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US3190604A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Bus duct hanger

Assignee: Schneider Electric USA Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-04
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1983-09-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George N Jorgensen
  • 👤 Robert E King

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:10
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G5/00; H02G5/06; F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A BUS DUCT HANGER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MAIN BODY PORTION, A PAIR OF DEPENDING LEG PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN BODY PORTION ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF AND NORMALLY EXTENDING GENERALLY PERPENDICULARLY THERETO, THE FREE END PORTION OF EACH OF SAID LEG PORTIONS INCLUDING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING HOOK PORTION WITH AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGE, AND A PAIR OF GENERALLY Z-SHAPED SPRING MEMBERS SECURED RESPECTIVELY TO THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID LEG PORTIONS AND INCLUDING LOWER RETAINING PORTIONS NORMALLY EXTENDING INWARDLY RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID LEG PORTIONS IN UPWARDLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP RESPECTIVELY TO SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING HOOK PORTIONS AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES AND RESILIENTLY MOVABLE OUTWARDLY RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES, WHEREBY A BUS DUCT CAN BE SUSPENDED BY SAID HOOK PORTIONS AND PREVENTED BY SAID LOWER RETAINING PORTIONS FROM MOVING UPWARD SUFFICIENTLY TO CLEAR SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES, SAID SPRING MEMBERS INCLUDING UPPER RETAINING PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM SAID INNER SURFACES OF SAID LEG PORTIONS ANGULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID MAIN BODY PORTION WHEN SAID LEG PORTIONS ARE GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR THERETO AND BEING FLATWISE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID MAIN BODY PORTION UPON OUTWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG PORTIONS THEREBY TO LIMIT SAID OUTWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
A BUS DUCT HANGER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED MAIN BODY PORTION, A PAIR OF DEPENDING LEG PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN BODY PORTION ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF AND NORMALLY EXTENDING GENERALLY PERPENDICULARLY THERETO, THE FREE END PORTION OF EACH OF SAID LEG PORTIONS INCLUDING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING HOOK PORTION WITH AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGE, AND A PAIR OF GENERALLY Z-SHAPED SPRING MEMBERS SECURED RESPECTIVELY TO THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID LEG PORTIONS AND INCLUDING LOWER RETAINING PORTIONS NORMALLY EXTENDING INWARDLY RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID LEG PORTIONS IN UPWARDLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP RESPECTIVELY TO SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING HOOK PORTIONS AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES AND RESILIENTLY MOVABLE OUTWARDLY RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES, WHEREBY A BUS DUCT CAN BE SUSPENDED BY SAID HOOK PORTIONS AND PREVENTED BY SAID LOWER RETAINING PORTIONS FROM MOVING UPWARD SUFFICIENTLY TO CLEAR SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING RETAINING FLANGES, SAID SPRING MEMBERS INCLUDING UPPER RETAINING PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM SAID INNER SURFACES OF SAID LEG PORTIONS ANGULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID MAIN BODY PORTION WHEN SAID LEG PORTIONS ARE GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR THERETO AND BEING FLATWISE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID MAIN BODY PORTION UPON OUTWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG PORTIONS THEREBY TO LIMIT SAID OUTWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT.

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