Swivel hanger
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsDonald K. BLAESS, Adam P. BAUER, Mark THEISMANN
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Abstract
A swivel hanger system includes an anchor member with an anchor head disposed at an end of the anchor member and an elongated body, where at least a portion of the elongated body is configured to be inserted into a support member when the system is connected with the support member. The system also includes a swivel member with an open end extending to a hollow interior of the swivel member, where the open end is configured to rotatably couple with the anchor head such that the anchor head is located within the hollow interior and the elongated body extends through the swivel member open end. The system further includes a stop structure to limit an insertion distance at which the anchor member is inserted into the support member.
Claims16
An anchoring system including swivel member and a tool for installing the swivel member, the system comprising:
- an anchor member including a first end and a second end, an anchor head disposed at the second end of the anchor member and an elongated body disposed between the first and second ends of the anchor member, wherein at least a portion of the elongated body is threaded, the threads of which are configured to be engageably and rotatably inserted into the support member when the swivel hanger is connected with the support member;
- a one-piece swivel member including a first end and a second end, the first end including a first slotted opening, the second end of the swivel member also including an second opening, the first and second openings extending to a hollow interior of the swivel member, the hollow interior at the first end forming a socket and the socket being configured to rotatably couple with the anchor head such that the anchor head is trapped within the hollow interior and the elongated body extends through the slotted opening;
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- wherein the anchoring system further includes a tool, the tool including a flange extending transversely therefrom, and wherein in use, the flange engages a second end of the swivel member to limit an insertion distance of the tool into the swivel member.
A kit including swivel member and a tool for installing the swivel member, the kit comprising:
- an anchor member including a first end and a second end, an anchor head disposed at the second end of the anchor member and an elongated body disposed between the first and second ends of the anchor member, wherein at least a portion of the elongated body is threaded, the threads of which are configured to be engageably and rotatably inserted into the support member when the swivel hanger is connected with the support member;
- a one-piece swivel member including a first end and a second end, the first end including a first slotted opening, the second end of the swivel member also including an second opening, the first and second openings extending to a hollow interior of the swivel member, the hollow interior at the first end forming a socket and the socket being configured to rotatably couple with the anchor head such that the anchor head is trapped within the hollow interior and the elongated body extends through the slotted opening;
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- wherein the anchoring system further includes a tool, the tool including a flange extending transversely therefrom, and wherein in use, the flange engages a second end of the swivel member to limit an insertion distance of the tool into the swivel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.