Insulated pipe hanger construction

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A UNITARY INSULATED PIPE HANGER CONSTRUCTION FOR USE WITH PIPE HAVING INSULATED COVERING COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A PIPE ENCIRCLING HANGER BODY MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SEMI-CYLINDRICAL CLAMP-LIKE HANGER BODY MEMBERS HINGED TOGETHER AND HAVING A SELECTED WIDTH, SAID HANGER MEMBERS HAVING SPACED PARALLEL OPPOSED LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL WALLS WITH OUTWARDLY DIRECTED RETURN EDGE PORTIONS PROVIDING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FACING GROOVES; A PAIR OF SEMI-CYLINDRICAL INSULATING BLOCK SECTIONS, EACH SECURED TO THE INTERNAL FACE OF ONE OF THE HANGER BODY MEMBERS, SAID INSULATING SECTIONS EXTENDING BEYOND SAID HANGER BODY MEMBERS AND PROVIDING END ABUTTING PORTIONS FOR COOPERATIVE END FACE ENGAGEMENT WITH ADJACENT PIPE INSULATED COVERINGS, SAID INSULATED BLOCK SECTIONS INCLUDING A VAPOR BARRIER MEANS, SAID END ABUTTING PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO EACH PARTIALLY SEALINGLY SUPPORT A JOINT SEALING TAPE; AND LOCK MEANS FOR SAID HANGER BODY MEMBERS INCLUDING PARALLEL LOCK RIBS SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVES AND INTERENGAGING WITH SAID RETURN EDGE PORTIONS FOR TIGHTLY RETAINING SAID INSULATING SECTIONS IN SEALING ABUTMENT ABOUT A PIPE.