Patent ID: 8567738

Claim:
A portable hanger adapted for suspending at least one IV bag, comprising: an upper retaining member, comprising: an elongated hollow tube having an upper end and a lower end; a pair of first upper pulley attachment apertures located adjacent to an upper perimeter edge of a first side said tube upper end; a second upper pulley attachment aperture located opposite a centerline of said pair of first upper pulley attachment apertures adjacent to an upper perimeter edge of a second side of said tube upper end; and, a cord aperture located subjacent to said second upper pulley attachment aperture; an upper pulley assembly retained in said tube upper end and secured thereto via a desired one of said pulley attachment apertures; an upper suspension means removably attached to said upper retaining member; a lower retaining member; a lower pulley assembly affixed to said lower retaining member; and, a cord, routed through said cord aperture, said upper retaining member, said lower retaining member, and said lower pulley assembly, and having a cord clamp located at a first end such that said cord clamp restricts said cord first end from traveling through said cord aperture; wherein said upper suspension means removably suspends said hanger from a support structure; wherein said lower retaining member is sized and shaped so as to be retained within said upper retaining member within a storage configuration; wherein said lower retaining member is adapted to suspend said at least one IV bag in a manner which prohibits accidental toppling; and wherein said cord vertically motions said lower retaining member relative to said upper retaining member.