Pipe mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10627018-B2
Application number	US-201715459222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

A pipe mount for connecting pipe sections is disclosed. The pipe mount comprises a sliding member movably attached to a plumbing arrangement element. The sliding member extends in the vertical direction of the plumbing arrangement element, and it is vertically movable between an extreme position and a second position. The pipe mount further comprises at least one pipe bracket for securing the pipe sections onto the sliding member. A system and a method for connecting pipe sections are also disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pipe mount for connecting a first vertical pipe section of a first plumbing arrangement element to a second vertical pipe section of a second plumbing arrangement element to form a continuous vertical pipeline, the first plumbing arrangement element and the second plumbing arrangement element constituting a plumbing arrangement, the pipe mount arranged inside the plumbing arrangement, wherein the pipe mount comprises
a sliding member configured to be movably attached to the plumbing arrangement, the sliding member configured to extend in the vertical direction of the plumbing arrangement, and the sliding member configured to be vertically movable between an extreme position and a second position; and
at least one pipe bracket extending horizontally from the sliding member, the at least one pipe bracket configured to secure the first vertical pipe section onto the sliding member, the first vertical pipe section configured to extend vertically from a bottom part of the first plumbing arrangement element to a top part of the first plumbing arranged element, wherein the pipe mount further comprises at least one elastic member configured to load the pipe mount when vertically moving the sliding member from the extreme position to the second position.

2. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic element is a spring selected from a group comprising a tension spring, and a compression spring.

3. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first pipe section comprises at least one first fitting.

4. The pipe mount according to claim 3 , wherein a connecting pipe is configured to be connected to the first pipe section via the first fitting.

5. The pipe mount according to claim 3 , wherein the second pipe section comprises at least one second fitting.

6. The pipe mount according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting pipe is configured to be connected to the second pipe section via the second fitting so that a continuous vertical pipeline comprising the first pipe section, the connecting pipe and the second pipe section, is formed.

7. The pipe mount according to claim 5 , wherein the first fitting and the second fitting are configured to be at least partially embedded into the insulation layer.

8. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first pipe section and the second pipe section comprise pre-insulated pipe with an insulation layer.

9. The pipe mount according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one pipe bracket is configured to be at least partially embedded into the insulation layer.

10. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding member is configured to be immovably securable onto the plumbing arrangement with a fastener.

11. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first pipe section comprises at least one first fitting.

12. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the second pipe section comprises at least one second fitting.

13. The pipe mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first pipe section and the second pipe section comprise pre-insulated pipe with an insulation layer.

14. A plumbing system, comprising a first plumbing arrangement element comprising first pipe sections and a second plumbing system arrangement disposed above the first plumbing arrangement element comprising second pipe sections connectable to the first pipe sections of the first plumbing arrangement with connecting pipes, wherein at least the first plumbing arrangement element comprises at least one pipe mount according to claim 1 for connecting the first pipe sections to the second pipe sections.

15. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the first plumbing arrangement element and the second plumbing arrangement element are prefabricated elements.

Assignees

• Uponor Innovation Ab

Inventors

• Inha Teemu

Classifications

• F16L1/10

  for aligning · CPC title

• F16L37/008

  for branching pipes; for joining pipes to walls · CPC title

• E03C1/01

  for combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, urinals, or the like {(combinations of baths, showers or the like A47K4/00; cell-like units for special technical purposes E04B1/34869; panels adapted for locating conduits E04C2/52; ducts for installation lines E04F17/08)} · CPC title

• F16L5/00 Primary

  Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls or partitions (installations of electric cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings H02G3/22) · CPC title

• E04C2/526

  with adaptations not otherwise provided for, for connecting, transport; for making impervious or hermetic, e.g. sealings · CPC title