Method and apparatus for installing a hanger clip

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for installing a hanger clip. The apparatus may include a tool head that may be placed on the end of a pole. The tool head may include a channel for receiving the hanger and a passage that intersect with the channel and allows a wire to be threaded through the tool head and hanger. The method may involve positioning the hanger in the tool head such that the hanger is releasably engaged by a catch on the head. The wire is then threaded through the tool head and hanger so that opposing portions of the wire extend from the tool head. The hanger is then mounted to a support and released from the catch. Thereafter, the wire twisted about itself by rotating the tool head while moving the tool head downward to draw out the ends of the wire from the tool head.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A tool head comprising:
 a base;   a top;   a side wall extending between said base and said top;   a catch; and   a channel having a pair of spaced apart side walls that extend into an interior of said tool head and said channel being open at said top, said catch projecting into said channel beyond one of said pair of spaced apart side walls; and   a passage extending across the tool head and having open ends, said passage and said channel having at least one point of intersection.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said catch comprises at least a first and a second projecting member, at least one of said projecting members extending into said channel on each side of the point of intersection, and said tool head being structured so that at least a portion of said passage is enclosed on each side of the point of intersection. 
     
     
         3 . The tool head of  claim 2 , wherein each projecting member extends into said channel proximate said top. 
     
     
         4 . The tool head of  claim 3 , wherein each of said first and second projecting member includes at least a beveled top edge. 
     
     
         5 . The tool head of  claim 1  further comprises a pole mounting portion extending from base. 
     
     
         6 . The tool head of  claim 1 , wherein said tool head is cylindrical. 
     
     
         7 . The tool head of  claim 1 , wherein said tool head comprises at least side walls. 
     
     
         8 . The tool head of  claim 1 , wherein said openings of said passage are defined in said side wall. 
     
     
         9 . A tool head comprising:
 a base;   a top;   a side wall extending between said base and said top;   a catch having at least a first and a second projecting member;   a channel extending into an interior of said tool head, said channel being open at said top, and said catch extending into said channel; and   a passage extending across the tool head and having open ends, and said passage and said channel having at least one point of intersection,   wherein at least one of said first and second projecting members extend into said channel on each side of the point of intersection.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein each projecting member extends into said channel proximate said top. 
     
     
         11 . The tool head of  claim 10 , wherein each of said first and second projecting member includes at least a beveled top edge. 
     
     
         12 . The tool head of  claim 9  further comprises a pole mounting portion extending from base. 
     
     
         13 . The tool head of  claim 9 , wherein said tool head is cylindrical. 
     
     
         14 . The tool head of  claim 9 , wherein said tool head comprises at least two side walls. 
     
     
         15 . The tool head of  claim 9 , wherein said openings of said passage are defined in said side wall.