Clamp for pipe support with slanting pivotal assembly

Claim 1

A clamp for pipe support on spaced inturned flanges of a structural element comprising, a pair of plates, an arcuate nesting portion of each plate for engagement with the lower portion of a pipe, a flat portion extending tangentially from the upper end of the arcuate nesting portion, a clamping flange extended from the inner end of the arcuate portion in a plane generally parallel with said tangential flat portion, a perpendicular edge on each flat portion having a recess to form a first hanging shoulder engageable with one of said inturned flanges, a Second hanging shoulder on the other edge of each plate transversely aligned with said first shoulder and engageable with the other inturned flange, the edge extended from said second hanging shoulder being inclined inwardly toward said perpendicular edge and to said arcuate nesting portion, the edge of said arcuate nesting portion in continuation of said inclined edge being cutaway to form an arcuate nesting edge, fastening means to clamp said clamping flanges together, the inclined edge of one of said plates being opposite the perpendicular edge of the opposite plate whereby said plates can be turned into a transversely tilted position with the inclined and arcuate cutaway edges toward the pipe, for insertion through the space between said inturned flanges and then for turning back into nesting engagement with the pipe with said shoulders over the respective inturned flanges, and initially loose clamping means assembled with said clamping flanges and being adapted to tightly clamp said flanges together in the hanging position of said plates.