Adjustable pipe hanger

Abstract

A pipe hanger assembly that provides infinite adjustment of vertical spacing throughout a wide range of adjustability includes a pipe clamp member comprising a first wire or rod having a linear segment extending upwardly from a distal open circular loop. The end of the circular portion include an integrally formed hook portion adapted to engage a distal portion of the linear segment. The wire or rod is preferably formed of resilient material, such as steel wire, so that the circular loop may be deformed to open and engage the circumferential surface of a pipe, and then closed about the pipe by engaging the hook about the linear segment. The assembly also includes a second wire or rod having a linear segment and an integral upper eye formed thereby. The eye is secured to a structural member by a screw or nail. The spring clip of the pipe hanger assembly includes a central web, and two pair of arms extending integrally from the web. Each pair of arms is disposed in a V-configuration, and includes aligned hole in each arm, so that a wire or rod may be extended through the aligned holes. The holes are dimensioned so that the wire is slidably translated therethrough when the pair of arms are resiliently deformed by manually squeezing together. Releasing the arms permits the arms to flex outwardly by intrinsic resilient force, the edges of the aligned holes engaging the wire in a frictional lock. Each pair of arms of the spring clip may be actuated independently to permit the longitudinal adjustment of the spacing of the first and second wires or rods, whereby the spacing of the circular loop from the existing structural member may be selectively varied in an infinitely adjustable manner throughout the entire range of adjustment of the assembly.

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