Trapeze hanger
OwnerCharles E. Whippleinventor
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Abstract
An interlocking suspension support hanger for mounting strut members off of a vertical threaded rod includes a pair of support hanger having a rectangular support body with a pivoting pin hole and a fastening pin hole on the support body and a recess opening leading to a center thread configured to fit around the vertical threaded rod. Further, a process for utilizing the support hanger to suspend a strut rack assembly from the vertically threaded rod without passing the assembly over the ends of the rod or removing the existing strut rack is disclosed.
Claims18
A hanger for supporting a strut to a threaded support rod, the hanger comprising:
- a pair of planar hanger portions, each hanger portion including an access opening extending from a side edge thereof and including an internally threaded portion for insertable accommodation of said threaded rod;
- said hanger portions being pivotally interconnected defining an open position for placement about said threaded rod and a closed position defining a threaded aperture for threadedly receiving said rod;
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- said hanger portions in said closed position being rotatably movable along said rod for supporting engagement with said strut;
- wherein said hanger portions are non-coplanar in relation to each other and do not obstruct each other during installation or removal.
An interlocking support hanger for rotationally attaching to a threaded rod, the support hanger comprising:
- a first hanger portion including a first pivot hole and an opening at an edge thereof leading to an open thread configured to engage and twist around the vertical threaded rod;
- a second hanger portion including a second pivot hole and a second opening at an edge thereof leading to another open thread configured to engage and twist around the vertical threaded rod;
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- a pivoting pin inserted into said first and said second pivot holes to place said hanger portions in a non-coplanar configuration, allowing rotation of said first hanger portion against said second hanger portion in a complete 360 degree turn.
A method of supporting a strut having a threaded rod extending therethrough, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pair of pivotally connected planar hanger portions, each hanger portion including an access opening extending from a side edge to a threaded internal portion and being in non-coplanar configuration;
- pivoting said hanger portions about said threaded rod to place said hanger portions in threaded engagement with said rod;
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- rotating said pair of hanger portions against one another into supporting engagement with said strut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.