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US 6,375,141 B1Granted
Hanger for vertical structural member
OwnerJack Kettlestringsinventor
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Abstract
A specially formed hanger formed as a unitary bar, or rod, is formed and shaped to provide three point contact on two opposing side surfaces of a stud by means of torsion generated forces to resist downwardly and outwardly vectored gravitational loading forces resulting from supporting and/or suspending utilitarian loads on the hanger.
Claims11
A hanger for use with a 2×4 stud having a vertical center axis, first and second side faces and front and rear faces,
- said hanger consisting of a unitary elongate member made of resilient material exhibiting characteristics of memory after deformation, and having parts identifiable from top-to-bottom as parts 1-5, inclusive, and each said part more particularly comprising:
- (1) a leg (1) adapted to be spaced laterally from the vertical axis of the stud and abutting a first side face of the stud and disposed to extend horizontally and forwards,
- (2) a leg (2) offset at right angles to said leg (1) and adapted to be spaced forwards of the vertical axis and extending downwardly and laterally across the front face of the stud,
- (3) a “U” shaped leg (3) offset at right angles to said leg (2) adapted to be spaced laterally from the vertical axis of the stud and adjoining a second side face of the stud and disposed to extend horizontally and rearwardly,
- (4) a leg (4) offset at right angles to said “U” shaped leg (3) and adapted to extend downwardly across the front face spaced forwards of the vertical axis,
- (4a) said leg (4) being resiliently deformable when moved toward said first side face of the stud when leg (1), leg (2), and leg (3) are positioned relative to the stud,
- (5) and a leg (5) having at least a portion thereof offset at right angles to said leg (4) and extending rearwardly and horizontally in spaced relation to the vertical axis and engageable with said first side face of the stud to lock the hanger with a squeezing and clamping action.
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An elongated rod-form hanger bar having an included length extending downwardly relative to an established vertical axis of a support stud,
- said hanger bar extending longitudinally from an upper end towards a lower end and formed to provide discernible identifiable portions (1)-(5) from top-to-bottom and wherein said portions (1)-(5) more particularly comprise:
- (1) a leg (1) adjoining laterally left of said vertical axis and extending forwards to lie adjacent one side surface of the stud,
- (2) an offset leg (2) at right angles to said leg (1) spaced forwards of said vertical axis and extending downwardly and laterally right to an opposite side side surface of the stud,
- (3) a “U” shaped leg (3) at right angles to said leg (2) having parallel arms joined by a bight and extending rearwardly in laterally right spaced relation to said axis to lie adjacent the second side surface of the stud,
- (4) an offset leg (4) at right angles to said leg (3) and extending downwardly and laterally,
- (4a) said offset leg (4) being deformably sprung laterally across the front face of the stud and being extendable towards the plane of said leg (1),
- (5) a “U” shaped leg having parallel spaced arms joined by a bight and extending rearwardly in laterally left spaced relation to the vertical axis and lying in abutting engagement with said first side face of the stud when said leg (4) is biased and deformably loaded to squeeze and clamp the hanger on the stud.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.