Post hanger
AssigneeHang Dude LLC
InventorERIC Q WRIGHT
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Abstract
A hanger includes three rods connected end-to-end at roughly 90-degrees to form a U-shaped hook. The lengths of the rods are preconfigured for a compatible post to enable the hook to engage the post by sliding the hook about the outer perimeter of the post with a slight gap between rods and surfaces of the post such that two of the rods will engage opposing surfaces of the post due to a gravitational torque on the rods, pinching the post between the engaging rods and thereby holding the hanger in place on the post. A load may be suspended from a load arm extending from one of the engaging rods, and may thereby augment the torque and pinching force. The point the load arm extends from the engaging rod is roughly at the midpoint of the post.
Claims20
A post hanger comprising:
- (a) a first rod having a first beginning end, a first terminal end, a first longitudinal axis, and a first length;
- (b) a second rod having a second beginning end, a second terminal end, a second longitudinal axis, and a second length;
- (c) a third rod having a third beginning end, a third terminal end, a third longitudinal axis, and a third length;
- (d) a load arm extending from the first rod at an extension point;
- (e) wherein the first terminal end is connected to the second beginning end, thereby forming a first angle between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis;
- (f) wherein the second terminal end is connected to the third beginning end, thereby forming a second angle between the second longitudinal axis and the third longitudinal axis;
- (g) wherein the first angle is greater than or equal to 80 degrees and less than or equal to 100 degrees;
- (h) wherein the second angle is greater than or equal to 80 degrees and less than or equal to 100 degrees;
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- (i) wherein the extension point is at a distance from the first terminal end that is greater than 30% of the second length and less than 70% of the second length.
A method for making a post hanger, the method comprising:
- (a) selecting a post width;
- (b) determining a connecting-rod length based on the post width;
- (c) determining a front-rod length based on at least one of the group consisting of the post width and the connecting-rod length;
- (d) determining a back-rod length based on at least one of the group consisting of the post width and the connecting-rod length;
- (e) determining a load-arm extension point based on at least one of the group consisting of the post width and the connecting-rod length;
- (f) forming a front rod having the front-rod length at 90 degrees±5 degrees to a connecting rod having the connecting-rod length;
- (g) forming a back rod having the back-rod length at 90 degrees±5 degrees to the connecting rod to place the joined front rod, connecting rod, and back rod into a “U” shape;
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- (h) joining a load arm to the front rod at the load-arm extension point.
A post hanger comprising:
- (a) a front rod;
- (b) a connecting rod;
- (c) a back rod;
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- (d) a load arm;
- (e) wherein the front rod is connected to the connecting rod at 90 degrees±5 degrees, thereby forming a first connection point between the front rod and connecting rod;
- (f) wherein the back rod is connected to the connecting rod at 90 degrees±5 degrees to place the joined front rod, connecting rod, and back rod into a “U” shape, thereby forming a second connection point between the back rod and connecting rod;
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- (g) wherein load arm is connected to the front rod at an extension point spaced a first distance from the first connection point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.