Wire Hanger For Building Structures

Abstract

A hanger for attaching a building members to one another includes a wire and a plurality of brackets. The brackets are rotatably attached to the wire and configured to receive an elongate fastener for attaching to a building member. A wire may define a right side and a left side with a central segment between them. Each of the right side and left side may include a plurality of wire segments in a quasi-zig zag formation. A linear segment may be positioned between adjacent opposite angled wire segments. The wire is optionally bendable to accommodate different installations. A web may also be rotatably attached to the wire to support a building member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hanger for attaching a structural building member to a building support member, comprising:
 a structural wire member bent to form a right side and an opposite left side connected to one another by a middle wire segment; and   a plurality of brackets attached to the wire member, each bracket configured for receipt of a fastener.   
     
     
         2 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the structural wire member is bent in alternating angled segments to form the right side and the left side. 
     
     
         3 . The hanger of  claim 2 , wherein one of the plurality of brackets is positioned between an adjacent pair of alternating angled segments. 
     
     
         4 . The hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the brackets are attached rotatable relative to the wire. 
     
     
         5 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the brackets are attached rotatable relative to the wire. 
     
     
         6 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein each of the brackets comprises a flat section and an eyehole section through which an intermediate segment of the wire extends. 
     
     
         7 . The hanger of  claim 1 , comprising a web bracket engaged with the middle wire segment and positioned between the right side and left side. 
     
     
         8 . The hanger of  claim 7 , wherein the web bracket is attached rotatable relative to the wire. 
     
     
         9 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the wire is bendable in one or more locations. 
     
     
         10 . A structural building assembly, comprising:
 a building support member;   a beam rigidly attached to and extending from the support member; and   a hanger secured to the support member and beam, the hanger comprising:
 a structural wire member bent into a left side on one side of the beam and a right side on the other side of the beam; and 
 a plurality of brackets engaged with the wire on the right side and a plurality of brackets engaged with the wire on the left side, wherein 
   one or more of the plurality of brackets on the right side and one or more of the plurality of brackets on the left side are attached to the support member,   one or more of the plurality of brackets on the right side are attached to a right side of the beam and one or more of the plurality of brackets on the left side are attached to a left side of the beam.   
     
     
         11 . The structural building assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the wire is bent in a quasi-zig zag formation on the right side and bent in a quasi-zig zag formation on the left side. 
     
     
         12 . The structural building assembly of  claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality of brackets is engaged with the wire between a pair of adjacent alternating segments of the quasi-zig zag formation. 
     
     
         13 . The structural building assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of brackets is engaged to the wire between a pair of adjacent alternating segments of the quasi-zig zag formation. 
     
     
         14 . The structural building assembly of  claim 10 , wherein one or more of the plurality of brackets engaged with the wire on the right side or left side is rotatable relative to the wire. 
     
     
         15 . The structural building assembly of  claim 10 , wherein one or more of the plurality of brackets engaged with the wire on the right side and engaged with the wire on the left side are positioned on upright segments of the wire between opposite adjacent angled segments. 
     
     
         16 . The structural building assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the hanger further comprises a top segment of wire on the left side and a top segment of wire on the right side, and one or both of the top segments is bent over a top edge of the building support member or bent over a top edge of the beam. 
     
     
         17 . The structural building assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the hanger further comprises a web bracket engaged with the wire between the left side and right side and extending along a bottom edge of the beam. 
     
     
         18 . A hanger for attaching a structural building member to a building support member, comprising:
 a structural wire member bent in alternating angled segments to form a right side and bent in alternating angled segments to form an opposite left side with a central wire segment extending therebetween;   a plurality of attachment brackets attached to the wire member, with an attachment bracket positioned between adjacent alternating angled segments of the right side and an attachment bracket positioned between adjacent alternating angled segments of the left side; and   a web bracket attached to the wire member positioned between the right side and the left side, wherein   the attachment brackets, web bracket or both are rotatable relative to the wire, and   the attachment brackets are configured to receive a fastener to secure the hanger to the structural building member and the building support member.   
     
     
         19 . The hanger of  claim 18 , wherein the web bracket is rotatable about the central wire segment. 
     
     
         20 . The hanger of  claim 18 , wherein the attachment brackets are secured to linear segments of the wire, wherein the linear segments are not alternating angled segments.