Hanger assembly for fill strips

Claim 1

A hanger assembly adapted for use in cooling towers comprising: (a) at least one header formed with a plurality of openings extending through said header in aligned and spaced relation to each other, and (b) a mesh hanger assembly comprised of a first series of spaced members extending in one direction and a second series of spaced members extending in a direction generally perpendicular to said first series of members, said members thus forming a mesh having a plurality of openings adapted to receive fill slats, each of said members of said first series being formed with a clamp end at at least one end thereof, said clamp end comprising a first rigid load-supporting leg portion extending generally perpendicular to the axis of said member, a cam portion reversely bent relative to said first leg portion, a shoulder portion, and a second leg portion spaced from said first leg portion, the movement of said clamp end through an associated opening in said header serving to compress said cam portion and said second leg portion toward said first leg portion, after which the shoulder portion snaps into contact engagement with the adjacent surface of said header thereby to prevent withdrawal of said clamp end from said opening.