Anchored hanger rod for vehicle cabins

Abstract

An anchored clothes hanger rod for a truck sleeper cab, recreational vehicle or the like includes a rod supported by brackets, the rod having an axial cavity, and a tether disposed in the cavity and extending from opposite ends of the rod. The tether is secured to the rod brackets or supporting structure in the vehicle to prevent separation of the rod from the rod brackets.

1 . An anchored hanger rod system, comprising:
 rod brackets mountable in spaced relationship for supporting the hanger rod;   a hanger rod supported by the rod brackets and having an elongated, axially extending cavity;   a tether disposed in the axially extending cavity in the hanger rod and having free ends extending from the opposite ends of the hanger rod; and,   means for securing the free ends to a supporting structure.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each free end has a loop formed therein and wherein each rod bracket includes an element around which a loop is engageable. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the rod brackets each comprise a mounting bracket for supporting a shelf, and wherein the loop encircles the mounting bracket. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein each rod bracket includes a projection around which the loop is engageable. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the means for securing the free ends comprises clamps fastenable to a supporting structure which clamp the tether. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tether is a cable. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tether is a strap. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said means for securing the free ends of the tether comprises a headed fastener inserted through a hole in the tether and fastenable a supporting structure. 
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said means for securing the free ends comprises means for securing the free ends to the rod brackets and means for securing the free ends to a supporting structure to which the rod brackets are mounted. 
   
   
       10 . An anchored hanger rod apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
 a pair of rod brackets mounted to a surface of the cab in spaced relationship, the rod brackets having engaging structure for supporting a hanger rod;   a hanger rod engaged with the rod brackets and extending therebetween, the hanger rod having an axially extending cavity forming openings at opposite ends of the hanger rod; and,   a tether disposed in the axially extending cavity of the hanger rod, opposite ends of the tether extending from the openings in the ends of the hanger rod and being secured to the respective rod bracket.   
   
   
       11 . The anchored hanger rod apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein each rod bracket includes a mounting bracket for supporting a shelf, the tether including a loop engaged around the mounting bracket. 
   
   
       12 . The anchored hanger rod apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein each rod bracket includes a protuberance and the tether including looped ends for engaging the respective protuberances. 
   
   
       13 . The anchored hanger rod apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the opposite ends of the tether are clamped to the respective rod bracket. 
   
   
       14 . The anchored hanger rod apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the tether is a cable. 
   
   
       15 . The anchored hanger rod apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the tether is a strap.