IP Library Granted Patent US 10,610,716
Granted Patent B2
US 10,610,716 · App. 16/140,676 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Sprinkler drop bracket for intersecting downlight

Inventors: Joseph Beagen (Providence, RI); Odair Dafonseca (Pawtucket, RI)
Assignee: Anvil International, LLC
A62C35/68B05B15/62E04B9/006E04B9/067E04B9/14E04B9/183E04B9/241
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Patent No.
US 10,610,716
App. No.
16/140,676
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket including a main body and at least one support arm, the at least one support arm extending outward from the main body, the main body defining a mounting pad; and a clamp attached to the mounting pad. A sprinkler support assembly includes a ceiling system including a suspension frame and a grid support, the grid support extending laterally outward from the suspension frame; and a bracket assembly including a main body and at least one support arm, the main body attached to the grid support, the at least one support arm extending outward from the main body.

Claims (46)

1. A bracket assembly comprising:

a mounting bracket comprising a main body and at least one support arm, the at least one support arm extending outward from the main body and comprising a first support arm and a second support arm, the main body defining a mounting pad;

a clamp attached to the mounting pad;

a first saddle attached to the first support arm opposite from the main body; and

a second saddle attached to the second support arm opposite from the main body, the second saddle positioned between the first saddle and the main body.

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the first saddle defines a first saddle groove;

the second saddle defines a second saddle groove; and

the first saddle groove aligns with the second saddle groove to define a mounting channel.

3. The bracket assembly of claim 2 , wherein:

the first support arm extends along a first side of the mounting channel; and

the second support arm extends along a second side of the mounting channel.

4. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second support arm defines an alignment leg extending downwards.

5. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the mounting bracket defines a base layer and a mounting tab; and

the mounting tab is folded about a fold line relative to the base layer to define the mounting pad.

6. The bracket assembly of claim 5 , wherein:

the mounting tab defines a pair of top holes;

the base layer defines a pair of bottom holes; and

the pair of top holes aligns with the pair of bottom holes.

7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the clamp comprises a first clamp bracket and a second clamp bracket;

the first clamp bracket is hingedly connected to the second clamp bracket; and

the first clamp bracket is mounted to the mounting pad.

8. A bracket assembly comprising:

a mounting bracket comprising a main body and at least one support arm, the at least one support arm extending outward from the main body, the main body defining a mounting pad; and

a clamp attached to the mounting pad, the clamp comprising a first clamp bracket and a second clamp bracket, the first clamp bracket being hingedly connected to the second clamp bracket, and the first clamp bracket being mounted to the mounting pad;

wherein the at least one support arm comprises a first support arm and a second support arm;

wherein the bracket assembly further comprises a first saddle attached to the first support arm opposite from the main body; and

wherein the bracket assembly further comprises a second saddle attached to the second support arm opposite from the main body, the second saddle positioned between the first saddle and the main body.

9. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein:

the first saddle defines a first saddle groove;

the second saddle defines a second saddle groove; and

the first saddle groove aligns with the second saddle groove to define a mounting channel.

10. The bracket assembly of claim 9 , wherein:

the first support arm extends along a first side of the mounting channel; and

the second support arm extends along a second side of the mounting channel.

11. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the second support arm defines an alignment leg extending downwards.

12. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein:

the mounting bracket defines a base layer and a mounting tab; and

the mounting tab is folded about a fold line relative to the base layer to define the mounting pad.

13. The bracket assembly of claim 12 , wherein:

the mounting tab defines a pair of top holes;

the base layer defines a pair of bottom holes; and

the pair of top holes aligns with the pair of bottom holes.

14. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first clamp bracket is hingedly connected to the second clamp bracket by a hinge pin.

Assignments (13)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: BEAGEN, JOSEPH; DAFONSECA, ODAIR
To: FLEXHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 068150/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: FLEXHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 068150/0522 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068257/0666 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC; THE RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 068294/0382 →
RELEASE (REEL 049352 / FRAME 0012) Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
To: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 068284/0113 →
RELEASE (REEL 049312 / FRAME 0447) Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 068284/0213 →
RELEASE (REEL 049314 / FRAME 0619) Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 068284/0226 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: KKR LOAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068264/0104 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2021
From: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056787/0792 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 3, 2019
From: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049352/0012 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN) Recorded May 30, 2019
From: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049314/0619 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded May 29, 2019
From: FLO-RITE PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; FLO-RITE ENERGY SALES, LLC; ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049312/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2018
From: BEAGEN, JOSEPH; DAFONSECA, ODAIR
To: ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 046960/0493 →
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