Patent Application
20130056600
This invention relates to attachment of a non-structural support systems, and more particularly relates to a blocking support hanger for attaching blocking or backing to support non-structural items or systems in place to non-nailable materials supported by a support structure.
Light weight metal and wood soffit, ceiling and trims systems must have a support system or attachment point from the bottom of a steel bulb tee deck support frame of a building structure. The bulb-tee deck support frame are spaced 2′-6″ or more apart and are often exposed as is the deck material to the interior and exterior of the structure. The deck material is usually a cements or gypsum material between the bulb tees that will not support common fasteners. Light weight metal panel soffit systems, metal ceilings, sheetrock, acoustical tile, metal tile, metal trim, wood trim, conduit, fans, and other items require both continuous and single member blocking attached to support the items and systems from the support structure.
The light weight soffit, ceiling and trim members must be supported from these steel bulb tees by a means that is safe, strong, easily and quickly attached to the steel bulb tees with deck in place or with no deck in place to the continuous support blocking, and attaches the system securely in place.
The object of this invention to provide such means for attaching blocking to support light weight soffit, ceilings, trims, conduit, fans and other members both continuous and single from the support structure. Another objective is to provide such means which is simple and relatively inexpensive.
The objects of this invention are accomplished by providing a blocking support hanger which mates over the bottom of the steel bulb-tee flange on both sides and is locked thereto by a fastener, and which fastens onto the blocking member and is locked thereto by a fastener to each side of the support hanger that is prevented from upward movement by the wood or metal blocking inserted into both sides of the blocking support hanger under and over the steel bulb tee flange.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will further become apparent hereinafter and in the drawings, in which:
Although specific terms are used in the following description for clarity, these terms are used to refer only to the structure shown in the drawings and are not intended to define or limit the scope of the invention.
Turning now to the specific embodiment of the invention selected for illustration in the drawings, there is shown in
The bottom horizontal flanges 5 of steel bulb tee members support the 10 blocking support hangers top flange 9, and the blocking members are supported from a series of blocking support hangers by a plurality of steel bulb tees 5.
The top flange of the 10 blocking support hanger can be installed before the deck is installed or after the 4 tectum deck that has been sealed with 6 tectum cement is installed by driving the 9 top flange over the 5 steel bulb tee flange.
To insure that the blocking remains in place and does not ride or move upwardly, the blocking is installed between the bottom flange 1, and the top inside flange of C 2 filling the space to the bottom bulb tee flange 5 and the top flange 9 is inserted over the bottom flange of the steel bulb tee flange 5 that supports the blocking support hanger.
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It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a presently preferred embodiment. Various changes may be made in the shape, size and arrangement of parts. For example, equivalent elements may be substituted for those illustrated and described herein, parts may be reversed and certain features of the invention may be utilized independently of the use of other features, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the subjoined claims.
