Patent ID: 7762409

Claim:
A portable hanger support apparatus for mounting to moldings of a frame, the apparatus comprising: a clamp having a first member and a second member, the first member having a first end forming a first flange and the second member having a second end forming a second flange, the first member further having a first edge opposing the first end forming the flange and the second member further having a second edge opposing the second end forming the flange; a unitary connector comprising a first channel flexibly connected to a second channel, the channels receiving and retaining the first edge and the second edge of the first member and the second member, respectively; a first cord coupled to the first member, the first cord extending through a hole in the second member; a second cord coupled to the second member, the second cord extending through a hole in the first member; and a support bar coupled to the first and second cords, such that when a downward force is applied to the support bar, the first cord and the second cord cause the first member and the second member to move in a direction toward one another when the unitary connector gives between the first channel and the flexibly connected second channel.