US1982565A - Ceiling hanger - Google Patents

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Nov. 27, 1934. w BARGE 1,982,565

CEILING HANGER Filed Feb. 16, 1934 INVENTOR "ITNESSES wilziamll'fian e p BY I W W ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES CEILING HANGER William D. Barge, Pelham, N. Y., assignor to The George S. Holmes Co. Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 16, 1934, Serial No. 711,608

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to a ceiling hanger designed to support a finish ceiling from a rough ceiling construction in such manner that the finish ceiling will be insulated from sound vibration of the rough ceiling and will thus prevent the passage of noise from an upper floor to the room below.

The object of the invention is to provide a ceiling hanger of a simple and rugged construction and one which may be quickly installed with the finish ceiling closely adjacent the rough ceiling structure, in such manner that all vibration imparted thereto will be absorbed before it reaches the finish ceiling.

To the above ends the invention consists of the ceiling hanger and the devices and combinations of devices which will now be described and claimed.

The inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 shows the device in front elevation with the rough ceiling and finish ceiling and other parts shown in section;

Figure 2 is a side elevation also showing parts in section; v

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail of the con,- nection of the bail members to the spring.

Similar reference characters will be employed throughout the specification and drawing to designate corresponding parts.

In the drawing 1 indicates the rough ceiling vconstruction, which is indicated as being made of concrete although obviously it can be made of wood. The upper suspension device 2 is fixedly connected to the rough ceiling construction 1 as shown and when the rough structure is concrete the suspension device 2 is provided with a cross piece 3 which is embedded in the concrete structure 1. The suspension device 2 is shown as a fiat metallic bar but obviously it may consist of a rod; also the cross piece 3 may be dispensed with and the suspension device 2 directly connected to a wood or other girder. The suspension device 2 will be of such a length that the finish ceiling may be disposed closely adjacent to the under surface of the rough ceiling 1. At its lower end the suspension device 2 supports by means of the bar 4 a spiral spring 5, the suspension device 2 passing downwardly through the spring, and provided with an opening 6 to receive the bar 4 passed through the opening 6 and held therein by cotter pins 7. By this arrangement the spring and the lower suspension device as a unit may be connected to the upper suspension device 2 after it has been secured in position with its lower end projecting downwardly, and obviously the upper suspension device 2 may project below the rough ceiling 1 a relatively short distance, sufficiently however to prevent contact of the spring with the upper ceiling. 5

The lower suspension device 8 is supported by a yoke formed of the metallic straps 9 which at their upper ends are bent over and engage the upper coilof the spring 5 at diametrically opposite points as shown at 10 and tightly held there in such manner that the straps 9 will have no movement relatively to each other or laterally along the coil of the spring. The straps 9 are bent at 11, extending downwardly in an inclined direction and towards each other, and at their lower ends are turned inwardly as shown at 12 and thence downwardly as at 13, engaging the opposite sides of the lower suspension device 8 and connected thereto as by means of the bolt 14. When assembled, and before connection to the 75 suspension device 2 the lower part will consist of a bail formed by the straps 9, the upper ends of which are fixedly connected to the upper coil of the spring 5, and the lower suspension member 8 secured to the lower end of the bail by the bolt 14'. These parts are held together as a unit and may be quickly installed and associated with the upper suspension device 2 by simply passing the spring and bail upward thereon to a point where the rod 4 can be connected to the suspension device 2 to hold the lower assembled construction in position to be connected with the lower ceiling construction.

The lower ceiling construction of course can be of any form desired and as shown it comprises a channel 17 connected to the angle iron 18 as by means of the hairpin loops 19, the lower end of the lower suspension device 8 being connected to the angle iron 18 by a bolt 20.

The operation of the device has been sufiiciently disclosed in connection with the foregoing description of its construction and further statement is deemed unnecessary.

I claim:

1. A ceiling hanger comprising a coil compreso sion spring, a bail or yoke comprising metal straps connected at their upper ends at diametrically opposite points to the uppermost coil ,of said spring, the lower ends of said straps extending below the spring and towards each other and provided with means to connect the ends of said straps to each other and a suspension member connected thereto.

2. A ceiling hanger comprising a compression spring, an upper suspension member arranged 11o passing through and engaging the lower end of the spring and extending below the lower end of the spring, and a removable bar carried by the lower end of said member to support the spring, and a bail or yoke comprising metal straps rigidly connected at their upper ends at diametrically opposite points to the uppermost coil of the spring, the lower ends of said straps bent towards each other and detachably secured to a lower suspension member.

WILLIAM D. BARGE.

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