US 2008/0172976 A1Published application

Reusable Adjustable Hanger for Use with Joists and/or Double Wales

OwnerRobert S. Carney, Richard L. Borg +1inventors

InventorsRobert S. Carney, Richard L. Borg, Joseph L. Carpentier

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Abstract

A reusable adjustable hanger, including multiple embodiments having varied features and attributes, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, depending on a supporting structure for horizontal support, vertically adjustable from both top and bottom, capable of receiving and supporting any or all of the following primary spanning ledgers: double walers, single joists, and dual joist structures joined at the middle and having a single joist member at each end, optionally comprising a vertical support structure, optionally comprising an attachable and removable central vertical structure allowing the use of 4× lumber as primary spanning ledgers.

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Dependent claims

A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:

a. a continuous ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall being contiguous with a rectangular, horizontal bottom;
the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side and an open rear side, and,
b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
i. means for depending on a support structure, and,
ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and,
iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and,
iv. a central mounting prong protruding frontward, and,
c. a continuous central vertical member, further comprising a lower end mounted in a fixed vertical position to the said horizontal bottom of the said ledger housing;
the said continuous central vertical member further comprising an upper end mounted to the said central mounting prong of the said upper mounting structure, and,
d. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, the said horizontal ledger bearing plate further comprising a hole or recessed area within its outer perimeter such that the said horizontal ledger bearing plate moves around or about the said continuous central vertical member as the position of the said horizontal ledger bearing plate is adjusted vertically.

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A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:

a. a continuous ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall being contiguous with a rectangular, horizontal bottom;
the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side and an open rear side, and,
b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
i. means for depending on a support structure, and,
ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and,
iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and,
c. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, and,
d. a central vertical structure, or a central vertical member not attached to the upper mounting structure, situated above the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, forming, in combination with the said horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange and the said two ledger housing side walls, two cavity regions within the said ledger housing, each and/or both of the said cavity regions capable of receiving and supporting a primary spanning ledger member, and preventing lateral movement of a primary spanning ledger when the end of the said primary spanning ledger occupies only one of the two said cavity regions.

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A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:

a. a ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall attaching to a rectangular, horizontal and removable bottom section;
the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side, and,
b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
i. means for depending on a support structure, and,
ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and,
iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and,
c. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, and,
d. a central vertical structure, or a central vertical member not attached to the upper mounting structure, situated above the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, forming, in combination with the said horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange and the said two ledger housing side walls, two cavity regions within the said ledger housing, each and/or both of the said cavity regions capable of receiving and supporting a primary spanning ledger member, and preventing lateral movement of a primary spanning ledger when the end of the said primary spanning ledger occupies only one of the two said cavity regions.

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