Patent ID: 6854561

Claim:
A hanger system for securing an exhaust pipe to the undercarriage of an automobile, the automobile undercarriage having a frame member, said hanger system comprising: a hanger comprising: an arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a bushing defining an orifice, said orifice being adapted for receiving said proximal end of said arm, said arm being configured as a J-shaped member having a journal portion, a distal portion extending between said journal portion and said distal end, and a proximal portion extending between said journal portion and said proximal end, said journal portion being longer than a length of said orifice, said journal portion being slidable within said orifice along a longitudinal axis of said orifice, said proximal end of said arm being loosely retained by said bushing such that said arm is rotatable therein; a retaining member engaging an exterior surface of said bushing, said retaining member being formed, at least partially, of a strip of material, at least a portion of said strip of material being shaped to conform to at least a portion of said exterior surface of said bushing wherein said strip of material has opposing sides edges, said opposing side edges being intermediately disposed between ends of said bushing such that said arm is prevented from contacting said opposing side edges of said retainer member; and a flange extending outwardly from said bushing, said flange being an extended portion of said retaining member; said hanger being configured to mount to the automobile by attaching said flange to the frame member such that said bushing is retained thereby, said arm being securable to a portion of the exhaust system such that the exhaust pipe is securely retained by the undercarriage of the automobile.