Patent ID: 8602365
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: F16B,F16M,H02G

Abstract:
1. A hanger adapted for hanging an object from a generally vertical support rod, said hanger comprising a hanger body, a first set of hooks on a first side of the hanger body, wherein the hooks of the first set are bent in a same direction to define an elongate first recess for receiving said support rod, and a second set of one or more hooks on a second side of the hanger body, contiguous to the first side, for receiving a portion of said object, a first tab extending from the hanger body, said first tab being field bendable when said support rod is received in said first set of hooks to retain the support rod in said hooks of the first set, said first tab being located on a side of the hanger body adjacent said first side of the hanger body and opposite said second side of the hanger body, wherein said hanger body and said first and second sets of hooks are formed as a one-piece member from sheet metal, wherein each hook of the first set of hooks has first and second opposing side portions connected by a bottom portion for cradling the support rod on three sides thereof, and wherein each hook of the second set of one or more hooks has first and second opposing side portions connected by a bottom portion for cradling said portion of said object on three sides thereof.