Thomas W Mcmahon
Plumbers in Steamboat Springs, CO
License number
Colorado 180093
Issued Date
Jan 5, 1994
Renew Date
Sep 1, 2011
Expiration Date
Aug 31, 2013
Type
Master Plumber
Address
Address
PO Box 882136, Steamboat Springs, CO 80488
Professional information
Industrial-Piping System Attachment Devices For Seismic Bracing And Methods Of Use
US Patent:
2013025, Oct 3, 2013
Filed:
Dec 20, 2010
Appl. No.:
13/384507
Inventors:
Thomas W. McMahon - Steamboat Springs CO, US
International Classification:
F16B 7/18
US Classification:
2952501, 403187
Abstract:
What is disclosed is an apparatus that provides connection points on a piping system to facilitate motion restraint using external motion-restraining systems. The apparatus is a type of plug (or cap) that engages into (or onto) a piping opening by threaded engagement, or by circumferentially grooved pipe coupling. The load-attachment connectors disclosed are particularly adapted for securing connection elements used with seismic sway brace and restraint between a fluid pipe line or pipe system and a fixed structure, to anchor that system or pipeline to the structure. The load-attachment connector has at least three alternatives available for the connection to useful external attachments: a flat tab (with bore hole); a tapped hole; and a threaded stud.