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US 7,086,544 B1Granted
Support assembly for a hanger bar
AssigneeSchulte Corporation
InventorJonathan Doench
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a support bracket for a hanger bar. The support bracket has a body having an aperture that receives an upper portion of a support hook. The body also has at least two protrusions that secure the support hook to the body.
Claims17
A support bracket for a hanger bar, said support bracket comprising:
- a body having:
- a bottom wall;
- opposing side walls extending upwardly from said bottom walls, each sidewall comprising proximate ends having at least one mounting tab extending from a respective side wall in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said body;
- an aperture configured to receive a first portion of a support hook, wherein said aperture is located in said bottom wall;
- and
- at least two protrusions configured to secure the support hook to said body, said protrusions extending inwardly from respective said side walls adjacent said aperture and located between said aperture and a distal end of respective said side walls, said protrusions and said bottom wall adjacent said aperture are adapted for simultaneously contacting said support hook.
3 more elements
A support assembly for supporting a hanger bar, the assembly comprising:
- a support hook having an upper portion, a lower portion having a semi-cylinder member configured to support a hanger bar and a middle portion between said upper and lower portions which extends away from said upper portion at an angle between 120–150 degrees;
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- a support bracket comprising a body having an aperture extending through a bottom wall into the interior of said bracket configured to receive said upper portion of said support hook, and at least two protrusions configured to secure said support hook to said body, wherein said upper portion of said hook rests against an interior surface of said bottom wall.
A support assembly for supporting a hanger bar, the assembly comprising:
- a support hook having an upper portion, a lower portion having a semi-cylinder member configured to support a hanger bar and a middle portion between said upper and lower portions which extends away from said upper portion at an angle between 120–150 degrees;
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- a support bracket comprising a body having an aperture configured to receive said upper portion of said support hook, and at least two protrusions configured to secure said support hook to said body, wherein said body of said support bracket has opposing side walls, a semi-circular bottom wall, and a substantially U-shaped cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.