Patent ID: 9103486
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: F16M,F24F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an upper hanging member having at least one arm adapted to be attached at an upper end to an overhead structure and a horizontal portion attached to the at least one arm; a lower hanging member adapted to attach to an object to be suspended from the overhead structure; an upper locking disk comprising a first planar body and a first pair of opposing walls projecting upward from the first planar body and defining a first channel, the horizontal portion of the upper hanging member received within the first channel; a lower locking disk comprising a second planar body and a second pair of opposing walls projecting downward from the second planar body and defining a second channel, the lower hanging member received within the second channel; a fastener extending through aligned bores in the horizontal portion of the upper hanging member, the first channel, the second channel, and the lower hanging member to provide a pivoting connection between the upper hanging member and the lower hanging member; a first plurality of spaced apart apertures formed in the first planar body and arranged in a full or partial circular array; a second plurality of spaced apart apertures formed in the second planar body and arranged in a full or partial circular array; and one or more fasteners removably received in a selected one of the first plurality of spaced apart apertures and a selected, aligned one of the second plurality of spaced apart apertures for affixing the lower hanging member in a desired angular orientation relative to the upper hanging member.