US 12,352,048 B2
Trapeze hanger brace assembly
Jordan Cameron Belen, West Warwick, RI (US); Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus, Providence, RI (US); and Gregory Joseph Shaughnessy, Redlands, CA (US)
Assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Oak Brook, IL (US)
Filed by ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/410,879.
Application 18/410,879 is a division of application No. 17/586,216, filed on Jan. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,905,709.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151032 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. E04C 3/02 (2006.01); E04H 9/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01); E04B 1/58 (2006.01)
CPC E04C 3/02 (2013.01) [E04H 9/02 (2013.01); F16B 2/065 (2013.01); F16B 7/0413 (2013.01); E04B 2001/5868 (2013.01); E04C 2003/026 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for bracing a pipe trapeze with a brace assembly, the method comprising:
sliding a slot of a baseplate of the brace assembly onto a rod of the pipe trapeze through an open end of the baseplate until the rod is positioned at a slot end of the slot, the rod fixed to and suspending a crossmember of the pipe trapeze, the slot extending from the open end of the baseplate towards a closed end of the baseplate, the slot end defined where the slot terminates at the closed end;
coupling the baseplate to a structural member of the brace assembly; and
tightening a fastener against the baseplate to secure the baseplate relative to the crossmember and the rod, the fastener threadedly engaged with the rod;
wherein the baseplate comprises first and second baseplate hinge holes defined by first and second ears for coupling the baseplate to the structural member; and
wherein the slot extends between the first and second ears.
 
7. A method for bracing a pipe trapeze with a brace assembly, the method comprising:
sliding a slot of a baseplate of the brace assembly onto a rod of the pipe trapeze through an open end of the baseplate until the rod is positioned at a slot end of the slot, the rod fixed to and suspending a crossmember of the pipe trapeze, the slot extending from the open end of the baseplate towards a closed end of the baseplate, the slot end defined where the slot terminates at the closed end;
coupling the baseplate to a structural member of the brace assembly; and
tightening a fastener against the baseplate to secure the baseplate relative to the crossmember and the rod, the fastener threadedly engaged with the rod;
wherein coupling the baseplate to the structural member comprises inserting a hinge pin through the baseplate and through a clamp of the brace assembly to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp, and wherein the clamp is coupled to the structural member; and
wherein inserting the hinge pin through the baseplate and through the clamp to hingedly couple the baseplate to the clamp comprises:
inserting the hinge pin through a first baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the first baseplate hinge hole defined by a first ear of the baseplate at the open end;
inserting a portion of the clamp into the slot at the open end;
inserting the hinge pin through a clamp hinge hole of the clamp; and
threadedly engaging the hinge pin with a second baseplate hinge hole of the baseplate, the second baseplate hinge hole defined by a second ear of the baseplate at the open end, the slot extending between the first ear and the second ear.