Patents Examined by Kimberly Y T. Wood
  • Patent number: 6446915
    Abstract: A plumbing slider bracket and double ratchet arm pipe clamp includes a slider bracket with a first bracket section which is telescopically received within a second bracket section such that it is slidable back and forth within the second bracket section to make an extendable slider bracket. Flexible tabs extending from either end of the slider bracket allow attachment of the bracket to an outer stud surface, or within the stud spacing in any desired orientation. Each double ratchet arm pipe clamp is received by the slider bracket and is movable along the length of the slider bracket until a pipe is clamped therein. The clamping action both secures the pipe in place within the clamp, and also forces a resilient insert downward against the bottom wall of the slider bracket to anchor the clamp in position within the slider bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph P. Ismert