Mounting bracket for heat exchangers and the like

Claim 1

IN A HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF: A HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A HOUSING WITH A BASE INCORPORATING FLUID INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS; A LINE CONTAINING HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID; AN ELONGATED BRACKET BODY HAVING A FLOW PASSAGE IN ONE EXTREMITY THEREOF INTERPOSED IN SAID LINE AND HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER MOUNT UPON THE OTHER EXTREMITY THEREOF FOR SUPPORTING A HEAT EXCHANGER IN SPACE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID LINE, SAID MOUNT INCORPORATING FLUID OUTLET AND RETURN PORTS IN COMMUNICATION, RESPECTIVELY, WITH THE FLUID INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS IN SAID BASE, SAID BODY HAVING A BORE OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID FLOW PASSAGE AND OUTLET PORT; AND FASTENING MEANS IN SAID PORTS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID EXCHANGER IN SUPPORTED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MOUNT, SAID FASTENING MEANS INCORPORATING FLUID PASSAGES ESTABLISHING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID PORTS AND SAID OPENINGS.