IP Library Granted Patent US 11,448,340
Granted Patent B1
US 11,448,340 · App. 17/034,023 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Flanged conduit support with ganging mechanism

Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz (Delray Beach, FL)
Assignee: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
F16L1/09E04G15/06F16L5/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,448,340
App. No.
17/034,023
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A flanged conduit support for forming openings in a poured concrete structure. The flanged conduit support includes a flange and a hub with a socket. A ganging means on the flanged conduit support enables the joining and locking of two or more supports together in a spaced relationship. The ganging means includes a male snap member with a tab and a tapered end and the female snap member includes a receiving slot. The flanged conduit support provides a means for rapidly securing a first end of conduit to a form and capping the opposite ends of the conduit to prevent the entry of concrete during the concrete pour. A removable cap may be removed after the concrete cures to provide one or more open pathways for running electrical cables through the horizontal floors or vertical walls.

Claims (38)

1. A conduit support for forming a pathway through a concrete pour area, comprising:

a support body including a rigid flange;

a hub on said flange;

a male snap member and a female snap member extending from the support body; and

a removable cap on said flange.

2. The conduit support of claim 1 , comprising an outer groove defining said removable cap.

3. The conduit support of claim 2 , comprising:

a socket on said hub; and

said socket including a conduit seat.

4. The conduit support of claim 1 , wherein said male snap member comprises:

a tab; and

a tapered end.

5. The conduit support of claim 4 , wherein said female snap member includes a receiving slot therein.

6. The conduit support of claim 5 , comprising a barb on said tab of said male snap member.

7. The conduit support of claim 6 , comprising:

a first stop on said male snap member; and

a second stop on said male snap member.

8. The conduit support of claim 1 , wherein said female snap member comprises:

a base;

a top wall; and

a side wall.

9. The conduit support of claim 1 , comprising:

said male and female snap members aligned along a common axis through the hub; and

said male and female snap members are 180 degrees apart on said common axis.

10. The conduit support of claim 1 , comprising one or more apertures in said flange.

11. The conduit support of claim 3 , wherein said socket comprises:

walls and an outer rim; and

said walls are tapered inward from the outer rim of the socket to the flange.

12. A conduit support for forming a pathway through a concrete pour area, comprising:

a support body including a rigid flange having a first side and a second side;

a hub extending from the first side of said flange;

a socket in said hub;

a male snap member and a female snap member extending from the support body; and

a removable cap in said flange.

13. The conduit support of claim 12 , comprising:

said hub is centered on said first side of said flange; and

said removable cap is centered on said flange.

14. The conduit support of claim 12 , comprising an outer groove defining said removable cap.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2026
From: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP
Reel/Frame 075416/0848 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2020
From: GRETZ, THOMAS J.
To: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 053897/0201 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16846571 · Apr 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62910744 · Oct 4, 2019