Hanger for cylindrical conduits and the like

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR SECURING A CYLINDRICAL CONDUIT OR THE LIKE FIXEDLY AGAINST A SUPPORT HAVING TWO SPACED APART, INTURNED FLANGES DEFINING AN ELONGATED SLOT THEREBETWEEN, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ANCHORS INSERTABLE LONGITUDINALLY OF SUCH SLOT AND EACH SIZED FOR PERMITTING TURNING INTO AN OPERATIVE HOLDING POSITION TO EXTEND LATERALLY OF A SLOT, ONE ANCHOR POSITIONABLE ON EACH SIDE OF SUCH CONDUIT, EACH ANCHOR HAVING TWO EARS LATERALLY SPACED APART A DISTANCE TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT OF EACH EAR WITH ONE SUCH INTURNED FLANGE; A SHOULDER INWARDS OF EACH EAR AND EXTENDING FROM SUCH SLOT PROXIMATE TO THE SIDE OF AN INTURNED FLANGE FOR ENSURING THAT SAID ANCHOR IS CENTERED IN SUCH SLOT TO MAINTAIN EACH OF SAID EARS IN ENGAGING ASSOCIATION WITH ONE OF SUCH FLANGES IRRESPECTIVE OF LONGITUDINAL FORCES ON SUCH CONDUIT; EACH ANCHOR HAVING SECURED THERETO MEDIATE SAID EARS A BAND BENDABLY CONFORMABLE TO THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SUCH CONDUIT, EACH BAND FROM THE RESPECTIVE ANCHOR EXTENDABLE OVER THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SUCH CONDUIT TO CONVERGE WITH THE OTHER BAND IN AN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP, BAND-TIGHTENING MEANS INCLUDING A WORM-SCREW MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE ONE OF THE OVERLAPPED BANDS; AND MEANS ON THE OUTSIDE BAND COOPERABLE WITH SAID WORM-SCREW FOR CONTRACTING SAID BANDS TO URGE SUCH CONDUIT AGAINST SUCH FLANGES, SAID WORM-SCREW BEING PROVIDED AT EACH END THEREOF WITH HAND-TOOL RECEIVING MEANS FACILITATING ROTATION OF SAID WORM-SCREW FROM EITHER END THEREOF.