Reusable Adjustable Hanger for Use with Joists and/or Double Wales

Abstract

A reusable adjustable hanger, including multiple embodiments having varied features and attributes, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, depending on a supporting structure for horizontal support, vertically adjustable from both top and bottom, capable of receiving and supporting any or all of the following primary spanning ledgers: double walers, single joists, and dual joist structures joined at the middle and having a single joist member at each end, optionally comprising a vertical support structure, optionally comprising an attachable and removable central vertical structure allowing the use of 4× lumber as primary spanning ledgers.

1 . A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:
 a. a continuous ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall being contiguous with a rectangular, horizontal bottom; the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side and an open rear side, and,   b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
 i. means for depending on a support structure, and, 
 ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and, 
 iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and, 
 iv. a central mounting prong protruding frontward, and, 
   c. a continuous central vertical member, further comprising a lower end mounted in a fixed vertical position to the said horizontal bottom of the said ledger housing; the said continuous central vertical member further comprising an upper end mounted to the said central mounting prong of the said upper mounting structure, and,   d. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, the said horizontal ledger bearing plate further comprising a hole or recessed area within its outer perimeter such that the said horizontal ledger bearing plate moves around or about the said continuous central vertical member as the position of the said horizontal ledger bearing plate is adjusted vertically.   
   
   
       2 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising as adjustment means for the said vertically adjustable horizontal ledger plate, a threaded rod, the said threaded rod being adjustable from the top or bottom. 
   
   
       3 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising a vertical support structure. 
   
   
       4 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising an upper mounting structure having an upper lip section sufficiently wide to provide vertical support over and across the entire width of the said horizontal ledger bearing plate. 
   
   
       5 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachable and removable upper mounting structure, such that the said mounting prong element is not attachable and removable, and such that a plurality of the said removable upper mounting structures may be attached to and detached from the hanger, respective to variations in the interface of each said removable upper mounting structure with supporting structures. 
   
   
       6 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising nailing holes in the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, such that the said hanger of the present invention can be pre-attached by nailing to an end of a primary spanning ledger comprising either a single joist or a double waler. 
   
   
       7 . A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:
 a. a continuous ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall being contiguous with a rectangular, horizontal bottom; the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side and an open rear side, and,   b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
 i. means for depending on a support structure, and, 
 ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and, 
 iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and, 
   c. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, and,   d. a central vertical structure, or a central vertical member not attached to the upper mounting structure, situated above the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, forming, in combination with the said horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange and the said two ledger housing side walls, two cavity regions within the said ledger housing, each and/or both of the said cavity regions capable of receiving and supporting a primary spanning ledger member, and preventing lateral movement of a primary spanning ledger when the end of the said primary spanning ledger occupies only one of the two said cavity regions.   
   
   
       8 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising as adjustment means for the said vertically adjustable horizontal ledger plate, a threaded rod, the said threaded rod being adjustable from the top or bottom. 
   
   
       9 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising as a central vertical structure, an attachable and removable threaded rod, the said threaded rod having a lower section that may be screwed into, and unscrewed from, a threaded part of the structure of the said vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate. 
   
   
       10 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising an attachable and removable upper mounting structure, such that a plurality of the said removable upper mounting structures may be attached to and detached from the hanger, respective to variations in the interface of each said removable upper mounting structure with supporting structures. 
   
   
       11 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising a vertical support structure. 
   
   
       12 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising an upper mounting structure having an upper lip section sufficiently wide to provide vertical support over and across the entire width of the said horizontal ledger bearing plate. 
   
   
       13 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 7 , further comprising nailing holes in the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, such that the said hanger of the present invention can be pre-attached by nailing to an end of a primary spanning ledger comprising either a single joist or a double waler. 
   
   
       14 . A reusable adjustable ledger hanger, for general use in forming horizontal concrete structures having permanent vertical support, comprising:
 a. a ledger housing, having two vertical side walls, each said side wall attaching to a rectangular, horizontal and removable bottom section; the said ledger housing further comprising an open front side, and,   b. an upper mounting structure, further comprising:
 i. means for depending on a support structure, and, 
 ii. a horizontal central section, spanning the two said ledger housing side walls, and, 
 iii. means of attachment to an upper section of both of the said ledger housing side walls, and, 
   c. within the said ledger housing, a vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange, and,   d. a central vertical structure, or a central vertical member not attached to the upper mounting structure, situated above the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, forming, in combination with the said horizontal ledger bearing plate contiguous with a vertical rear upper flange and the said two ledger housing side walls, two cavity regions within the said ledger housing, each and/or both of the said cavity regions capable of receiving and supporting a primary spanning ledger member, and preventing lateral movement of a primary spanning ledger when the end of the said primary spanning ledger occupies only one of the two said cavity regions.   
   
   
       15 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising as adjustment means for the said vertically adjustable horizontal ledger plate, a threaded rod, the said threaded rod being adjustable from the top or bottom. 
   
   
       16 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising as a central vertical structure, an attachable and removable threaded rod, the said threaded rod having a lower section that may be screwed into, and unscrewed from, a threaded part of the structure of the said vertically adjustable horizontal ledger bearing plate. 
   
   
       17 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising an attachable and removable upper mounting structure, such that a variety of the said removable upper mounting structures may be attached to and detached from the hanger, respective to variations in the interface of each said removable upper mounting structure with supporting structures. 
   
   
       18 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising a vertical support structure. 
   
   
       19 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising an upper mounting structure having an upper lip section sufficiently wide to provide vertical support over and across the entire width of the said horizontal ledger bearing plate. 
   
   
       20 . The reusable adjustable ledger hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising nailing holes in the said horizontal ledger bearing plate, such that the said hanger of the present invention can be pre-attached by nailing to an end of a primary spanning ledger comprising either a single joist or a double waler.