sway brace in securing a bracing element between a fluid pipeline and a structure to anchor the pipeline to the structure and limit relative movement therebetween. The assembly comprises an attachment member and an adapter plate. The attachment member includes a flat plate portion having an upstanding lateral wall adjacent one end thereof, a pair of axially aligned fastener receiving apertures spaced from the other end thereof, a bracking element receiving member pivotedly mounted on the lateral end wall and a plurality of locking channels in the opposite sides and one end thereof. The adapter plate defines a pair of spaced fastener receiving apertures therein axially aligned therein and a locking tab extending from one side thereof and from one end thereof.

Abstract: An adjustable load bolt adapter bracket assembly for use with a sway brace in securing a bracing element between a fluid pipeline and a structure to anchor the pipeline to the structure and limit relative movement therebetween. The assembly comprises an attachment member and an adapter plate. The attachment member includes a flat plate portion having an upstanding lateral wall adjacent one end thereof, a pair of axially aligned fastener receiving apertures spaced from the other end thereof and a bracing element receiving member pivotedly mounted on the lateral end wall. The adapter plate defines a first flat portion having a centrally disposed fastener receiving aperture and a second flat portion vertically offset and extending parallel to the first portion, having a pair of spaced fastener receiving apertures therein axially aligned with the apertures in the first portion and vertically offset stops disposed between said portions.

Abstract: An improved sway brace for use in building structures for securing a fluid pipe line to an elongated bracing element which is anchored to the structure. The sway brace includes a flat generally U-shaped clamping member adapted to extend traversely about the pipe to be braced for securing the pipe to the bracing element. One end of the clamping member has a first aperture extending therethrough adapted to receive the elongated bracing element. The other end thereof is bent backwardly to define an inverted U-shaped configuration having apertures extending therethrough in axial alignment with the first aperture and also being adapted to receive the bracing element. A bolt member extends through and its in threaded engagement with the inverted U-shaped end of the clamping member for bearing against the bracing element and thereby securing the clamping member to the bracing element and the pipe to the building structure so as to limit relative movement therebetween.