Suspension for pipes, especially exhaust lines

Claim 1

AN EXHAUST PIPE SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE, AND FIRST AND SECOND SUPPORT MEMBERS ADAPTED TO BE RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE ON SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED SIDES OF AN EXHAUST PIPE, COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND ELASTOMERIC LOOP MEANS FOR MOUNTING ON A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND SUPPORT MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID LOOP MEANS HAVING AN OUTSIDE END FOR MOUNTING ON THE CORRESPONDING SUPPORT MEMBER AND A SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED INSIDE END; A SINGLE WIRE HAVING A ROUNDED CROSS SECTION AND CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CENTRAL PORTION HAVING WIRE LOOP MEANS FOR TIGHTLY ENGAGING AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCUMFERENTIAL LINE CONTACT, FIRST AND SECOND TERMINAL END PORTIONS, AND FIRST AND SECOND INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY INTEGRALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST TERMINAL END PORTION AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION AND INTEGRALLY BETWEEN SAID SECOND TERMINAL END PORTION AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION; AND EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TERMINAL END PORTIONS BEING FORMED AS HOOK MEANS FOR SECURELY ENGAGING AN INSIDE END OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELASTOMERIC LOOP MEANS.