US 12,435,512 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. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/411,140.
Application 18/411,140 is a division of application No. 17/586,216, filed on Jan. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,905,709.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151033 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 1/24 (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 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 2001/5868 (2013.01); E04C 2003/026 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pipe trapeze assembly comprising:
a pipe trapeze comprising a crossmember, at least one rod, and at least one fastener, the fastener threadedly engaging with the at least one rod, the crossmember coupled to the at least one rod;
a brace assembly comprising:
a structural member; and
a bracket coupled to the structural member, the bracket comprising a baseplate defining a slot extending from an open end to a closed end of the baseplate, the rod extending through the slot, the slot defining a rounded end where the slot terminates at the closed end, the baseplate defining a countersink coaxially centered with the rounded end, the fastener positioned within the countersink;
wherein the baseplate comprises two legs connected together by the closed end, the slot extends between the two legs, each leg of the two legs defines an ear at the open end, and each ear defines a baseplate hinge hole; and
backing plates positioned in contact with both a top side and a bottom side of the crossmember.