US 5,579,964 AGranted

Hanger extension kit

OwnerLester Fochtmaninventor

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Abstract

The hanger extension kit includes at least one extension member arranged for adjustable securement relative to a conventional hanger at a junction of the hanger's base rod to a side rod, with the extension member having a generally U-shaped configuration, with a semi-circular junction defining spaced rod members, wherein the spaced rod members each include a plurality of resilient fasteners. The resilient fasteners are arranged to engage the hanger member's base and side rod structure. The kit further includes at least one L-shaped hook member having first and second legs, with the second leg fixedly received within a clamp body, and the clamp body of resilient construction having an elongate groove parallel to the second leg, and the elongate groove of a generally semi-circular cross-sectional configuration arranged to engage the base rod permitting the first leg to extend beyond the hanger.

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Dependent claims

A hanger extension kit in combination with a hanger member, the hanger member having a base rod, the base rod including base rod first and second ends terminating in respective first and second arcuate intersections, with the first arcuate intersection directed to a first side rod, and the second arcuate intersection directed to a second side rod, and a support hook, the support hook secured to and receiving the first side rod and the second side rod, and

at least one extension member arranged to engage the first side rod and the base rod, the at least one extension member having a first rod and a second rod, the first rod having a first rod free end, the second rod having a second rod free end, and a semi-circular loop, the first rod extending into the semi-circular loop, and the second rod extending into the semi-circular loop, with the first rod and the second rod oriented at an acute angulation relative to one another, and
the first rod having a plurality of first fasteners for securement to the base rod, and the second rod having a plurality of second fasteners for securement to the second rod;
the first fasteners each include a first body flange, and the second fasteners each include further body flanges, each said first body flange and said second body flange having an opening defining less than 180 degrees of arc extending into a semi-cylindrical cavity.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.