A pipe support assembly comprising: a body having a clamp device adapted to clamp the pipe within an aperture in the body, having first and second clamp arms and a fastening mechanism; a spacer adapted to be received within the aperture in the body having an inner face adapted to engage the pipe and an outer face adapted to engage at least one of the first and second clamp arms, to space at least one of the first and second clamp arms from the pipe. The spacer comprises at least two segments and the aperture is non-circular. Each spacer segment has a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, and in at least two spacer segments in the spacer, the first circumferential end has a larger radial dimension than the second circumferential end. At least two spacer segments have a tapered arcuate profile between the first and second circumferential ends.

A method and apparatus for hanging a pipe from an overhead structure is presented herein. The pipe hanger disclosed herein comprises two halves swingable with respect to each other about a hinge and secured at the bottom by closing the two halves together. The lower ends of the two halves might comprise two flanges configured to mate with each other securely so as to firmly fix the pipe within the body of the pipe hanger. The upper end of the larger half preferably having a hole, or other method for hanging the pipe hanger from an overhead structure, such as the ceiling of a building, for example. Also disclosed is one or more lower flanges with a threaded aperture to accept a threaded bolt by without the need for a nut. A deflectable tongue attachment firmly secured to a flange is also disclosed which allows an operator to push a bolt or screw through the flange and two deflectable tongues on the attachment. The deflectable tongues deflect outward from the pipe hanger preventing the bolt or screw from coming out.

A device for holding a tubular component on a vehicle is proposed. The device includes a bracket, two strap parts and at least two trunnions. Both strap parts on one end include a loop and on an opposed end a connection surface. The bracket includes at least one receiving opening for each trunnion to hold the respective trunnion in the at least one receiving opening. Each loop is dimensioned to allow one of the trunnions to extend through the loop when being placed in the respective at least one receiving opening of the bracket. The connection surfaces are shaped so as to be connectable to each other and to form a closed strap and the bracket includes a holding device for attaching the bracket to the vehicle.

An applicator apparatus is provided for extrusively dispensing work material from a containment vessel, A base portion includes a handle and a control member. A cage portion coupled to the base portion defines a receiving compartment for at least one containment vessel. The cage portion is provided with a proximate end disposed adjacent the base portion and an intermediate section extending longitudinally therefrom to a distal end. A drive portion coupled to the base portion is actuated responsive to the control member for driving extrusion of the work material from the containment vessel. A clasp portion displaceably coupled to the cage portion is displaceable relative to the cage portion between first and second positions, where the second position is disposed along the intermediate section of the cage portion. The clasp portion forms a cuff about the receiving compartment of the cage portion for laterally retaining the containment vessel received therein.

A pipe support system is disclosed for protecting industrial piping from fatigue and failure caused by vibrational and thermal forces. The inventive slide bearing pipe support system can accommodate thermal expansion and/or contraction of the pipe under high magnitude thermal loads while resisting movement of the pipe under low magnitude vibratory loads. The frictional force required to resist vibratory movement but to permit thermal movement is dependent upon the torque load provided by bolts connecting upper, lower and central slide bearing plates. The torque on these bolts is specified to generate a specific frictional force between the contact layers of the slide bearing plates, which can resist vibration of the piping under a vibratory load but permit lateral/transverse movement of the pipe under a thermal load. The inventive support system is useful for a variety of vibrational and thermal loads, and with a variety of industrial pipe sizes.

A pipe insulation shield includes a metal sheet having first and second longitudinal edges, an arcuate shape from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge, and first and second arcuate edges. The arcuate shape defines a channel with a lower portion that has first and second opposing, U-shaped apertures passing through it, which define opposing first and second metal tabs. Each of the first and second tabs is pivotable from a first position parallel to the lower portion of the sheet to a second position transverse to the lower portion of the sheet, and each of the first and second tabs pivots towards the other when pivoted from the first position to the second position. The tabs are sufficiently spaced apart from each other to accommodate different support structures. In advantageous embodiments, the four corners of sheet are rounded.

A pipe insulation shield includes a metal sheet having first and second longitudinal edges, an arcuate shape from the first longitudinal edge to the second longitudinal edge, and first and second arcuate edges. The arcuate shape defines a channel with a lower portion that has first and second opposing, U-shaped apertures passing through it, which define opposing first and second metal tabs. Each of the first and second tabs is pivotable from a first position parallel to the lower portion of the sheet to a second position transverse to the lower portion of the sheet, and each of the first and second tabs pivots towards the other when pivoted from the first position to the second position. The tabs are sufficiently spaced apart from each other to accommodate different support structures. In advantageous embodiments, the four corners of sheet are rounded.

A strut strap having a first leg with a first angled end, a shaped middle section; a second end having a middle section and feet at opposing ends where each of the feet are angled away from the first end middle section in opposite directions; a second leg having a first angled end and a shaped middle section; and a second end having a middle section and feet at opposing ends where each of the feet are angled away from the second end middle section in opposite directions.

A strut strap having a first leg with a first angled end, a shaped middle section; a second end having a middle section and feet at opposing ends where each of the feet are angled away from the first end middle section in opposite directions; a second leg having a first angled end and a shaped middle section; and a second end having a middle section and feet at opposing ends where each of the feet are angled away from the second end middle section in opposite directions.

A removable trap for lavatory sinks is provided to enable new technologies to be incorporated into just the water trap portion of the sink trap to maximize the performance of the trap in infection control, while at the same time preserving the trap performance features demanded by major building codes. While a traditional P-trap requires the removal of the entire trap for cleaning or replacement, the removable trap presented in this application allows for easy removal of just the U-bend portion of the trap by releasing latch clamps. The U-bend containing the water is the most vulnerable to attack to cleaning chemicals as well as the most effective locus of innovation in materials and methods employed to reduce infectious bacteria forming biofilms within the lavatory trap.