Patent ID: 8434725

Claim:
A threaded rod securement comprising: a housing having a hole with a tapered inner surface, wherein the tapered inner surface has a wide end and a narrow end; a threaded rod locking mechanism, wherein the threaded rod locking mechanism includes: plunger pieces movable within the tapered inner surface, wherein the plunger pieces have sloped outer surfaces that engage the tapered inner surface, and plunger piece inner surfaces for engaging threads of a threaded rod to be placed into the hole; and a spring within the tapered inner surface providing a spring force biasing the plunger pieces toward the narrow end of the tapered inner surface; and wherein contact between the outer surfaces of the plunger pieces and the narrow end of the tapered inner surface drives the plunger pieces toward one another and toward a center of the tapered inner surface; wherein the housing includes an attachment for rotationally attaching the hanger to an additional object; wherein the attachment is a threaded attachment that makes a threaded connection with the additional object; wherein the threaded attachment includes a threaded anchor; and wherein the threaded anchor is coaxial with the hole in the housing.