Patent ID: 8109475

Claim:
A pig tail spring exhaust hanger for hanging an exhaust system of a motor vehicle with respect to the underbody thereof, said pig tail spring exhaust hanger comprising: a pig tail coil having a first end, an opposite second end and a central axis, said pig tail coil comprising at least one loop; an upper arm connected to said first end; and a lower arm connected to said second end; wherein said upper arm is adapted for being connected to the underbody of the motor vehicle and said lower arm is adapted for being connected to the exhaust system of the motor vehicle such that said upper and lower arms are oriented substantially vertically and said central axis is oriented substantially horizontally; wherein said upper arm extends tangentially off from said first end of said pig tail coil and radially with respect to said central axis, wherein a first moment (M 1 ) is established of said upper arm with respect to said central axis; wherein said lower arm extends tangentially off from said second end of said pig tail coil and radially with respect to said central axis, wherein a second moment (M 2 ) is established of said lower arm with respect to said central axis; and wherein said first and second moments each act to resiliently twist said pig tail coil so as to springably hang the exhaust system of the motor vehicle from the underbody of the motor vehicle radially with respect to said pig tail coil.