Hanger for electrical conduits

• US 5,496,005 A
• Filed: 02/08/1994
• Issued: 03/05/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dale E. Dieringer
• Original Assignee: Dale E. Dieringer
• Inventors: Dieringer, Dale E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chotkowski, Karen J.
• Application Number:
  US08/193,429
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 248/74.2, 248/73, 248/71, 248/48.1, 248/48.2, 248/205.1, 248/217.3, 248/218.2, 248/231.9, 248/231.91, 248/316.7, 248/911, 362/249, 362/391, 362/396, 24/543, 24/336
• US Class Current: 248/74.2
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/00 Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/508
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/004 mounted on the exterior of houses or other buildings to illuminate parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/911 Plural, selectively usable, support engaging means

Abstract

A hanger for supporting decorative electric wiring from a building structure, comprising an elongated base member having a spatulate like projecting blade containing top and bottom surfaces which are serrated, a strap attached to and depending from the bottom surface of the base member, and a clamp carried by the depending strap and having springable jaws for securely holding at least one electrical conductor.

Claims

1. A hanger for electric wiring, comprising,

an elongated base member having first and second ends and top and bottom surfaces and where at least a portion of at least one of either the top or bottom surfaces is serrated,

a strap depending from the first end of the base member, and

springable clamp means carried by the depending strap for securely holding at least one electrical conductor, and

a curved spur depending from the base member intermediate its first and second ends and curving toward the depending strap.

2. The hanger of claim 1 where both the bottom and top surfaces of the base member are serrated and the serrations are disposed between the depending jaw means and the second end of the base member.

3. The hanger of claim 2 where the serrations comprise a plurality of tooth-like notches which point generally toward the first end of the base member.

4. The hanger of claim 3 where the depending strap is curvilinear to generally conform to the outside surface profile of a roof rain gutter.

5. The hanger of claim 4 where the clamp means comprises a pair of spaced apart and opposed springable jaws having inside surfaces adapted to grip one or more electrical conductors which are forced between the jaws.

6. The hanger of claim 5 where the springable jaws are generally parallel to the base member and have an open end between the jaws and a closed end where the jaws meet and first and second sides.

7. The hanger of claim 6 where the spacing between the jaws is greater on the first side than it is on the second side.

8. The hanger of claim 6 where at least one of the inside surfaces of the springable jaws is scalloped.

9. The hanger of claim 7 where at least one of the springable jaws comprises an extension of the depending strap.