Patent ID: 7766295

Claim:
A support hanger assembly adapted to extend downwardly from a top chord of a truss, wherein said top chord includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, an acceptance slot opening extending through said base, and a pair of legs projecting away form said lower surface adjacent opposing lateral sides of said acceptance slot opening to define a channel between said legs, said at least one acceptance slot opening having an opening length and an opening width, the support hanger assembly comprising: an elongate threaded member including a first end and a second end; a cross member operatively connected to said first end of the elongate threaded member in transverse relation to an axis running between the first end and the second end, said cross member including a length dimension greater than a width dimension, said cross member being adapted for insertion through said acceptance slot opening when said length dimension is substantially aligned with said opening length, and said cross member being adapted for rotation following said insertion such that said length dimension of said cross member spans said opening width in supported relation across said upper surface; and a channel support member of box frame construction disposed at a position along said elongate threaded member at a position below said cross member, said channel support member being adapted to reside in substantially non-rotatable relation within said channel between said legs when said cross member is inserted through said acceptance slot opening, wherein said channel support member is disposed in at least partially surrounding relation to said elongate threaded member said channel support member including an upper wall, a lower wall and a pair of substantially opposing side walls extending between said upper wall and said lower wall, and wherein said channel support member includes a ramp member projecting outwardly from a plane defined by said upper wall and a stop tab member projecting outwardly from said plane defined by said upper wall, said ramp member being adapted for passage of said cross member over said ramp member in a predefined direction during rotation of said cross member, said ramp member being disposed adjacent a first one of said substantially opposing side walls and said stop tab member being disposed adjacent a second one of said substantially opposing side walls.