Intercoupled piping assembly
An intercoupled piping assembly comprising a first elongated pipe; a second elongated pipe; a coupler for coupling the first elongated pipe to the second elongated pipe and a securing assembly comprising an elongated member that extends through an aperture in the first elongated pipe, through an aperture in the coupler and through an aperture in the second elongated pipe and a securing member for ensuring the first elongated pipe, the second elongated pipe and the coupler remain coupled together by at least in part the elongated member, whereby the first and second elongated pipes are intercoupleable via the coupler and are resisted from shifting from their orthogonal alignment due to their respective coupling to the coupler.
1 . An intercoupled piping assembly comprising:
a first elongated pipe having an aperture extending therethrough from a first side surface to an opposite side surface in a direction orthogonal to its direction of elongation;
a second elongated pipe having an aperture extending therethrough from a first side surface to an opposite side surface in a direction orthogonal to its direction of elongation;
a coupler for coupling the first elongated pipe to the second elongated pipe, wherein the coupler comprises:
a first recess for receiving a portion of the first elongated pipe,
a second recess orthogonally oriented relative to the first recess for receiving a portion of the second elongated pipe, wherein when the first elongated pipe is positioned in the first recess and the second elongated pipe is positioned in the second recess, the first elongated pipe is orthogonally positioned relative to the second elongated pipe, and
an aperture that extends through a rear surface of the first recess to a rear surface of the second recess; and
a securing assembly comprising:
an elongated member that extends through the aperture in the first elongated pipe, through the aperture in the coupler and through the aperture in the second elongated pipe; and
a securing member for ensuring the first elongated pipe, the second elongated pipe and the coupler remain coupled together by at least in part the elongated member;
whereby the first and second elongated pipes are intercoupleable via the coupler and are resisted from shifting from their orthogonal alignment due to their respective coupling to the coupler.
2 . The intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elongated member of the securing assembly extends (i) from the first side surface and out the opposite side surface of the first elongated pipe, (ii) through the aperture that extends through the rear surface of the first recess and out the rear surface of the second recess of the coupler and (iii) through the first side surface and is accessible through the aperture at the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe; and
wherein the securing member is lockable to the accessible end of the elongated member at the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe.
3 . The intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the securing member is releasably lockable to the accessible end of the elongated member at the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe.
4 . The intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the elongated member has a head at the end opposite to the accessible end thereof, and wherein the head remains outside of the aperture in the first elongated pipe when the securing member is locked to the accessible end of the elongated member.
5 . The intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elongated member of the securing assembly extends (i) from the first side surface and out the opposite side surface of the first elongated pipe, (ii) through the aperture that extends through the rear surface of the first recess and out the rear surface of the second recess of the coupler and (iii) through the first side surface and out the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe; and
wherein the securing member is lockable to the end of the elongated member that extends out the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe.
6 . The intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the securing member is releasably lockable to the end of the elongated member that extends out the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe.
7 . A tubular building structure comprising:
a plurality of elongated pipes coupled together to form a coverable structure;
wherein at least two of the elongated pipes form part of an intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 1 .
8 . A method of constructing an intercoupled piping assembly, wherein the assembly comprises a first elongated pipe having an aperture extending therethrough from a first side surface to an opposite side surface in a direction orthogonal to its direction of elongation, a second elongated pipe having an aperture extending therethrough from a first side surface to an opposite side surface in a direction orthogonal to its direction of elongation, a coupler for coupling the first elongated pipe to the second elongated pipe, wherein the coupler comprises a first recess for receiving a portion of the first elongated pipe, a second recess orthogonally oriented relative to the first recess for receiving a portion of the second elongated pipe, and an aperture that extends through a rear surface of the first recess to a rear surface of the second recess; and a securing assembly comprising an elongated member and a securing member for ensuring the first elongated pipe, the second elongated pipe and the coupler remain coupled together by at least in part the elongated member, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
positioning a portion of the first elongated pipe in the first recess and positioning a portion of the second elongated pipe in the second recess such that the first elongated pipe is orthogonally positioned relative to the second elongated pipe;
extending the elongated member through the aperture in the first elongated pipe, through the aperture in the coupler and through the aperture in the second elongated pipe; and
securing the securing member to an end of the elongated member to couple together the first elongated pipe, the second elongated pipe and the coupler;
whereby the first and second elongated pipes are intercoupleable via the coupler and are resisted from shifting from their orthogonal alignment due to their respective coupling to the coupler.
9 . The method of constructing an intercoupled piping assembly as claimed in claim 8 , including the steps of extending the elongated member of the securing assembly (i) from the first side surface and out the opposite side surface of the first elongated pipe, (ii) through the aperture that extends through the rear surface of the first recess and out the rear surface of the second recess of the coupler and (iii) through the first side surface and is accessible through the aperture at the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe; and securing the securing member to the accessible end of the elongated member at the opposite side surface of the second elongated pipe.