Pipe hangers

Claim 1

In a pipe hanger having a central body portion including means for use in securing said body portion to the bottom of a vertically extending member and including a strap extending from said body portion for supporting a pipe on said body portion the improvement which comprises: said body portion and said strap being separate parts, said body portion being shaped so as to extend circumferentially around a part of the periphery of a pipe held by said pipe hanger, said body portion having first and second ends which are spaced from one another around the periphery of said pipe when said hanger is used to support said pipe, said first end having a slot formed therein which is adapted to receive said strap, and said second end including ratchet means for engaging said strap, said strap being an elongated strap having an enlarged head on one of its ends and having a series of adjacent ratchet teeth located along its length from the other of its ends generally toward said one end, said strap being capable of extending through said slot to a sufficient extent that said head rests against said body portion, said other end of said strap being engaged by said ratchet means so as to secure a pipe against said body portion said head is a cylindrical head, said first end includes a groove having a cylindrical bottom which is chapped so as to correspond to the shape of said head, and said head is located within said groove against said bottom, first interlocking means on said strap adjacent to said head and other on said body adjacent to said slot supporting said head against sagging, second interlocking means on said strap adjacent to said ratchet teeth and on said body adjacent to said ratchet means supporting said strap.