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Abstract

A pipe guide apparatus and system. The pipe guide includes a first member being secured to the pipe and having at least one element extending parallel to an axis of the pipe and a second member being secured to a fixed structural component and having at least one element extending parallel to the pipe axis. In addition, a layered member is provided wherein the elements of the first and second members and the layered member are configured and engaged in a mating relationship to permit axial movement of the first member relative to the second member, yet to prevent non-axial pipe movement due to external forces. In this mating relationship, the layered member further acts to absorb shock or vibration due to pipe movement, thereby greatly reducing noise being transferred to the surrounding environment. A plurality of pipe guides, alone or in combination with an expansion joint member, may be employed within the pipe guide system.

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