Cradle type conduit hangers

Claim 2

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, and gate means supported by said bracket, and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon, said bracket legs being substantially coextensive and having pivot openings formed proximate their lower ends, said gate means comprising a closure arm extending from each of said legs toward the other leg and including a reduced width shank proximate its outer end rockably engaging a respective pivot opening and provided with an upwardly directed lug terminating in a stop section defining a transverse stop member engaging the outer face of the corresponding bracket leg when said closure arm is in said depressed closed position.

Claim 3

The conduit hanger of claim 1 wherein said bracket includes an upper cross piece, said legs depending from opposite ends of said cross piece.

Claim 4

The conduit hanger of claim 1 wherein at least one of said closure arms has an opening therein proximate its inner end and the other arm terminates in a depending lug engaging said opening when said closure arms are in registry with said access opening.

Claim 5

The conduit hanger of claim 1 including a leg extending upwardly from each longitudinal edge of each of said closure arms proximate their outer ends and inwardly of said bracket legs and terminating in rearwardly directed parallel arms embracing respective bracket legs.

Claim 6

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from a first of said bracket legs toward the second of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening when said gate means is in its closed position and being upwardly swingable away from said second bracket leg in response to an upward pressure thereon, and means for restricting the downward swinging of said closure arm including stop sections located on said closure arm and said first bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arm swings to its closed position to prevent further depression thereof, said bracket legs being substantially coextensive, said first bracket leg having a pivot opening formed proximate its lower end, said closure arm extending from said first leg including a reduced width shank proximate its outer end rockably engaging said pivot opening and provided with an upwardly directed lug terminating in a transverse stop member engaging the outer face of said first bracket leg when said closure arm is in said depressed closed position.

Claim 7

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from a first of said bracket legs toward the second of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening when said gate means is in its closed position and being upwardly swingable away from said second bracket leg in response to an upward pressure thereon, and means for restricting the downward swinging of said closure arm including stop sections located on said closure arm and said first bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arm swings to its closed position to prevent further depression thereof, said bracket legs being substantially coextensive, said first bracket leg having a pivot opening formed proximate its lower end, said closure arm extending from said first leg including a reduced width shank proximate its outer end rockably engaging said pivot opening and provided with an upwardly directed lug terminating in a transverse stop member engaging the outer face of said first bracket leg when said closure arm is in said depressed closed position.

Claim 8

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon, and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from each of said bracket legs toward the other said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening in overlapping relation when said gate means is in its closed position and each being upwardly swingable in response to an upward pressure thereon to receive a conduit, and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arms swing to their closed overlapping position to prevent further depression thereof and support the conduit, at least one of said closure arms having an opening therein proximate its inner end and the other arm terminating in a depending lug engaging said opening when said closure arms are in registry with said access opening.

Claim 9

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon, and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from each of said bracket legs toward the other said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening in overlapping relation when said gate means is in its closed position and each being upwardly swingable in response to an upward pressure thereon to receive a conduit, and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arms swing to their closed overlapping position to prevent further depression thereof and support the conduit, at least one of said closure arms having an opening therein proximate its inner end and the other arm terminating in a depending lug engaging said opening when said closure arms are in registry with said access opening.

Claim 10

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from each of said bracket legs toward the other of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening when said gate means is in its closed position and being upwardly swingable in response to an upward pressure thereon, one of said closure arms being longer than the other, the shorter closure arm having an opening therein proximate its inner end and the longer arm having a depending lug engaging said opening when said closure arms are in registry with said access opening and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arm swings to its closed position to prevent further depression thereof.

Claim 11

A conduit hanger comprising an overhead bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a closure arm swingably supported by and extending from each of said bracket legs toward the other of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening when said gate means is in its closed position and being upwardly swingable in response to an upward pressure thereon, one of said closure arms being longer than the other, the shorter closure arm having an opening therein proximate its inner end and the longer arm having a depending lug engaging said opening when said closure arms are in registry with said access opening and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arm swings to its closed position to prevent further depression thereof.

Claim 12

A conduit hanger comprising an overheat bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a pair of closure arms, each swingably supported by and extending from a corresponding bracket leg toward the other of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening in spaced aligned relation when said gate means is in its closed position and each arm being upwardly swingable away from the other arm toward its corresponding bracket leg in response to an upward pressure thereon, and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arms swing to their closed position to prevent further depression thereof, said bracket legs being substantially coextensive and each having a pivot opening formed proximate its lower end, each of said closure arms extending from its corresponding leg including a reduced width shank proximate its outer end rockably engaging said respective pivot opening and provided with an upwardly directed lug terminating in a transverse stop member engaging the outer face of its corresponding bracket leg when said respective closure arm is in its depressed closed position.

Claim 13

A conduit hanger comprising an overheat bracket including a pair of laterally spaced depending legs delineating an access opening between their lower portions, gate means supported by said bracket and movable between a depressed closed position restricting said access opening and a raised open position providing access through said opening, said gate means being normally urged toward its closed position and being movable to its open position in response to an upward pressure thereon and comprising a pair of closure arms, each swingably supported by and extending from a corresponding bracket leg toward the other of said bracket legs and disposed across said access opening in spaced aligned relation when said gate means is in its closed position and each arm being upwardly swingable away from the other arm toward its corresponding bracket leg in response to an upward pressure thereon, and means for restricting the downward swinging of each of said closure arms including stop sections located on each closure arm and its corresponding bracket leg and movable into mutual abutting engagement when said closure arms swing to their closed position to prevent further depression thereof, said bracket legs being substantially coextensive and each having a pivot opening formed proximate its lower end, each of said closure arms extending from its corresponding leg including a reduced width shank proximate its outer end rockably engaging said respective pivot opening and provided with an upwardly directed lug terminating in a transverse stop member engaging the outer face of its corresponding bracket leg when said respective closure arm is in its depressed closed position.