Lateral Sway Brace

摘要

A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member.

主权项

1. A lateral sway brace for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support, the lateral sway brace comprising:
a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe; a brace coupler securable to a brace member, wherein the brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support, and wherein the brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support; and a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler that facilitates a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member, the length adjustment mechanism having an extension member, wherein at least a portion of the extension member is configured to extend between the pipe coupler and the brace member.