Sheet hanger
OwnerPaul L. Guilmetteinventor
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Abstract
A hanger (100) comprising a suspension hook (102), a shank (104) and a retainer (106) is fashioned from a single piece of heavy gauge wire curved into a predetermined shape. Suspension hook (102) has a tip (114) capable of easily penetrating heave gauge sheeting material such as 6 mil polyethylene or canvas. Retainer (106) is configured to engage a ceiling tile support rail either between a support rail and a ceiling tile or between a support rail and a wall. In other embodiments, the hanger (100) may be configured to engage a masonry nail or other fastener or may be configured to be driven directly into the wall. The hanger may be bent in a single plane or bent in two or more planes.
Claims15
A wire hanger for supporting material therefrom comprising a length of wire configured to define a shank having a suspension hook formed at one end thereof and a retainer formed at the opposite end thereof, the retainer being dimensioned and configured to be mounted to a support structure to engage such support structure having a T- or L-shaped cross section comprised of a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, the wire hanger further comprising an off-set extension extending from the shank, a longitudinal extension extending from the off-set extension, the shank and the longitudinal extension extending in respective opposite directions from the off-set extension, and a retainer hook formed at the end of the longitudinal extension, the retainer hook being dimensioned and configured to fit over such vertical leg, and the retainer hook and the suspension hook extending in opposite directions from the shank.
A wire hanger for supporting material therefrom comprising a length of wire configured to define a shank having a suspension hook formed at one end thereof and a retainer formed at the opposite end thereof, the retainer being dimensioned and configured to be mounted to a support structure, the wire hanger further comprising an off-set extension extending from the shank and a longitudinal extension extending from the off-set extension, the shank and the longitudinal extension extending in respective opposite directions from the off-set extension, and wherein the retainer has a retainer hook formed thereon and the retainer hook and the suspension hook extend in the same direction from the shank.
A wire hanger for supporting material therefrom comprising a length of wire configured to define a shank having a suspension hook formed at one end thereof and a retainer formed at the opposite end thereof, the retainer being dimensioned and configured to be mounted to a support structure having a T- or L-shaped cross-section, the wire hanger comprising an off-set extension extending from the shank, a longitudinal extension extending from the off-set extension, the shank and the longitudinal extension extending in respective opposite directions from the off-set extension, and wherein the retainer has a retainer hook formed thereon and the retainer hook and the suspension hook extend in the same direction from the shank.
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