Ceiling support clip

Claim 1

A ceiling support clip formed of wire and adapted to be removably secured to a ceiling post, comprising: a. a spring loop at one end of the clip, b. a pair of arms diverging forwardly from said loop to provide finger grips, each said arm including a lower section extending outwardly from said loop, and an upper section being extended in forwardly converging relation and crossing adjacent the front end thereof; and said upper sections of said arms being compressed to open said jaws with said upper sections formed into a V-shaped configuration above the crossing therebetween, c. gripping jaws formed on said front ends of said upper sections and including a gripping element extending in a plane substantially normal to the plane of said arms and adapted to move towards and away from each other as said arms are compressed and released to engage the ceiling post and suspend the support clip therefrom, said jaw including a bridge section extending angularly from said front end to one end of said gripping element and a tail section extending angularly from the other end of said gripping element and terminating in a free end, d. said gripping element, bridge section, and tail section all extend in a substantially horizontal plane relative to the vertical axis of the clip, and e. said respective bridge sections of each said arm extend in substantially parallel spaced relationship to each other, with said respective tail sections of each said arm extending in substantially parallel spaced relationship to each other, and said gripping elements extending in substantially parallel spaced relationship to each other such that each said jaw forms a substantially triangular configuration.