Trapeze hanger system including trapeze hanger fitting
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsJames A. Knutson, Zhihui Zhang
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Abstract
A trapeze hanger fitting includes a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut. A rod securement portion is connected to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to a rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod. The rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut.
Claims20
A trapeze hanger fitting comprising:
- a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut;
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- a rod securement portion connected to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to a rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod, wherein the rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut.
A trapeze hanger system comprising:
- a strut having an upper side, a lower side, an interior surface defining an open interior, and opposite open longitudinal ends leading to the open interior,
- a trapeze hanger fitting for securing the strut to a rod, the trapeze hanger fitting including
- a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into the open interior of the strut through one of the open longitudinal ends of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut;
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- a rod securement portion connecting to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to the rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod, wherein the rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from said one of the open longitudinal ends of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut.
A method of forming a trapeze hanger system, the method comprising:
- securing a rod securement portion of a first trapeze hanger fitting to a rod;
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- inserting a strut connecting portion of the first trapeze hanger fitting into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut, wherein the rod securement portion of the first trapeze hanger fitting is disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut after inserting the strut connecting portion into the open interior of the strut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.