US 12,085,205 B1
Pipe hanger with anti-vibration washer
Jordan Cameron Belen, West Warwick, RI (US); Matthew William McNamara, Portsmouth, RI (US); and Jason F. Santos, Providence, RI (US)
Assigned to ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC, Exeter, NH (US)
Filed by ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,969.
Application 17/953,969 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/023,032, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,560,969.
Application 17/023,032 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/573,129, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,359,747, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Int. Cl. F16L 3/11 (2006.01); F16B 39/10 (2006.01); F16L 3/133 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/133 (2013.01) [F16B 39/108 (2013.01); F16L 3/11 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe hanger comprising:
a suspension member configured to engage a pipe, the suspension member comprising a side edge and defining a hole through the suspension member;
a threaded rod extending through the hole and defining a distal rod end;
a nut threaded on the threaded rod, the nut defining a circumferential side; and
an anti-vibration washer disposed on the threaded rod between the suspension member and the nut, the anti-vibration washer comprising a body, an edge tab, and a nut tab;
wherein:
at least a portion of the edge tab is bent to fold over the side edge of the suspension member;
the nut tab is bent to fold over the circumferential side of the nut;
a distal portion of the nut tab is bent to fold over the distal rod end;
the distal portion of the nut tab defines a tab end;
the nut tab defines a tab opening therethrough to facilitate bending the nut tab relative to the body;
the nut tab defines a first tab leg and a second tab leg, each of the first and second tab legs extending from the body to the tab end;
the tab opening is defined between the first and second tab legs; and
the tab opening defines a first relief notch formed between the first tab leg and the body and a second relief notch formed between the second tab leg and the body.