Patent ID: 7234671

Claim:
An adjustable hanger for hanging an object from a support comprising: a first strip comprising an upper end having a rearwardly facing support hook for engaging the support and a lower engagement end having multiple vertically-spaced recesses, a second strip comprising a lower end having a forwardly facing object hook for carrying the object and an upper engagement end comprising a flexible engagement tab having at least one rearwardly facing projection, and a slide member having an aperture through which the lower engagement end of the first strip is inserted, the at least one rearwardly facing projection being biased by the slide member into engagement with at least one recess to maintain a vertical separation between the upper end of the first strip and the lower end of the second strip when the adjustable hanger carries the weight of the object, and wherein the at least one rearwardly facing projection is disengageable from the at least one recess by the application of a rearwardly directed force to the first strip at the location where the first strip is inserted into the slide member, thereby enabling the free movement of the second strip in an upward or downward direction relative to the first strip.