# US 10,945,548 B2 · Hangable apparatus and systems and methods therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,945,548 B2 - Document ID: US10945548B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/588,771 - Filed: 2019-09-30 - Published: 2020-02-06 - Granted: 2021-03-16 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-25 - Assignees: Medline Industries, Inc. - Applicants: Medline Industries, Inc - Inventors: Paige Wexler; Joshua Bobo; John Piazzi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945548B2 ## CPC - A47H 1/14: Brackets for supporting rods or rails - A47H 1/104: for mounting curtain rails (A47H1/12, A47H1/14 take precedence) - A47H 1/142: for supporting rods - A47H 1/144: for supporting rails - A47H 1/04: Curtain rails - A47H: FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS (concerned with the functioning of the door or window E05; roller blinds E06B) ## Abstract A track hanger (100) includes a hook (103) and an extension (104), a base member (102), and a key (403). The key is detachable from the hook, and the base member is detachable from the extension. The key can include a first major surface (401) and a second major surface (402). The first major surface can define one or more barbs (404) that facilitate one-way insertion of the key into a track (106). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A track hanger, comprising: a first base member portion comprising a first half rail clamp and defining a first half head-receiving aperture; a second base member portion coupled to the first base member portion, the second base member portion comprising a second half rail clamp and defining a second half head-receiving aperture; wherein the first base member portion is separable from the second base member portion for connecting the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp to a rail; a hanger comprising an extension situated between a hook and a head, the head situated within a head-receiving aperture formed by the first half head-receiving aperture and the second half head-receiving aperture, with an upper surface of the head exposed to the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp; and a coupler coupling the first base member portion to the second base member portion; wherein threading the coupler onto the first base member portion and the second base member portion moves the head of the hanger toward the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The track hanger of claim 1, further comprising a rail situated between the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The track hanger of claim 2, the coupler causing the head of the hanger to clamp onto the rail situated between the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The track hanger of claim 1, further comprising a head receiver extending distally from the head-receiving aperture. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The track hanger of claim 4, wherein both the head receiver and the head are cylindrical, and the head-receiving aperture is circular. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The track hanger of claim 5, wherein an exterior surface of head receiver defines one or more threads. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The track hanger of claim 6, further comprising a key that is detachable from the hook. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The track hanger of claim 7, the key comprising a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface defining one or more barbs. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The track hanger of claim 8, the first base member portion comprising one or more bosses, the second base member portion comprising one or more boss receivers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The track hanger of claim 9, the one or more bosses inserting into the one or more boss receivers when the first base member portion and the second base member portion abut. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The track hanger of claim 7, wherein the first base member portion is separable from the second base member portion along a medial major axis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The track hanger of claim 7, the key comprising a distal end receiver, the hook comprising a distal end inserted into the distal end receiver. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The track hanger of claim 12, the distal end receiver defining at least one engagement recess, the distal end comprising at least one engagement protrusion projecting from the distal end and engaging the at least one engagement recess when the distal end is inserted into the distal end receiver to retain the key to the distal end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The track hanger of claim 7, further comprising a track coupled to the key and a tool comprising a track grabber situated atop the track, the track grabber defining a half-U shape comprising an arch and a major face. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The track hanger of claim 14, wherein a diameter of the arch is wider at a resistance point of the track grabber than at other portions of the track grabber. ### Claim 16 A track hanger, comprising: a hook, a head, and an extension, the extension disposed between the head and the hook; a base member comprising a first half rail clamp and a second half rail clamp, the base member comprising a head receiver defining a head-receiving aperture exposing the head to the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp when the head is inserted into the head-receiving aperture; wherein the first half rail clamp is separable from the second half rail clamp for connecting the base member to a rail; a key, the key being selectively attachable to the hook; and a coupler; wherein the head is insertable into the head receiver and the coupler is operable to engage an exterior surface of the head receiver to move the head through the head-receiving aperture toward the first half rail clamp and the second half rail clamp. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The track hanger of claim 16, wherein the key comprises a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface defining one or more barbs. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The track hanger of claim 17, further comprising a track, the one or more barbs facilitating one-way penetration of the key into the track. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The track hanger of claim 18, further comprising an end cap attached to the track, the end cap comprising a wall abutment and an extension that situates around an exterior end of the track, the track comprising one or more complementary barbs, the end cap further comprising a track insertion key inserted into the one or more complementary barbs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The track hanger of claim 19, further comprising one or more hangers hanging from the track.