Means for mounting pipes and conduits in studs and joists

Claim 1

A reinforcement for a conventional wall stud formed with a notch in one edge to receive a pipe extending transverse to said stud comprising an elongated metal plate dimensioned to fit along said one edge of said stud to bridge said notch and adapted to be secured to said stud to reinforce said stud in the area where said notch is formed and a flexible sleeve for said pipe, said sleeve having a straight base edge permanently fixed to said plate, a first side substantially perpendicular to said base extending from one end of said base, a top and a second side normally parallel to said first side engaging the opposite end of said base, said sleeve having a bore shaped to engage the outside of said pipe and being dimensioned to fit within said notch, said sleeve being formed with a split at the juncture of said base and said second side to permit said sleeve to be distended to be slipped over a pipe, said split being located out of contact with said plate, whereby said sleeve may be distended without interference from said plate, said sleeve being formed with a weakened portion to facilitate distention of said sleeve, and closure means adjacent said split to hold said sleeve with the edges of said split abutting each other, said closure means comprising enlargement of said sleeve having apertures parallel to said pipe on opposite sides of said split and fastening means fitting into the apertures in both said enlargements.