US Patent 7650900 System to support and service yard hydrants

This patent discloses a support structure for a yard hydrant. The support structure may include a casing, a cap, a cap clamp, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a second spacer clamp. The casing may have a first end and a second end, where the first end includes a first cutout and a second cutout that may fit about a supply line for the yard hydrant. The cap may around a riser pipe of the yard hydrant and the cap clamp may secure the cap to the second end of the casing. The first spacer and second spacer of the support both may fit within the casing and fit about a nipple of the yard hydrant. The first spacer may be supported by a joint in the supply line and the second spacer may be supported by a second spacer clamp fixed about the nipple.