Riser support apparatus

Abstract

A clamp member comprises a jacket, a pair of mounting flanges depending from the jacket and at least one support depending from at least one of the mounting flanges. The clamp member may further include an area bounded by the at least one support.

1 . A clamp comprising a pair of clamp members coupled to secure a riser therebetween, each one of the clamp members comprising:
 a jacket;   at least one support depending from the jacket.   
     
     
         2 . The clamp of  claim 1  further comprising a pair of mounting flanges depending from the jacket. 
     
     
         3 . The clamp of  claim 2 , wherein each one of the mounting flanges comprises at least one aperture formed therethrough, the at least one aperture of a first clamp member aligned with the at least one aperture of a second clamp member. 
     
     
         4 . The clamp of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one support comprises a wall having a radius. 
     
     
         5 . The clamp of  claim 1  further comprising an additional support depending from the jacket. 
     
     
         6 . The clamp of  claim 6 , wherein the supports are disposed on opposing sides of the jacket. 
     
     
         7 . The clamp of  claim 6 , wherein the supports dispose the jacket away from a surface. 
     
     
         8 . The clamp of  claim 6 , wherein each one of the supports comprises a foot at a terminal end thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The clamp of  claim 6 , wherein the supports and an underside of the jacket define an area. 
     
     
         10 . A clamp comprising a pair of clamp members coupled to secure a riser therebetween, each one of the clamp members comprising:
 a jacket;   a pair of mounting flanges depending from the jacket;   at least one support depending from at least one of the mounting flanges;   an area bounded by the at least one support.   
     
     
         11 . The clamp of  claim 10 , wherein each one of the mounting flanges comprises at least one aperture formed therethrough, the at least one aperture of a first clamp member aligned with the at least one aperture of a second clamp member. 
     
     
         12 . The clamp of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one support comprises a wall having a radius. 
     
     
         13 . The clamp of  claim 12  further comprising a foot circumscribing a lower margin of the wall. 
     
     
         14 . The clamp of  claim 10  further comprising an additional support depending from the jacket 
     
     
         15 . The clamp of  claim 14 , wherein the supports are disposed on opposing sides of the jacket. 
     
     
         16 . The clamp of  claim 14 , wherein the supports dispose the jacket away from a surface. 
     
     
         17 . The clamp of  claim 14 , wherein each one of the supports comprises a foot at a terminal end thereof. 
     
     
         18 . A clamp member comprising:
 a jacket;   a pair of mounting flanges depending from the jacket;   at least one support depending from at least one of the mounting flanges;   an area bounded by the at least one support.   
     
     
         19 . The clamp member of  claim 18 , wherein each one of the mounting flanges comprises at least one aperture formed therethrough, the at least one aperture of a first clamp member aligned with the at least one aperture of a second clamp member. 
     
     
         20 . The clamp member of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one support comprises a wall having a radius. 
     
     
         21 . The clamp of  claim 18  further comprising an additional support depending from the jacket, wherein the supports are disposed on opposing sides of the jacket. 
     
     
         22 . The clamp of  claim 21 , wherein the supports dispose the jacket away from a surface. 
     
     
         23 . The clamp of  claim 21 , wherein each one of the supports comprises a foot at a terminal end thereof.