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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1989
Timothy W Momont, Nappanee, IN (US);
CTB, Inc., Milford, IN (US);
Abstract
A hanger device integrally molded of plastic for a watering system for use in animal husbandry which facilitates the assembly of a watering system without the need for fasteners or tools. The hanger member is a vertically oriented beam member having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of which is attached to a flexible cord to suspend the watering system above a surface, the bottom end of which is formed with a pipe supporting portion to support a water pipe at the lowermost end of the hanger. Positioned generally in between the top and bottom ends of the hanger are a anti-roost wire bore and a support member bore. The anti-roost member bore provides insulated suspension of the electrified anti-roost wire between the hanger members and the support member bore provides a bore through which a structural support member projects over the entire length of the system. The support member bore has bearing surfaces formed on the inside of the bore which facilitate relative sliding of the support member and the water pipe held by the hanger members upon thermal contraction or expansion of the support member and water pipe.