Anchoring device for pipe and the like

Claim 1

AN ANCHORING DEVICE FOR A PIPE AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED FOR BEING SECURED TO A SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID BASE HAVING A RECESS WITH A LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED SLOT THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE, A COMPLEMENTARY SHAPED FITTING ROTATABLY DISPOSED IN SAID RECESS, SAID FITTING HAVING A BORE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SLOT, A SLEEVE DISPOSED ON SAID FITTING IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BORE AND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED BY A PIPE END, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AT LEAST ONE LONGITUDINAL SLOT THEREIN EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLEEVE AND A TAPERED INNER PORTION AT THE UPPER END THEREOF, A TAPERED NUT, SAID NUT DIMENSIONED TO FIT AGAINST THE TAPERED PORTION OF SAID SLEEVE AND TO BE PARTIALLY RECEIVED THEREIN, A BOLT EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE SLOT IN SAID BASE AND SAID INNER SLEEVE AND ROTATABLE THEREIN, THE UNDER SURFACE OF SAID BASE ENGAGING THE HEAD OF SAID BOLT TO RESTRAIN IT FROM UPWARD AXIAL MOVEMENT PAST SAID UNDER SURFACE, SAID BOLT THREADABLY ENGAGING SAID NUT AND SAID SLEEVE EXPANDABLE RADIALLY OUTWARD SO THAT, IN RESPONSE TO TIGHTENING SAID BOLT INTO SAID NUT, SAID SLEEVE IS URGED DOWNWARD TO HOLD SAID FITTING IN A SELECTED ANGULAR POSITION WITHIN SAID RECESS AND SO THAT SAID SLEEVE IS EXPANDED RADIALLY OUTWARD TO BEAR AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF A PIPE TO SECURELY FIX SAID PIPE IN RESPECT TO SAID BASE, AND SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE.