US 11,808,391 B2
Method for using a bracket assembly
Odair Dafonseca, Pawtucket, RI (US); and Joseph Beagen, North Attleboro, MA (US)
Assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed by ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,613.
Application 17/702,613 is a division of application No. 16/687,455, filed on Nov. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,320,066.
Application 16/687,455 is a division of application No. 15/291,204, filed on Oct. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,527,203, issued on Jan. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0213987 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 3/24 (2006.01); A62C 35/68 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/24 (2013.01) [A62C 35/68 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for using a bracket assembly comprising:
providing the bracket assembly comprising a first plate, a second plate rotatable relative to the first plate, a seating frame, and a lever assembly, the lever assembly comprising a rod and a lever, wherein the first plate defines a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the seating frame extends from the second end of the first plate, and the seating frame comprises a first member and a second member;
engaging a beam with the first and second plates; and
actuating the lever to decrease a space between the first and second plates to make the bracket assembly more secured with the beam;
wherein:
engaging the beam with the first and second plates comprises positioning a free end of the first member on a first side of the beam and positioning a free end of the second member on a second side of the beam;
the second member comprises one of a bent section or a curved section extendable over a rim of the beam and configured to support the bracket assembly on the beam; and
a first portion of the one of the bent section or the curved section extends generally upward from the second end of the first plate.