Expandable hanger for beam

US12331506B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OMG Building Products LLC · US

Inventors

• Mark A. Dicaire · Northborough, US
• Logan Carlson · Wilbraham, US
• Kenneth D. Canup · Matthews, US
• Timothy F. Gillis · Florence, US
• Jonathan W. Dezielle · Agawam, US
• Frederick A. Enko · Westfield, US
• Mark J. Guthrie · West Springfield, US
• Mitchell T. Kraucunas · Enfield, US
• Walter Joseph Fallows, III · Longmont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2023
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E04B1/2612
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a bottom web for supporting an edge of a beam. The upper module includes a top panel opposite and spaced apart from the support web. When a beam is installed between top panel and bottom web, the upper module and lower module may be contracted to adjust the relative position of the top panel and bottom web. In an embodiment, the position can be contracted to trap the top edge and bottom edge of the beam between the top panel and bottom web.