Hanging device with arrestor and methods

Abstract

Devices and methods are provided for a vertical member-mounted hanging device including a support and an arresting component. Both the support and the arresting component are configured to frictionally engage the vertical member. The support and the arresting component are further configured to frictionally engage each other. The arresting component helps prevent the support from succumbing to the force of gravity or another outside force.

1 . A hanging device for use with a vertical member, comprising:
 a support having an engaging portion frictionally coupled to the vertical member; and   an arresting component configured to frictionally engage an outer surface of the vertical member and a bottom surface of the support.   
   
   
       2 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the arresting component is rubber. 
   
   
       3 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the arresting component has a substantially circular cross-section. 
   
   
       4 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the arresting component has a substantially triangular cross-section. 
   
   
       5 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the engaging portion is rubber-coated. 
   
   
       6 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical member has a non-circular cross-section. 
   
   
       7 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the support has a hook portion at a distal end from the engaging portion. 
   
   
       8 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , wherein the engaging portion is a helical shape about a first axis. 
   
   
       9 . The hanging device of  claim 8 , wherein the support has a mounting position in which the first axis of the engaging portion is substantially non-parallel with a longitudinal axis of the vertical member, enabling the support to be mounted to the vertical member. 
   
   
       10 . The hanging device of  claim 8 , wherein the support has an engaged position in which the first axis of the engaging portion is substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the vertical member. 
   
   
       11 . The hanging device of  claim 8 , wherein the support extends outward at an angle to the first axis. 
   
   
       12 . The hanging device of  claim 1 , further comprising an interface between the support and the arresting component having a frictional force substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vertical member and an interface between the arresting component and the vertical member having a frictional force substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vertical member. 
   
   
       13 . The hanging device of  claim 12 , wherein the interface between the support and the arresting component is along at least a portion of the bottom surface of the support. 
   
   
       14 . A hanging device for use with a vertical member, comprising:
 a support having a helically-shaped engaging portion configured to be coupled to the vertical member; and   an arresting component configured to be frictionally coupled to the vertical member and a bottom surface of the support.   
   
   
       15 . The hanging device of  claim 14 , wherein the coupling of the engaging portion is by friction. 
   
   
       16 . A system for hanging, comprising:
 a vertical member;   a support frictionally coupled to the vertical member; and   an arresting component in contact with both the support and the vertical member, having a frictional force substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vertical member at the interface between the arresting component and the support and a frictional force substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vertical member at the interface between the arresting component and the vertical member.   
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the interface between the support and the arresting component is only a portion of a bottom surface of the support. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the arresting component is a continuous band positioned about the vertical member in tension. 
   
   
       19 . A method for mounting a hanging device for use on a vertical member, comprising:
 locating on the vertical member, an arresting component configured to frictionally engage the vertical member; and   locating on the vertical member, a support having an engaging portion configured to frictionally couple to the vertical member, such that a bottom surface of the support frictionally engages the arresting component.   
   
   
       20 . The method for mounting of  claim 19 , wherein locating the support includes moving a helically-shaped engaging portion over an end of the vertical member. 
   
   
       21 . The method for mounting of  claim 19 , wherein locating the support includes moving a central axis of a helically-shaped engaging portion of the support to be substantially non-parallel with a longitudinal axis of the vertical member. 
   
   
       22 . The method for mounting of  claim 19 , further comprising applying a downward force on the support, thereby producing friction between the vertical member and the arresting component.