Pipe supporting tool

Claim 1

A TOOL FOR SUPPORTING PIPE OR OTHER ARTICLES ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED BETWEEN TWO SPACED OPPOSING SURFACES PROVIDED BY A MATERIAL HAVING A HARDNESS IN THE ORDER OR THAT OF WOOD COMPRISING; (A) A PAIR OF TUBES, ONE BEING LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE WITHIN THE OTHER ALONG A COMMON LONGITUDINAL AXIS TO PROVIDE A TELESCOPING TUBULAR LOAD-ENGAGEABLE UNIT; (B) RESILIENT MEANS ENCLOSED BY THE UNIT, CONNECTED TO BOTH TUBES, AND REACTING THEREWITH TO URGE THE UNIT TO A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED CONDITION; (C) A PAIR OF ARMS, ONE FIXED TO EACH TUBE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE UNIT AND EXTENDING THEREFROM IN CANTILEVER RELATION WITH ITS RESPECTIVE TUBE; AND (D) WEDGES FIXED ON THE ARMS ADJACENT THE ENDS THEREOF REMOTE FROM, AND TO THE SIDES OF THE ARMS FACING AWAY FROM, THE TUBULAR UNIT TO TAPER OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ARM, EACH OF SAID WEDGES PROJECTING IN ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTION BEYOND ITS RESPECTIVE ADJACENT ARM AND END OF SAID UNIT; (E) SAID ARMS BEING OF A LENGTH, AND THE ARMS AND SAID UNIT DEFINING A LOAD-RECEIVING REGION ABOVE THE UNIT AND BETWEEN THE ARMS TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR LOAD BETWEEN THE UNIT AND OTHER STRUCTURE IN OVERHEAD RELATION WITH THE TOOL DURING USE.