CPC F16L 3/24 (2013.01) [A62C 35/68 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A fire sprinkler support assembly comprising:
a beam defining a first side and a second side;
a bracket bar; and
a bracket assembly coupled to an end of the bracket bar, the bracket assembly comprising:
a first plate defining a first vertical section oriented substantially perpendicular to the bracket bar, the first plate having a first end coupled to the bracket bar and a second end coupled to the beam, the first plate defining a first plate opening;
a second plate actionable relative to the first plate, the second plate extending through the first plate opening in the first plate; and
a fastener coupling the first plate to the second plate and operable to adjust a distance between the first plate and the second plate;
wherein:
the bracket assembly further comprises a seating frame extending from the second end of the first plate and configured to couple the bracket assembly to the beam;
the beam comprises a flange, a web extending perpendicularly from the flange, and a rim;
the seating frame comprises a first member disposed on the first side of the beam and a second member disposed on the second side of the beam;
each of the first member and the second member comprises a free end and an attached end;
the attached ends are coupled to the second end of the first plate;
each of the free ends is angled outwardly from the beam to facilitate inserting the rim between the first member and the second member;
each of the first member and the second member comprises a curved section disposed between the free end and the attached end; and
each of the curved sections is configured to curve around the rim of the beam.
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