Patent ID: 7431252

Claim:
A rod hanger comprising: a body adapted to be secured to a building structure, wherein the body includes a threaded rod receiving portion accommodating a vertically extending threaded rod therethrough generally clear of the building structure, and an insert clip in said rod receiving portion gripping the threaded rod to secure it in vertical position, wherein said rod receiving portion includes a sheet metal housing with slots in opposite side walls generally parallel to the rod to receive the insert clip, wherein said insert clip has a U-shape and has parallel spring legs each having a linear series of grooves forming a thread form profile in each leg, wherein the thread form profiles in the respective legs are offset from each other by one half the pitch of the threads of the rod, wherein said housing has angled projections to guide tips of the legs of the insert clip from one set of the slots to another set of the slots, and wherein said sheet metal housing includes aligned notches to receive a beam flange, and a clamp screw to clamp the hanger to said beam flange.