Patent ID: 11898585
Assignee: VERCO DECKING, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 19:
20. A method of installing a hanger for a decking hanger system, the method comprising:
installing a hanger to a flute of a decking panel, wherein the hanger comprises:
a first portion having a first end, wherein the first portion comprises an end aperture extending within the first portion and one or more component apertures extending through the first portion and the end aperture;
a second portion having a second end; and
an adjustment for moving the first end with respect to the second end, wherein the adjustment for moving the first end with respect to the second end is provided by at least a portion of the second portion located within the end aperture of the first portion and moving within the end aperture of the first portion;
wherein the first end or the second end comprise one or more connectors; and

wherein the decking panel comprises:
a plurality of decking flutes, wherein each of the plurality of decking flutes comprise an upper flange, a lower flange, and one or more webs operatively coupling the upper flange and the lower flange; and
one or more keys formed in the one or more webs of one or more decking flutes of the plurality of decking flutes within the decking panel; and

moving the first portion or second portion within a flute of the plurality flutes such that the one or more connectors of the first end or the second end mates with the one or more keys.