Patent ID: 6536730
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A light strand hanger comprising:a fastener having a shaft and a head; a first leg that extends in a first direction and a first distance has a first and second end and defines a first opening positioned adjacent the first end that is sized to receive the shaft of the fastener such that the fastener can be extended therethrough so as to secure the first leg to the structure; an interconnecting section that is attached to the first leg at the second end and extends in a second direction having a component perpendicular to the first direction; a second leg having a first and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the interconnecting section so that the second leg extends in a third direction substantially parallel to the first direction for a distance substantially equal to the first distance so as to define a recess between the first and second legs wherein the recess is sized so as to receive a light strand such that the inner surfaces of the first and second legs frictionally engage with the light strand so as to inhibit the light strand from twisting wherein the second leg includes an opening that is positioned with respect to the opening in the first leg such that the head of the fastener can be extended through the opening in the second leg into the opening in the first leg wherein the opening in the second leg is sized so as to allow a portion of the tool to engage the fastener and urge the fastener into the structure to secure the first leg to the structure and wherein the recess and openings are sized and positioned such that the light strand can be removed from the recess without removal of a fastener from the openings in the first and second legs.