Patent ID: 7874539

Claim:
A bar hanger for supporting a recessed electrical device on a ceiling support, said bar hanger having first and second telescoping support arms slidably connected together, each support arm comprising: an elongated support body having a first end and a second end, a mounting plate having a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer side edge and an inner side edge, said inner side edge being coupled to said first end of said body and extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of said support body, said mounting plate having at least one aperture for receiving a fastener; and an attachment member coupled to said bottom edge of said mounting plate along a fold line, said attachment member having a substantially planar first side facing in an upward direction with respect to said top edge of said mounting plate and an opposite second side facing in a downward direction, and a detent extending from said second side out of a plane of said attachment member, said attachment member being bendable from a first position where said attachment member extends substantially perpendicular to said mounting plate for contacting a bottom surface of a ceiling joist to a second position substantially parallel to said mounting plate where said detent is adapted for contacting a bottom portion of a T-bar support.