Parapet bracket and method of using thereof

Abstract

A parapet bracket is disclosed that may be mounted on a parapet wall of a roof without the usage of fasteners. The parapet bracket may be used to attach utility pipes to the parapet wall without using fasteners directly on the parapet wall. The parapet bracket may have a short leg, long leg, and a connecting plate between the two legs that form an inverted U-shape. The short leg may be used to hook the parapet bracket on the parapet wall, and the long leg may be used to couple pipes to the parapet bracket. Consequently, the pipes may be mounted to the parapet wall indirectly and without having to pierce the parapet wall with fasteners, such as screws and nails.

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         15 . A parapet bracket for hanging a pipe to a parapet of a roof, comprising:
 long leg having a column of coupling holes, the long leg configured to hang vertically interior surface of the parapet facing a roof deck of the roof; a first connecting plate orthogonally attached to the long leg and configured to lay horizontally on a top surface of the parapet, the first connecting plate having a first set of teeth structures extending along a length of the first connecting plate;   a short leg being shorter than the long leg and configured to hang vertically along an exterior surface of the parapet that is opposite to the interior surface of the parapet; and   a second connecting plate orthogonally attached to the short leg and configured to lay horizontally on the top surface of the parapet, the second connecting plate having a second set of teeth structures extending along a length of the second connecting plate, the second set of teeth structures configured to face the first set of teeth structures of the first connecting plate;   wherein the first and second connecting plates are configured to move longitudinally relative to each other to define a bracket spacing between the long leg and the short leg, the bracket spacing being greater than or equal to a thickness of the parapet;   wherein the first set of teeth structures are configured to engage the second set of teeth structures to keep the first and second connecting plates stationary relative to each other after creating the bracket spacing.   
     
     
         16 . The parapet bracket of  claim 15 , wherein the first connecting plate has a first plurality of fastening holes along the length of the first connecting plate, and the second connecting plate has a second plurality of fastening holes along the length of the second connecting plate. 
     
     
         17 . The parapet bracket of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second connecting plates are configured to be fastened to each other using the first and second plurality of fastening holes to affix the first and second connecting plates to each other. 
     
     
         18 . The parapet bracket of  claim 15 , wherein the column of coupling holes has threaded coupling holes. 
     
     
         19 . The parapet bracket of  claim 15 , wherein the parapet bracket is made from stainless steel. 
     
     
         20 . The parapet bracket of  claim 19 , wherein the long leg is welded to the first connecting plate and the short leg is welded to the second connecting plate.