Hanger device
OwnerWilliam J. Fergusoninventor
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Abstract
A snap on type hanger useful for suspension of articles from an elevated or overhead support includes a resilient clamp having a slidable control member the operator element of which embodies a suspension device. In the embodiment illustrated the clamp is a generally U-shaped element the leg portions of which are biased to provide that they are normally slightly convergent from their base to their projected extremities. The latter are cupped to provide anchor means facilitating their gripping opposite edge portions of a base support. The leg portions are threaded through parallel slots or apertures in a transversely disposed plate which provides the slidable control member. The transversely disposed plate is slidable between detented positions flexing the leg portions of the U-shaped element to open and close the clamp.
Claims10
A hanger or like device for quick attachment to and release from a support structure including a U-shaped member comprised of a base and relatively projected arms, the projected extremities of the latter of which provide opposing cup-shaped anchoring means, said arms being flexible with respect to said base to provide for relative separating and approaching motions of said anchoring means, a plate element having slots through which said arms are projected, said plate element being movable longitudinally along said arms toward and away from said projected extremities thereof, said arms in extending through said slots in said plate element assuming a convergent relation to one another whereby a motion of said plate element toward said projected extremities effects a separating motion of said cup-shaped anchoring means and a motion of said plate element away from said projected extremities effects an approaching motion of said cupshaped anchoring means, said U-shaped member defining a clamp opened and closed with respect to a support structure by a relative separating and approaching motion of said anchoring means, and an article suspension means extending from said clamp in a connected relation to said plate element, said suspension means being accessible to be pulled and pushed to fix said clamp and to free said clamp relative to the support structure.
A hanger device for suspending loads from an overhead support, including flexible means forming a clamp having open and closed positions, a slidable control member in a containing relation to and movable relative to said means forming a clamp to effect and control flexing movement thereof to open and close said clamp, said slidable control member being part of a means for suspending a load and being accessible from beneath said device for pushpull movements opening and closing the clamp, the weight of a suspended load being applied to said control member in a direction to close said clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.