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Application filed January 2,1894. Serial No. 495,341, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: f

Be it known that I, Louis Lane, of Newark, . in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. .

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hanger, which is simple and durable in construction, more especially designed for securely supporting the ends of joists in buildings, and adapted to be readily secured to the header or supporting beam or wall. . ,

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same as applied. Fig. 3 is a perspective view 5 of a modified form of the improvement. Fig. 4 is a similar view of another modified form of the improvement as applied. Fig. 5 is a similar view of still another form of the improvement as applied. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank for forming the hanger shown in FUs. 1 and 2; and Fig. 7 is a similar view ot the blank for forming the hanger shown in

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The improved hanger is provided with a seat A, from the sides of which extend vertically the triangular wings B and B , parallel with one another and provided with outwardly extending flanges C and C respectively, made triangular and standing at right angles to the wings B and B'. The upper ends of the flanges C and 0' maybe provided with extension flanges D and D' respectively, extending rearward at nearly right angles to the flanges C and C' respectively, and practically parallel to the seat A. The extension flanges D may be cut out to form points, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the points to be driven into the supporting beam E, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that the flanges C, C , rest flat co against one side of the beam. The seat A then extends horizontally from the face of the

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4° supporting beam E, to receive the end of the joist F, resting between the wings B and B . The outwardly extending flanges afford a broad attaching and bearing surface for the 55 hanger, and enable it to better resist lateral

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the extension flanges D and D' rest on top of the beam E, to support the hanger in place on the beam, 60 the side flanges C and 0' having the necessary additional fastening devices, such, as spikes, screws or nails, as shown in b ig.

In the seat A is preferably formed an aperture for driving a spike or nail to securely 65 fasten the joist F in place on the hanger.

As shown in Fig. 5, the side flanges C and C’ are riveted or otherwise fastened on an angle or bearing iron G adapted to rest on the supporting beam or wall E. Instead of ; forming prongs on the extension flanges D, D', as illustrated in Fig. 2, prongs 0,0, may be struck up from the side flanges C, 0 , respectively, as shown in Fig. 3. These prongs C³ and 0^s extend rearward at right angles to the side flanges C and O', to be driven in the beam E to assist in holding the hanger in position. , .,-,

Now, in order to form a hanger as described above, I cut a sheet of metal into strips, such as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, each strip naming its middle portion to form the seat A, while the obliquely-extending wings B, B , are adapted to be bent to also form the flanges C C' from which again extend the extension ' flanges D, D', respectively. It. will be seen that the blank is uniform in.width throughout its length, that is to say, its longitudinal . edges are parallel to one another and in order to form the hanger the blank is bent at the : lines a—b, and a'-b', to bring the wings at 1 right angles to the seat A. Then the wings B, B', are bent along the lines b—c, and b c , to form the flanges 0, O', respectively, and the latter are bent at their outer ends along the lines c—d, and c'—d', to form the extension flanges D, D'. . .... ,

Owing to the fact that the longitudinal edo-es of the blank are parallel to each other, a vreat number of blanks may be cut from 10c one sheet of metal without any waste, except at the ends, as one edge of each blank will be

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529,331 contiguous to one edge of the adjacent blank (compare Figs. 6 and 7), and but one cut is required to shape the edge of one blank and the adjacent edge of the next blank. The 5 central portions a a' and δ δ' of the longitudinal edges, are of equal lengths as are also the oblique portions a c and δ d respectively in *&· · · . A hanger constructed in this manner is verv io simple and durable in construction and combines strength with durability and lightness.