Abstract: A clamp for grounding and clamping a conduit to a support member, such as a cable tray, and comprising a relatively thin pad member interposed between the conduit and the support member. The pad member includes serrations, knurling and/or other surface discontinuities, but is otherwise configured to mate with the conduit and the support member so that when pressure is applied between the mating surfaces a good electrical contact is achieved. The required pressure is provided, for example, by a jaw member and a U-bolt working in combination with the other members such that the jaw contacts the support member opposite at least a portion of the pad in contact with the support member. The ends of the U-bolt pass through the pad and the jaw member so that nuts installed on the ends of the U-bolt cause the conduit to be pressed into the pad. The jaw and the pad securely clamp the support member.

Abstract: A cable tray conduit clamp is comprised of a single one-piece body having a 90.degree. sector plate, a square block protruding from one surface thereof with two sides in alignment with the radii of said sector plate and a bevelled boss protruding from the opposite surface of said plate with two sides thereof disposed in alignment with the radii of said sector plate. The extent of said block along the radii of said plate is substantially greater than the extent of said boss along said radii of said plate while the radial extent of said sector plate is substantially greater than the radial extent of said block. A pair of perpendicular intersecting bores are formed through the block and continue outwardly to the curved periphery of the sector plate as open channels in the surface of the plate from which the block protrudes. A J-shaped bolt having a sleeve nut threaded thereon is secured in one of the channels for clamping the body to a flange cable tray.

Abstract: A cable tray conduit clamp is comprised of a single one-piece body having two parallel plates extending outwardly from a common post located in one corner of the plates. A plurality of set screws are provided in one plate for securing the flange of a cable tray between plates. The post is provided with a bore in which the shank of a rod having a hooked end is freely rotatable. A locknut is threaded on a opposite end of the shank whereby a conduit may be clamped between the hooked end of the rod and the outer surface of one of the plates at any angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the cable tray to which the clamp is secured.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a bunk bed ladder from the bed rail of an upper bunk bed which engages both the top and inner bottom edge of the bed rail to prevent the bunk bed ladder from being accidentally lifted off and disengaged from the bed rail, to prevent the ladder from shifting along the bed rail, to reduce twisting of the rail and strain on the post or leg of the bunk bed, thereby reducing failure of bed rails, bed posts, and the ladders, and to prevent the ladder from tilting outward while climbing.

Abstract: Cooling tower splash fill batts are supported by a plurality of vertically and horizontally aligned grids made from vertical and horizontal wire strands. The grids occupying the same vertical plane are connected to each other by elongated generally C-shaped fill hanger splice beams.

Abstract: Cooling tower splash fill batts are supported by grids made from vertical and horizontal wire strands. The grids are suspended from fill hanger beams that are adjustably connected to beams in the cooling tower subject to deflection or bowing. Splash deck members are also supported by the fill hanger beams.

Abstract: A pair of identical strap elements are provided, each of which comprises a first substantially planar rectangularly shaped end portion which is notched along its opposite edges to receive the inwardly turned edges of a channel member to which the pipe is to be clamped, a concave mid-section conforming with the curvature of the pipe and a planar opposite end portion which is initially formed with rectangular corners, but one of which corners is punched and bent inwardly at a right angle to the plane of the planar end portion to form a tab. The configuration of the punched-out tab is such as to provide a hooked end with the hook directed downwardly toward the concavity of the mid-section and an arcuate ramp leading to the cut-back in the end which forms the hook.

Abstract: A clip for holding pipe, cable and the like on a support member, such as C-shaped member, consists of a pair of clamping jaws attached in spaced relation to an elastically deformable base portion. The base portion has two first bearing locations disposed in spaced relation and one second bearing location positioned between and spaced from each of the first bearing locations. At least a part of the base portion has an arcuate or arched shape with the convex side facing toward the clamping jaws. The second bearing location is positioned at the crown on the convex side of the arched shaped part of the base portion. The clip is resiliently biased into gripping relation with the support member at the first and second bearing locations, and, when the clamping jaws are pressed together, the gripping action at the bearing location is released and the clip can be moved relative to the support member.

Abstract: A hyperboloidal cooling tower has a central post from which is suspended an upper horizontal ring centered on the post. A network of cables strung from the upper ring define a generally hyperboloidal surface, with the cables criss-crossing and the intersections clamped together with clips. A plurality of corrugated aluminum plates is secured inside the array of cables at the clips with the corrugations of the plates extending upwardly. The corrugations of each plate are spread to a greater and lesser extent at different regions along the plate together so that these plates may form a uniform three-dimensional shape. Each of the plates is secured at its central region fixedly to at least one clip and otherwise secured to the clips via stringers which can slide on these clips so as to allow thermal expansion of the plates relative to the cable network and relative to one another.

Abstract: A clamping device for securing a conduit in close transverse relation to the flat web portion of a C-shaped support channel. The clamping device includes two identical straps each having a curved section for engaging a side of the conduit, a leg extending in depending relation from the curved section, and a fastening flange extending from the opposite side of the curved section. An abutment flange extends from the leg of each strap such that when the straps are in mounted position on opposite sides of the conduit the abutment flanges are positionable in side by side relation and resist outward separation of the legs.

Abstract: Apparatus for suspending a pipe from a structural member, such as a beam, having a projecting flange with a proximate layer of building material, wherein a beam clamp having jaws and a fastening device for holding the beam clamp on the beam flange also has a rib on the outside of one jaw extending longitudinally thereof to facilitate insertion of the jaw between the beam flange and the proximate layer of building material and to resist turning forces applied to the beam clamp. The beam clamp has a securing device in one end communicating with a tapered recess in the other end forming a guideway for a connecting rod which carries a collar for supporting the pipe. The collar has embossments to provide limited contact between the collar and the pipe to reduce resistance to rotation of the pipe, as for threading it into another pipe member.

Abstract: An elongated shower pipe, extending across a paper stock treatment machine, such as a Fourdrinier, instead of being a uniformly simply supported span, is supported on brackets at each end designed to significantly reduce the deflection of the shower pipe. The brackets include fixed supports inboard of the ends and deflection means, outboard of the supports, which apply a moment of force in a direction opposite to the forces exerted by the gravity on the central span of the pipe. Threaded means adjusts the amount of anti-sag force.