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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4441583 | Grating cable hanger A cable hanger bracket is provided for hanging a swinging scaffold from a walkway grating comprising vertical parallel side walls, a connected bottom wall and U-type oppositely extending bends for overlapping the grating of a steel grating walkway. A soft... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4398569 | Device for supporting a heald frame in a weaving loom A device for supporting a heald frame in a weaving loom comprises: a bracket which is fixed on the heald frame; and a hanger which is connected to a spring for supporting the heald frame or to a wire rope and which is coupled to the bracket. The bracket o... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4335839 | Coat hanger carrier A carrier for releasably receiving, retaining, carrying and hanging hook portions of a plurality of coat hangers includes a C-shaped member having upper and lower portions which overlie each other and which extend substantially in a common plane. The uppe... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4326744 | Work hook device This invention relates to a work hook device which is particularly constructed for supporting castings as they are conveyed through a blast cleaning machine. The work hook device includes a suitable support which is of an inverted keystone cross section a... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4323215 | Hang-up fixture The invention relates to a hang-up fixture for ceiling mounting adapted to have a twist-lock releasable connection with a ceiling element to provide a support for a hanging article such as a display sign, or banner in a store, or a hanging plant, or lamp,... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4319421 | Ceiling grid suspension display device A portable display device in the form of an open basket of a plurality of open grid members that is detachably supported by attached flanges to the horizontal support members of a suspended panel ceiling. The basket display device, when so mounted, furnis... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4318525 | Supporting device The present invention relates to an improved device for supporting an object from a flanged ceiling supporting member of the type conventionally used in drop tile ceilings. More specifically, the device is adapted to cooperate with a ceiling panel support... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4315611 | Device for suspending articles from a ceiling or the like A device for suspending articles from a ceiling, or the like, and comprising a plate member having oppositely disposed flange engaging elements thereon for selective engagement with the opposite edges of a ceiling channel member, and a hook member extendi... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4312464 | Latchable garment hanger This invention comprises a latchable swivel hook garment hanger in which the swivelling hook may be latched in any radial position relative to the hanger body and unlatched to swivel, repeatedly at will; it has a hanger body containing a bore for receivin... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4308962 | Support rod for multiple clothes hangers A support rod for supporting a number of clothes hangers includes an elongated rigid bar having transverse openings therein for receiving the clothes hangers, and a pair of hooks pivotally mounted at the ends of the bar about axes which extend transversel... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4299342 | Coat hanger carrier A carrier for releasably receiving, retaining and carrying hook portions of a plurality of coat hangers includes a C-shaped member having upper and lower portions which overlie each other and which extend substantially in a common plane. The upper leg por... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4296959 | Rack hanging device for garments A support device for a plurality of garment hangers is disclosed and an operating handle member therefor. The support device includes a hook portion by which it can be hung from a standard traverse member in a shipping box and a bead formation by which th... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4276959 | Quick way scaffold In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a scaffold is shown for attachment on the bottom side of an offshore drilling rig or platform. The scaffold is quickly installed and removed. It is fabricated with a set of upright hanger straps which, in turn,... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4269795 | Packing in wet cooling towers and method of and means for supporting the packing The invention provides for a method of and means for supporting the packing in an evaporative cooling tower in which the packing includes packing elements, each of which is suspended at its central region by means of a wire hanger. The packing element inc... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4225108 | Display hanger and method of installation therefor There is disclosed herein a display hanger particularly adapted for use in suspending signs or other displays from various types of ceiling. The hanger comprises a spade member adapted to be secured to a suitable location to the ceiling and a removable pi... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4221355 | Device for suspending articles from a ceiling or the like A device for suspending articles from a ceiling, or the like, and comprising a plate member having oppositely disposed flange engaging elements thereon for selective engagement with the opposite edges of a ceiling channel member, and a hook member extendi... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4213418 | Enlongated bar support means for the spray coating and conveying of drum parts Drum parts, i.e. heads, bottoms and lids, are conveyed through pre-treatment, resin powder spray, and resin curing stations by a monorail conveyor system which has improved hold down means and shield means to prevent the parts from swinging and to prevent... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4194595 | Dead lever anchoring means for railway car brake rigging An arrangement for a foundation brake rigging on a railway car includes a dead brake lever anchoring arrangement which comprises a bracket supported in openings extending through the walls of the wheel truck bolster. The bracket includes hook-shaped eleme... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4155531 | Hanger for plastic packaging A plastic hook mechanism which inserts into a piece of cardboard secured to an item of merchandise is disclosed. The cardboard is secured to the merchandise by wrapping both the cardboard and the merchandise in a clear plastic which is subsequently heat t... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4132316 | Display and clamp device An integral two-part, preferably plastic device includes a hanger and a plate-like member. There is a localized area between the two parts so that they may be separated. The hanger supports products before sale, and the plate-like member keeps together a ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4118000 | Apparatus for supporting a member from a drop-tile ceiling Apparatus for supporting a member from a drop-tile ceiling is characterized by a decorative escutheon having a recess therein sized to receive a resilient grasping element and to guide the grasping element for movement against the bias of its resiliency f... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4106616 | Device for positioning a container of supplemental material in operational alignment adjacent to a toilet-tissue holder A device readily attachable to a standard toilet-tissue dispenser of a roll type for positioning adjacent thereto in visual alignment supplemental material such as a container of prewetted toilet sheets. The sheets are manually withdrawable from an apertu... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4094488 | Hanger for tennis rackets A hanger for any string-type game racket such as a tennis racket has a body member which conforms to and engages an upper, curved edge of the frame about the face, opposite the handle end of the racket. An open, clothes-hanger type hook attached to the up... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4073243 | Industrial furnace roof assembly and components thereof A high temperature industrial furnace roof assembly wherein two refractory bricks are held in adjacent position by suitable securement and have a hanger rod extending from the assembly to suspend the roof assembly from a support structure in desired posit... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4073457 | Article suspension device A hanger for garments or other articles such as shoes having loops or web-like portions from which said articles may be suspended, includes a body member equipped with a hook, the body member being generally of U-shaped configuration when folded for use a... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4073458 | Hanger clip for displaying articles from suspended ceilings A hanger clip for attachment to suspended ceilings of the type having inverted T-shaped overhead beams for supporting ceiling panels is formed from a continuous thin elongated strip with a U-bend portion formed in approximately the middle of the strip hav... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4068817 | Suspension hanger A suspension hanger suspending a light weight point of purchase display in a manner that will permit swinging and turning of the display by slight air currents that are normally present in the surrounding atmosphere, and which will permit simple lowering ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4034902 | Line engaging garment hanger A garment hanger including support means dimensioned to engage and support garments suspended thereon, a vertical neck element fixedly secured to the support means, a hook element fixedly secured to the vertical neck element, a rigid tongue fixedly secure... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4024997 | Gun case including means for suspending the gun case from a support A gun case including means for suspending the gun case from a support in such a manner that the gun case may be conveniently stored. The gun case includes at least one openable loop securely attached thereto and receivable around a support such as a cloth... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4023762 | Article suspension device A hanger for garments or other articles such as shoes having loops or web-like portions from which said articles may be suspended, included a body member equipped with a hook, the body member being generally of U-shaped configuration when folded for use a... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4004770 | Hook and hook assembly using a sling of band material A hook and a hook assembly adapted in particular to suspend a meat carcass using a sling made of band material. The hook includes a body having a suspending portion and a hooking portion defining a J configuration, a horizontally extending flat portion to... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3972455 | Pants and skirt hanger A garment hanging device designed to hold a pair of pants or a skirt, formed from two gripping sections clamped together by a locking lever and hinged around an axial support. The axial support can be provided in a variety of configurations allowing the g... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3962575 | Radial arm milk hose support A downwardly extending radial arm having a hook-shaped end portion for engaging milk hoses is secured to a generally horizontal cow stall mounting rail by a self-lubricating ball and socket joint. The ball is secured to the mounting rail by a diametricall... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3958789 | Brick hanger A hanger for supporting, on a rod, a plurality of bricks or the like in overhead arches, spans and similar structures. The hanger has an open ended portion or hook for support on the rod and to allow lateral insertion or withdrawal from the rod to avoid t... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3952985 | Clip for hanging signs A hanger clip is presented formed of a single elongated strip of metal having spring characteristics and adapted to be manually clipped to an overhead beam, such as "T" bar or the like. The strip has a sharp return bend at approximately midway of its leng... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3945462 | Hanger brackets Hanger brackets for suspending working scaffold or platform floors from overhead supports. Paired legs adjustably and pivotally joined together in scissors arrangement have finger ends for engaging overhead beams or elements thereof as depending portions ... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3936913 | Clip for T-bar ceiling structures A clip for use in suspending an article from a T-bar ceiling structure is described. The clip is made of a single length of rigid wire shaped to define an upper portion for engagement with the bottom limb of the T-bar, and a lower portion of inverted tria... | 02/10/1976 |
