Patent ID: 8763645

Claim:
A pipe hanger comprising: a rod having first and second ends; a first sleeve adapted for connection to said first end of said rod; a second sleeve adapted for connection to said second end of said rod; a pipe receiver connected to said second sleeve; wherein at least one of said first and second sleeves is adapted for adjustable connection to a respective one of said first and second ends, whereby an effective length of said rod between said first and second sleeves may be adjusted; wherein said at least one of said first and second sleeves has an internal thread, and said respective one of said first and second ends has an external thread adapted for mating engagement with said internal thread; and wherein both said first and second sleeves have internal threads and said first and second ends have external threads, said threads of each of said sleeves and said associated ends being adapted for mating engagement, said threads of one of said sleeves being a right-handed thread, and said threads of another of said sleeves being a left-handed thread.