US784327A - Stovepipe-support. - Google Patents

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No. 784,327. PATENTED MAR. 7, 1905 J. J. HILL.

STOVEPIPE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1904 Jmes 611%) Witnesse ventor,

L? 9 /I A v I a Httms Patented March 7, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES J. HILL, OF EW'ING, ILLINOIS.

STOVEPIPE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,327, dated March '7, 1905.

Application filed August 24, 1904- Serial No. 222,003-

l'o (LM whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ewing, in the county of Franklin and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Stovepipe-Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for supporting stovepipes, and has for its objects to improve the construction and produce a device of this character simple in construction, easily applied, and adaptable to difi erent sizes of pipes and adjustable for holding the same in any of the various localities or under the Varying conditions under which it may be placed.

ith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature (if the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as va- "rious changes in the shape, proportions, and

general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is therefore reserved of making all the changes and modifications which fairly fall within the scope of the invention and the claims made therefor.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved device applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the adjustable band detached. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View of the rod-ad j usting clamp members with the parts detached.

The improved device comprises a band 10, of resilient sheet metal, such as Russia iron or steel, having overlapping ends and with one end outturned, as at 11, said band being provided with a longitudinal slot 12 near the outturned end 11, as shown.

A clamp-bolt 13 is inserted through the body of the band near the under-lapping end and extends through the slot and is provided with a thumb-nut 28 for the adjustment of the band to pipes of different sizes, as will beobvious.

Extending from the band is a thumb-lug 14 for coaction with the outturned end 11 to enable the operator to compress the band upon the pipe and hold it in that position preparatory to clamping the same.

Pivoted by one end to the band 10, preferably at opposite sides of the same, are longitudinally-disposed rods 15 16, with their free ends clamped, respectively, between spaced disks 17 18 and 19 20 by clamp-bolts 21 22, having terminal heads 29 30. Extending from the same clamp-disks are similar rods 23 24, having means, such as screw-eyes or hooks 25 26, for attachment to the wall or ceiling, (represented at 27.)

The disks l9 and 20 are provided with spaced grooves or channels for the reception of the free ends of the rods 15 16 and 23 24:,

thereby supporting the adjacent terminals of the rods in each pair of disks in spaced relation to each other and permitting the same to be readily adjusted longitudinally of the stovepipe and securely locked in adjusted position. By this simple arrangement it will be obvious the two sets of rods may be adjusted longitudinally to adjust the band bodily relative to the wall or ceiling, and thus firmly support the pipe at any desired point relative thereto, and the band may also be readily adjusted to fit different sizes of pipe.

The device can thus be quickly adapted to the ordinary sizes of stovepipes manufactured and support the same firmly in any position or locality, either from a vertical wall to prevent it from entering the flue too far or be coming detached therefrom or suspended from the ceiling at any point therefrom.

The parts may be of any quality or strength I of metal and employed at as many points as required.

I clain1 1. In a Stovepipe-support, a resilient band adapted to encircle the pipe and provided with means for clamping the same, rods pivoted to the opposite sides of the band, rods adapted. to be pivotally connected to the wall or ceil-' ing, clampingdisks provided with spaced grooves for the reception of the adjacent ends of said rods, and bolts operating through said disks for clamping said rods in adjusted position.

2. In a Stovepipe-support, a band of resilient material adapted to encircle the pipe and having overlapping end portions one of which is formed With a longitudinal slot and provided with a laterally-extending finger-engaging lug, there being a similar lug'extending laterally from the opposite end of the band, a clamping-bolt secured to thenon-slotted end of the band and engaging the longitudinal slot, longitudinally-adjustable rods pivoted to the opposite sides of the bandand pivotally 5 connected to the Wall or ceiling, said rods being formed in a plurality of sections, and means engaging the adjacent ends of the rod-sections for clamping said rods in adjusted position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 20 my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

\ JAMES J. HILL.

Witnesses:

T. J. OHoIssnR, G. G. PAYNE.

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