A system for and a method of preventing a conduit, pipe, or other similar traversing piece of equipment, from falling through an opening, and for facilitating ready adjustment of the traversing piece of equipment during installation, maintenance, and/or repair services. A first embodiment may involve a single-component system or a multi-component system. A second embodiment may involve a multi-component system for and method of effectively increasing the diameter of a conduit or pipe to an amount greater than that of an opening, but in a way such that the conduit or pipe can be adjustably extended without need for disengaging the system or back-tracking/reversing the method. A third embodiment may involve an annular riser ring and method of use thereof, wherein the riser ring is configured to slide over a conduit or pipe and is held in place along the pipe or conduit by a tight but slidable friction fit.

The presently disclosed technology generally provides a modular support system for plumbing connections. In one example, the system includes a frame, a connector that fits entirely in front of a support stud, and an optional housing. The frame includes symmetrical sides, each including a rail assembly. The connector includes first opposed sidewalls, each having a pair of boxways that receive the rails on any side of a frame unit to form a sliding joint between the frame and connector. Second opposed sidewalls include flexible tabs that engage frame corner flanges to prevent rearward disengagement of the connector from the frame. The housing includes structure for connection with the frame. The housing can be rotated for connection with the frame to receive vertical or horizontal plumbing lines. Connectors can connect the frame units in vertical or horizontal relation, or on either side of a building stud, or to brackets.

A gasket retainer that is absent sharp corners, has apertures of reasonable dimensional tolerance, and may be conveniently made by a variety of manufacturing processes. The retainer is made from thin flat springy material that readily returns to form after slight bending. Representative gasket capturing apertures are of smoothly non-convex outline with major dimension sufficiently large to allow passage of a ring shaped gasket turned on edge and minor dimension sufficiently small to engage, on approximately opposite circular segments that each engage along less than one third of a gasket circumference, a cavity or groove on the outside diameter periphery of the gasket turned flat parallel to the retainer material sheet. Fasteners may be retained by similar apertures.

A gasket retainer that is absent sharp corners, has apertures of reasonable dimensional tolerance, and may be conveniently made by a variety of manufacturing processes. The retainer is made from thin flat springy material that readily returns to form after slight bending. Representative gasket capturing apertures are of smoothly non-convex outline with major dimension sufficiently large to allow passage of a ring shaped gasket turned on edge and minor dimension sufficiently small to engage, on approximately opposite circular segments that each engage along less than one third of a gasket circumference, a cavity or groove on the outside diameter periphery of the gasket turned flat parallel to the retainer material sheet. Fasteners may be retained by similar apertures.

The invention relates to a device for the pressure-tight feedthrough of a line comprising a deformable jacket through a feedthrough in a wall which separates a first pressure area from a second pressure area with a sleeve surrounding the line in the area of the feedthrough, which has at least two spaced annular constrictions, notches, grooves or the like created by forming, between which the material of the jacket is compressed by forming into an integral ring seal acting between the jacket and the sleeve, where the sleeve is being pressure-tightly connected or being connectable to the wall around the feedthrough, at least from one side. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a corresponding device.

The invention relates to a device for the pressure-tight feedthrough of a line comprising a deformable jacket through a feedthrough in a wall which separates a first pressure area from a second pressure area with a sleeve surrounding the line in the area of the feedthrough, which has at least two spaced annular constrictions, notches, grooves or the like created by forming, between which the material of the jacket is compressed by forming into an integral ring seal acting between the jacket and the sleeve, where the sleeve is being pressure-tightly connected or being connectable to the wall around the feedthrough, at least from one side. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a corresponding device.

Methods and systems are provided for a flexible support for a vehicle. In one example, the flexible support is formed of a composite material and configured to surround a vehicle component and absorb oscillations generated by the vehicle. The composite material may be a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.

A fluid line component with a fluid duct, a sealing surface which surrounds the outlet of the fluid duct on an outer side of the fluid line component, and an axial seal which bears against the sealing surface and can be brought to bear against an opposite surface of a mating piece in order to connect the fluid duct leaktightly to a duct in the mating piece. The axial seal has a support and a sealing element which is assembled on the support, wherein the support can be displaced relative to the sealing surface. The invention also relates to an assembly with such a fluid line component, wherein the fluid line component is a hydraulic pump and the mating piece is a receptacle in a housing of a fluid storage tank.

A fluid line component with a fluid duct, a sealing surface which surrounds the outlet of the fluid duct on an outer side of the fluid line component, and an axial seal which bears against the sealing surface and can be brought to bear against an opposite surface of a mating piece in order to connect the fluid duct leaktightly to a duct in the mating piece. The axial seal has a support and a sealing element which is assembled on the support, wherein the support can be displaced relative to the sealing surface. The invention also relates to an assembly with such a fluid line component, wherein the fluid line component is a hydraulic pump and the mating piece is a receptacle in a housing of a fluid storage tank.

A pipe covering assembly covers a gap defined between an exterior surface of a pipe and an opening in a wall through which the pipe extends. The pipe covering assembly includes a substrate layer having a through-hole for receiving the pipe, a front surface and a rear surface. A mesh material layer is either attached to or contained within the substrate layer. An adhesive layer is directly applied to the rear surface of the substrate layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive that is configured to be applied to the wall and the pipe. A plurality of concentric rings are either printed on the front surface of the substrate layer or disposed on a layer that is applied to the front surface of the substrate layer, each ring of the concentric ring corresponding to a pre-determined pipe diameter.