Patent ID: 8096518

Claim:
A truss mounted hanger system for use in association with a truss including a first elongated support structure and a second elongated support structure, the first and second elongated support structures each comprising a vertical strap that is taller than it is wide disposed substantially longitudinally parallel to one another with a gap formed therebetween; said hanger system comprising: a hanger support including a main body, said main body including attaching means for attaching items to said main body; a hook having a shank projecting upward from said main body and a bite extending in spaced relation from said shank to form a gap therebetween with a tip of said bite extending in spaced relation above said main body, said gap being sized to receive the vertical strap of one of the first and second elongated support structures of the truss with said hook supported on, and said main body hanging from, the selected vertical strap; and said hook and said main body sized to permit said hook and said main body, or only said main body, to be inserted between the vertical straps of the first and second elongated support structures to position said hook over and support said hook on the selected vertical strap with said shank of said hook extending between the vertical straps of the first and second support structures and said main body supported at least partially below the first and second support structures.