US2111918A

US2111918A - Wall hanger for radiators

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Publication number: US2111918A
Application number: US84396A
Authority: US
Inventors: John W Moore
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-06-10
Filing date: 1936-06-10
Publication date: 1938-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 1955-03-22

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY? J. W. MOORE WALL HANGER FOR RADIATORS Filed June 10, 1956 I l 1 l I l l ll Patented Mar. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATET OFFICE 2,111,918 WALL HANGER Foe RADIATORS John W. Moore, Detroit, Mich. Application June 10, 1936, serial No 84,396

6 Claims. "(01. 248-232) This invention relatesto radiator hangers of the type adapted to be secured to a wall or like support in a building for the purpose of support ingradiators and such devices with respect to said wall or support.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a hanger, of the character referred to in the preceding paragraph, which is adjustableboth vertically and. horizontally. Such adjustments are desirable from numerous standpoints, for example, to eliminate the' necessity for exact 'measurements in mounting the hanger'by per mitting the radiator to beraised or lowered or moved horizontally after placing it on the hanger. Further, such adjustments makejit possible to use a standard sized hangers for different sized radiators inasmuch as the vertical "adjustments 7 adapt the hanger to radiators of varying height, while the horizontal adjustments adapt the hanger for radiators of varying width such as radiators havinga greater or fewer number of columns.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger for. supporting a radiator; embodying afpivoted hook element supported by'an adjustable element on the supporting bracket, the hook element and bracket having cooperating means preventing lateral'movement of the hook element while permitting pivotal movement thereof, and the hook element having a portion thereon engaging the brackettomaintain the adjustable-parts 'in operative relationship so that the adjustments. may be readily made after the radiator is assembled on the hook. r

' The'above and. other objects'will become more apparent from the following detailed description wherein reference ishad' to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of. the hanger, the radiator outline being indicated by broken lines; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thehanger, a fragment of the'radiator outline'being indicated in broken lines; Fig. ,3 is a rear elevation of the hanger; and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are sections taken respectively on the .linesC4-4,f 55, andIfi-fi of Fig. 1.

Like characters" of reference are employed throughout to designate corresponding parts. 1 The numeral l designates a bracket having upper and." lower horizontalswallsz and 3 with end flanges 4, theend flanges having transverse slots 5 for receiving fastening elements (not shown) for the purpose of securing the bracket to a wallor the like. Supported by the horizontal wall 2 is a suspension member in the form V projecting into the slot 9.

of a screw 6, the screw being supported on the wa11-2 by engagement of the head i therewith, the head. inaddition to supporting the screw being adapted for engagement by a turning tool or wrench. The bracket I has a vertical slot 8 extending froma point adjacent to the upper horizontal wall downwardly to and communicating with a slot 9 in the lower horizontal wall 3. Theslotais comparatively narrow. Extending throughthe slot 8 is a plate ID, the plate being bent .along its inner edge to form two tubular portions H which are off-set from the plane of the plate. The screw 6 extends through the tubular portions l l and has a square nut 6a received between the two tubular portions ll. so'thatby rotating the screw while holding the nut against rotation the plate ill will be elevated or lowered. Pivoted at l2 on the plate I0 is a hook l3 having a rear portion l4 normally Engagement of the portion [4 with. the side walls of the slot 9 and engagement of the plate I!) with the side walls of the slot 8 prevent lateral shifting of the hook I3.

The upper end of the hook l3, that is, the portion adjacent the pivot l2, has a circular contour concentric with the pivot as indicated at l5. This portion l5 slidably engages the surface of the bracket 1, and as more clearly shown in Fig. 5, retains the -plate ill in a position holding U the nut Ba in engagement with the inner surface of the bracket I. Engagement of a fiat surface of the nut with the inner surface of the bracket holds the nut against rotation so that after a radiator has been placed on the hook the. screw 6 may be rotated to adjust its position vertically without requiring the use of atoolto hold the nut against rotation. It will be noted, upon reference to Figs. 2 and. 3 more particularly, that the above referred toportion I5 is formed off-set from the normal plane of the hook so that the lower part thereof is free to swing in the slotsB and 9. a

A radiator Iii is illustrated in broken lines as having the lower portion thereof resting upon the hook I3. The upper portion of the radiator is heldagainst the bracket l by a bolt H and. adjustable head Hi, the bolt extending between adjacent columns of the radiator and the head It engaging such columns. After the hook l3 has been adjusted to the desired vertical position by operation of the screw 6, as above described, the adjustable head i8 is adjusted into firm engagement with the columns of the radiator.

tion has been illustrated and described it will be understood that various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention, and such changes are contemplated.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, said upper and lower walls having means for attachment toa support and being adapted to hold said vertical wall spaced from said support, said vertical wall having a vertically extending slot, a slot in said lower horizontal wall communicating with the first named slot, a screwthreaded suspension member mounted in said upper horizontal wall and extending adjacent said vertical slot, a plate extending through said first named slot, a bearing on said plate slidably received on said suspension member, a nut on said suspension member engaging said bearing on said plate, and a hook pivotally mounted on said plate, said hook having a portion slidably engaging the outer surface of said bracket and maintaining said plate and bearing in a position holding the nut against the inner surface of said bracket and thereby preventing rotation thereof.

2. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, said upper and lower walls having means for attachment to a support and being adapted to hold said vertical wall spaced from said support, said vertical wall having a vertically extending slot, a slot in said lower horizontal wall communicating with the first named slot, a screwthreaded suspension member mounted in said upper horizontal wall and extending adjacent said vertical slot, a plate extending through said first named slot, a hearing on said plate slidably received on said suspension member, a nut on said suspension member engaging said bearing on said plate, and a hook pivotally mounted on said plate, said hook having a portion slidably engaging the outer surface of said bracket adjacent said vertical slot and maintaining said plate and bearing in a position holding the nut against the inner surface of said bracket and thereby preventing rotation thereof, said hook having a portion off-set from the plane of the portion thereof which engages the outer surface of said bracket and adapted to swing into said slots in said walls.

3. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower Walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, said upper and lower walls having means for attachment to a support and adapted to hold said vertical wall spaced from said support, said vertical wall having a vertically extending slot, a slot in said lower horizontal wall communicating with the first named slot, a screwthreaded suspension member mounted in said upper horizontal wall and extending adjacent said vertical slot, a plate extending through said first named slot, a bearing on said plate slidably received on said suspension member, a nut on said suspension member engaging said bearing on said plate, a hook pivotally mounted on said plate, said hook having a portion slidably engaging the outer surface of and maintaining said plate and bearing in a position holding the nut against the inner surface of said bracket and thereby preventing rotation thereof, said hook having a portion off-set from the plane of the portion thereof which engages the outer surface of said bracket and adapted to swing into said slots in said walls, and said suspension member being disposed to one side of said vertical slot whereby the portion of said hook which swings in said slots may swing past the same.

4. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower horizontal walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, the vertical wall having a vertical slot therein and the lower horizontal wall having a slot communicating with the first named slot, a screw rotatably supported by said upper horizontal wall and disposed to one side of said vertical slot, a plate extending through said vertical slot and having tubular portions thereon loosely sleeved on said screw, a nut on said screw engaging said tubular portions, and a hook pivotally attached to said plate outwardly of said vertical wall and having a portion adapted to swing in said slots and alongside of said screw.

5. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower horizontal walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, the vertical Wall having a vertical slot therein, the lower horizontal wall having a slot therein communicating with the first named slot, a screw rotatably supported by said upper horizontal wall and disposed to one side of said vertical slot, a plate extending through said vertical slot and having tubular portions thereon loosely sleeved on said screw, a nut on said screw engaging said tubular portions, and a hook pivotally attached to said plate outwardly of said vertical wall and having a portion adapted to swing in said slots and alongside of said screw, said hook having a portion ofi-set from said first named portion slidably engaging the outer surface of said vertical wall and holding said plate and screw in a position with said nut engaging the inner surface of the vertical wall and thereby preventing rotation of said nut.

6. A device of the character described comprising a bracket formed with a vertical wall and upper and lower horizontal walls, an adjustable tie member attached to said vertical wall, the vertical wall having a vertical slot therein and the lower horizontal wall having a slot communicating with the first named slot, a screw rotatably supported by said upper horizontal wall and disposed to one side of said vertical slot, a plate extending through said vertical slot and having tubular portions thereon loosely sleeved on said screw, a nut on said screw engaging said tubular portions, and a hook pivotally attached to said plate outwardly of said vertical wall, said hook having a portion adjacent said plate slidably engaging the outer surface of said vertical wall, and a second portion ofl-set from the plane of the first portion and normally disposed in said slots whereby the side walls of the slots prevent lateral swinging of the depending portion of the hook.

JOHN W. MOORE.