Industrial hanger with rotational restraint

Abstract

An industrial hanger assembly for attaching to a truss. The truss includes a first angle iron and a second angle iron. The first angle iron has an upper surface and an inner surface. The second angle iron has an upper surface and an inner surface. The truss has a gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron. The hanger assembly includes a first member. At least a portion of the first member is operable to fit within the gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron. The first member is operable to contact the upper surface of at least one of the first angle iron or the second angle iron. The hanger assembly includes a second member. At least a portion of the second member is operable to fit within the gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron. The second member is operable to restrict rotation of the first member with respect to the truss to less than 90 degrees of rotation by contacting at least the inner surface of the first angle iron.

1 . A hanger assembly for attaching to a truss, the truss having a first angle iron and a second angle iron, the first angle iron having an upper surface, and an inner surface, the second angle iron having an upper surface, and an inner surface, the truss having a gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron, the hanger assembly comprising: 
 a) a first member, at least a portion of which is operable to fit within the gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron, the first member operable to contact the upper surface of at least one of the first angle iron or the second angle iron; and    b) a second member, at least a portion of which is operable to fit within the gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron, the second member operable to restrict rotation of the first member with respect to the truss to less than 90 degrees of rotation by contacting at least the inner surface of the first angle iron.    
   
   
       2 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member is fixed to the first member.  
   
   
       3 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member restricts rotation of the first member with respect to the truss by contacting the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron.  
   
   
       4 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member includes a tube.  
   
   
       5 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod and the second member can slide along the centerline of the threaded rod.  
   
   
       6 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod and the second member includes a tube that can slide along the centerline of the threaded rod.  
   
   
       7 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member includes a tube that is fixed to the first member.  
   
   
       8 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member includes a slot for receiving at least a portion of the first member.  
   
   
       9 . The hanger assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler operable to translate the second member with respect to the first member so that the slot receives at least a portion of the first member.  
   
   
       10 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second member includes two slots for receiving at least a first portion and a second portion of the first member.  
   
   
       11 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler operable to clamp the second member between the first member and the coupler.  
   
   
       12 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler operable to clamp the second member between the first member and the coupler, the coupler also operable to secure the hangar assembly to the truss.  
   
   
       13 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler including a first thread for engaging the threaded rod and a second thread for engaging a pipe.  
   
   
       14 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second member is formed from a flat-sided steel tube.  
   
   
       15 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second member is formed from a plate.  
   
   
       16 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second member is formed from a fastener.  
   
   
       17 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler being operable to support at least one of an electrical junction box, a light fixture, and a pipe hanger.  
   
   
       18 . The hanger assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a threaded rod, the hanger assembly further comprises a coupler, the coupler being operable to secure the first member to the truss without contacting the second member.  
   
   
       19 . A method of installing a hanger assembly on a truss, the truss having a first angle iron and a second angle iron, the first angle iron having an inner surface and an upper surface, the second angle iron having an inner surface and an upper surface, the truss having a gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron, the method comprising 
 a) inserting at least a portion of the hanger assembly in the gap between the inner surface of the first angle iron and the inner surface of the second angle iron;    b) rotating at least a portion of the hanger assembly so that at least a portion of the hanger assembly is over the upper surface of the first angle iron; and    c) restraining the rotation of the hanger assembly with respect to the truss by causing at least a portion of the hanger assembly to contact the inner surface of the first angle iron.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a rod and a rotational restraint, the method further includes inserting the rotational restraint over the rod.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a threaded rod, a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, and a rotational restraint, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the coupler to translate.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a threaded rod, a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, and a rotational restraint, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the coupler and the rotational restraint to translate.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a member, a threaded rod, a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, and a rotational restraint, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the rotational restraint to be clamped between the member and the coupler.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a member, a threaded rod, a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, and a rotational restraint, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the rotational restraint to be clamped between the member and the coupler, the rotating also causing the first angle iron to be clamped between the member and the coupler.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a member, a threaded rod, a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, and a rotational restraint that includes a slot, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the rotational restraint to translate so that the slot engages at least a portion of the member.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the hanger assembly includes a member, a threaded rod, and a coupler that includes a thread that engages the threaded rod, the method further includes rotating the coupler with respect to the threaded rod, the rotating causing the coupler to translate until the first angle iron is clamped between the member and the coupler.