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US 12,215,734 B2Granted
Strut and clip assembly for stiffening a hanger rod
AssigneeERICO International Corporation
InventorDaniel C. Duggan
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Abstract
A hanger-rod clip can be configured for use with a strut that at least partially surrounds a hanger rod to provide stiffness to the hanger rod. The hanger-rod clip can include a handle portion and a rod-clamping portion. The rod-clamping portion can be configured to urge the hanger rod into engagement with an internal surface of the strut as the handle portion is moved towards the strut.
Claims11
A method of providing stiffness to a hanger rod that is received by a strut, the method comprising:
- aligning the hanger rod within a channel of the strut, with the hanger rod extending along an elongate direction of the channel;
- inserting a hanger-rod clip into the channel in an insertion direction that is transverse to the elongate direction, so that a rod-engaging wall of the hanger-rod clip engages the hanger rod within the channel;
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- moving a handle of the hanger-rod clip to place the hanger-rod clip in a secured configuration with wings of the hanger-rod clip engaging inner surfaces of the strut on opposing sides of the channel to resiliently urge the hanger rod, via the rod-engaging wall, into an internal wall of the channel.
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A method of providing stiffness to a hanger rod that is received by a strut, the method comprising:
- inserting the hanger rod within a channel of the strut, with the hanger rod extending along an elongate direction of the channel;
- inserting a hanger-rod clip into the channel in an insertion direction that is transverse to the elongate direction, so that a rod-engaging wall of the hanger-rod clip engages the hanger rod within the channel;
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- actuating the hanger-rod clip so that the hanger-rod clip bears against inner surfaces of the strut to sandwich the hanger rod between the rod-engaging wall of the hanger-rod clip and an internal wall of the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.