Apparatuses for mounting and supporting insulation

A hanger apparatus for securing a portion of building material for a structure, said hanger apparatus comprising:

• a main hanger body for supporting the portion of building material;
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• a securing element disposed on said main body, said securing element is selectively deployable and configured to engage the portion of building material to secure it to said main body;
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• wherein said main body is configured to mechanically attach to the structure to secure the building material to the structure, wherein said securing element is an elongate shaft configured to impale a fibrous insulation building material, wherein said shaft is stamped from a portion of said main body such that a perimeter of said shaft is free to selectively move relative to said main body, said shaft having at least a portion of material in common with said main body, wherein said shaft is sufficiently long to impale the portion of fibrous insulation through a front face and a back face, such that a remaining portion of said shaft extends beyond the back face, wherein said remaining portion of said shaft is selectively bendable towards the back face of the fibrous insulation to form a securing hook to secure the fibrous insulation to said barb, and wherein said shaft further comprises a plurality of relief holes disposed in spaced arrangement along said shaft configured to reduce the force required to bend said shaft toward the back face of the fibrous insulation.

A hanger apparatus for hanging and securing a portion of fibrous insulation to be installed on a structure, said hanger apparatus comprising:

• a main hanger body configured to mechanically attach to the structure to secure the insulation to the structure;
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• a securing element disposed on said main body and configured to selectively engage the portion of insulation to secure it to said main body;
• wherein said main body and said securing element are formed from the same malleable material, the malleable material having properties such that it is bendable to a different shape, is substantially capable of maintaining said bent shape, and maintains sufficient structural strength to secure the portion of insulation;
• wherein said securing element is sufficiently long to impale the portion of insulation through a front face and a back face, such that a remaining portion of said securing element extends beyond the back face;
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• wherein said remaining portion of said securing element is selectively bendable towards the back face of the insulation to form a securing hook to secure the insulation to said securing element;
• wherein said securing element comprises a plurality of relief holes disposed in spaced arrangement along said securing element configured to reduce the force required to bend said securing element toward the back face of the insulation.