Conduit support apparatus

Claim 1

A conduit support apparatus arranged for mounting within a planar support structure for securing a conduit therethrough, the apparatus comprising, a base flange, the base flange including a planar top surface, and a plurality of mounting legs fixedly and orthogonally mounted to the planar top surface, each mounting leg including a locking lug fixedly mounted to each upper terminal end of each mounting leg projecting and mounted to an exterior surface of each mounting leg, and the base flange including a central, axially aligned bore, and the mounting legs mounted about the bore, and lock ring means mounted within the mounting legs for securing the conduit therewithin, and wherein the mounting legs are arranged in diametrically opposed pairs concentrically positioned about the axially aligned bore, and the axially aligned bore defining a central axis, with the mounting legs spaced an equal distance from the central axis, and wherein each locking lug is defined by a trapezoidal cross-sectional configuration, including an exterior sloping guide surface and a planar bottom surface, with the planar bottom surface orthogonally aligned relative to the central axis, and the planar bottom surface and the exterior sloping guide surface defining an acute included angle therebetween, and wherein each mounting leg includes a concentric groove segment directed through an interior surface of each mounting leg adjacent the base flange, and the groove segments of the mounting legs supporting the lock ring means therewithin, and the lock ring means including an annular array of plate elements angulated upwardly relative to the planar top surface of the base flange defining an acute included angle between the central axis and a projection of each plate element towards the central axis, and wherein the axially aligned bore of the base flange includes a further lock ring means mounted therewithin, wherein the further lock ring means includes a further series of lock plate elements angulated upwardly relative to the planar bottom surface and defining a further acute angle between the central axis and a projection of a further plate elements toward the central axis, and wherein the base flange includes an internally threaded bore directed through the base flange and radially aligned therethrough intersecting the axially aligned bore, and an externally threaded locking stud threadedly received within the threaded bore to enhance securement of the conduit within the axially aligned bore, and wherein each mounting leg is formed of a memory retentent material and is biased into an orthogonal orientation relative to the planar top surface.