Apparatus for fixing the piping in a concentrated manner

Claim 1

An apparatus for fixing pipes to a base in a concentrated manner, comprising: a clamp member made of a sheet material formed into a generally U-shape to define top and bottom clamping walls disposed in generally parallel relationship, a rear wall connected to and extending unitarily between the top and bottom walls, a plurality of retaining front claw walls connected unitarily to at least one of said top and bottom walls and extending at least partly therebetween, said front claw walls being spaced from one another to define front openings therebetween, installation means unitary with the clamp member for permitting secure mounting of the clamp member to the base, said clamp member defining at least one open side extending between the top and bottom walls; and a plurality of pipes extending into the open side of the clamp member, each said pipe having a bent portion disposed in a common plane and in secure clamping engagement between the top and bottom clamping walls of the clamp member, said pipes further being clamped intermediate the rear wall and at least one of the claw walls of the clamp member, each said pipe passing through one of said front openings, intermediate a selected pair of said spaced apart claw walls and being in secure engagement with one of said claw walls.

Claim 2

An apparatus for fixing pipes to a base in a concentrated manner, comprising: a clamp member made of a sheet material formed into a generally U-shape to define top and bottom clamping walls disposed in generally parallel relationship, a rear wall connected to and extending unitarily between the top and bottom walls, a plurality of retaining front claw walls connected unitarily to at least one of said top and bottom walls and extending at least partly therebetween, said front claw walls being spaced from one another to define front openings therebetween, installation means unitary with the clamp member for permitting secure mounting of the clamp member to the base, said clamp member defining at least one open side extending between the top and bottom walls; and a plurality of pipes extending into the open side of the clamp member, each said pipe having a bent portion disposed in a common plane and in secure clamping engagement between the top and bottom clamping walls of the clamp member, said pipes further being clamped intermediate the rear wall and at least one of the claw walls of the clamp member, each said pipe passing through one of said front openings, intermediate a selected pair of said spaced apart claw walls and being in secure engagement with one of said claw walls.

Claim 10

An apparatus for fixing pipes to a base in a concentrated manner, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of pipes, each said pipe having a bent portion, the bent portions of said pipes being disposed to lie substantially in a common plane and in juxtaposed relationship to one another; and a clamp member unitarily formed from a sheet material and comprising parallel top and bottom clamping walls disposed in clamping engagement with the bent portions of each said pipe, a rear wall extending between the top and bottom walls and being in clamping engagement with one of said pipes in said plurality, a plurality of spaced apart claw walls extending from at least one of said top and bottom clamping walls and toward the other of said top and bottom clamping walls, with front openings being defined betweeen the respective front claw walls, said claw walls being disposed such that each said pipe extends through one of said openings and into said clamp member, and such that each said claw wall engages at least a selected one of the pipes, said clamp member further defining at least one open side, with the pipes extending through the open side, and an installation wall extending from a selected one of said top and bottom clamping walls, said installation wall comprising means for mounting the apparatus to the base, whereby the pipes are fixedly engaged in a concentrated manner by the top and bottom clamping walls, the rear wall and the claw walls.

Claim 11

An apparatus for fixing pipes to a base in a concentrated manner, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of pipes, each said pipe having a bent portion, the bent portions of said pipes being disposed to lie substantially in a common plane and in juxtaposed relationship to one another; and a clamp member unitarily formed from a sheet material and comprising parallel top and bottom clamping walls disposed in clamping engagement with the bent portions of each said pipe, a rear wall extending between the top and bottom walls and being in clamping engagement with one of said pipes in said plurality, a plurality of spaced apart claw walls extending from at least one of said top and bottom clamping walls and toward the other of said top and bottom clamping walls, with front openings being defined betweeen the respective front claw walls, said claw walls being disposed such that each said pipe extends through one of said openings and into said clamp member, and such that each said claw wall engages at least a selected one of the pipes, said clamp member further defining at least one open side, with the pipes extending through the open side, and an installation wall extending from a selected one of said top and bottom clamping walls, said installation wall comprising means for mounting the apparatus to the base, whereby the pipes are fixedly engaged in a concentrated manner by the top and bottom clamping walls, the rear wall and the claw walls.