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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775497 | Article to cover mirror edge and conceal retaining portion of mirror support device An article for covering the edge of mirror whereby said article may be used to conceal a variety of mirror mounting clips, and a method for covering the edge and concealing the clips of a mounted mirror are disclosed herein. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7419129 | Sliding holding device for a cooking container lid A lid holding device is composed of an elongate sliding member held within a mounting base. The sliding member travels linearly with respect to the mounting base. The sliding member has a retainer clip. The mounting base has a pair of retainer clips connected to win... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7276666 | Fastener for electrical conduits and tubes A holder for mounting conduits and tubes at a carrier in airplanes, including a basic body and at least one slide-in part. In this context, the basic body has a recess for receiving the slide-in part. The slide-in part is held in an end position in the recess. By me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234671 | Adjustable hangers An adjustable wreath hanger, preferably made of molded plastic, is disclosed herein that preferably comprises a hanger strip attachable to the top of a door or other object and a hook strip that slidably engages the hanger strip to permit selective variation of the ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7147196 | Devices and method for hanging a display board Devices for hanging a display board frame wherein a first bracket is mounted on a wall and has a hook on one end supportingly engaging a channel on a corresponding first edge of a display board frame and a second cooperating bracket having a slotted portion is slidi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7025312 | Lid holder stand Lid holder stands hold pot and pan lids. A cylindrical base has two lid slots, a lid holder slot, and a spoon slot in the top of its sidewall. A base screw hole is present in the portion of the sidewall forming the lid holder slot. A screw is passed through a lid ho... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025320 | Wall article hanger for d-ring and method of use A wall article hanger and method of hanging a wall article that uses a d-ring assembly comprises providing a prong-containing hanger device that attaches to the d-ring assembly and remains in a relatively vertical position after being attached. With the hanger devic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021597 | Sensor alignment tool A sensor alignment tool (10) for use in the installation of sensors (S), particularly a pair of sensors such as are used in a security system or the like. Once a proper location for the sensors is identified, a mounting base (12a–12d... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6978551 | Picture hanging device A picture hanging device has a body, at least one marking element extending from one side of the body for marking a wall and the like, the body having at least one flexible portion which is of one piece with a remaining portion of the body, the marking element being... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6513780 | Picture or plaque hanging aid Picture or Plaque Hanging Aid comprising: a length of stretchable elastic band, a rigid hook fixedly attached to each end of said band, and a bead frictionally mounted to said elastic band so that said bead can be slid to any portion of said band and rema... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6334602 | Track system for adjustably mounting objects to a structure A track system for adjustably mounting objects to a structure, such as a wall having an uneven surface, includes a track, and a plurality of longitudinally spaced connectors. Each connector consists of an adjuster and a fastener. The adjuster preferably i... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6286803 | Device to assist in proper picture hanging A device to assist in proper picture hanging including a bracket having a generally inverted J-shaped configuration. The bracket is comprised of an adjustable vertical component and an adjustable horizontal component. The bracket is positionable with resp... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6170793 | Track system for wall hangings A track system for suspending a wall hanging on a wall surface comprises a track, a plurality of longitudinally spaced connectors, and at least one carriage having a suspending device. Each connector consists of a threaded sleeve, a pair of nuts, a washer... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6007041 | Wall plate holder A wall plate holder comprising two opposing parts that are held together by a bracket and a coiled spring. The bracket has a number of hooks that allow the effective size of the holder (i.e. the distance between fingers on the parts that grip around the p... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5899430 | Wall hanging device A heavy duty suspension device for attachment to a wall, and which includes a turnbuckle assembly provided with triangular-shaped retaining members for attachment to hooks at the ends of bars which are secured respectively to the object to be suspended, a... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5816557 | Object hanger bracket for omni placement on dry-wall A bracket for omni placement of heavy objects at the planar face of a wall by cantilevering the hanging center from the next adjacent underlying stud, especially adapted to dry-wall construction, and characterized by a mounting secured by spaced top and b... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5691849 | Rear-view assembly for a vehicle and an adaptor therefor A rear-view assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror and an anti-dazzle adaptor which is movably mounted in front of the mirror and which includes an optical cell having at least one electrically adjustable luminous characteristic selected from the group ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5645178 | Method and system for storing and hanging articles This invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing and hanging various articles. The storage and hanging system comprises an article receiver which is adjustable secured to a support and which is adjustable to a plurality of different positions ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5454539 | Plate holder device A holder for a plate designed to be mounted on a vertical wall or other surface having a circular plate-engaging rigid wire ring and a plurality of bendable wire loops spaced about and secured to such wire ring, such wire loops being adapted to be bent ov... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5397092 | Artwork mounting peg An artwork mounting peg has a spacer connected to a cap by a neck so that a groove is defined between the cap and the spacer. Means are provided for attaching the peg to a wall or other object onto which artwork is to be mounted. When the artwork mounting... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5342014 | Display system A display system for art work includes a molding bracket attached to the top of a wall and a plurality of vertical display units which are attached to and slidable along the molding bracket. Support brackets from which the art works are hung attach to the... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5152493 | Plate holder for an overground display A plate holder for hanging a plate to a wall for display, comprising a spiderweb-like net and hooks to attach the plate to the net. The net is preferably made of peripheral threads positioned to form a plurality of concentric circles equally spaced and li... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5050834 | Magnetically supported frame for photographic picture cards A supporting plate of transparent plastic and having parallel side edges has plural holding bars with integrally molded hooks on each end engaged over the opposite side edges of the plate. The bars have flat faces that drawn against the back surface of th... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4863136 | Picture hanger and fastener A picture hanger or fastener device for securing or mounting framed pictures upon a wall that includes a readily deformable body, having a distal end with a centrally located opening therein for the attachment of said hanger/fastener to the wall, and havi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4830325 | Hanger of unframed art and the like A picture hanging device particularly designed for hanging framed and unframed pictures and artwork. The picture hanging device is designed so that it is easily attachable to the backing of a picture and a wire can be looped over a nail or screw inserted ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4739961 | Holder for plate A device for supporting and displaying a decorative article such as a plate or plaque. The device comprises a pair of similar flat base members, for attachment to upper and lower edge portions of the supported article, and an uninterrupted elastic band ex... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4687169 | Plate holder A unitary, molded plastic device for holding and displaying a decorative article, such as a plate, from a vertical surface, such as a wall, which holder includes an annular body member having projecting radially outward therefrom three support members tha... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4629152 | Holding fixture for releasably connecting at least two wall elements The invention relates to a holding fixture for releasably connecting at least two wall elements and comprising holding clamps which grippingly extend around the margins of at least one rear wall element and a front wall element arranged substantially para... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4614322 | Strapping and hanging device A device for adjustable and releasable strapping or binding of objects, particularly plates held for display. The binding feature of the present invention involves a toothed strap held in place by a releasable clasp. The plate holding feature of the prese... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4509278 | Clip for portrait frames and the like A clip for portrait frames and for framing components in general includes a metal strip that deforms elastically and is so shaped as to wrap around one edge of a portrait frame, a first terminal part of the clip is in contact with the front surface of the... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4473207 | Plate holder A plate holder for displaying an ornamental plate on a wall surface has three radial arms joined in a common center and spaced at fixed 120° angles from each other to form a rigid planar structure. Each of the arms has a flat rear surface which together ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4457484 | Display mounting assembly for collector plates The mounting assembly is for supporting a plate in an attitude suitable for display. The assembly includes a frame having a first generally flat and circular inner plate portion and a second integral curved outer rim portion around the outer periphery of ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4373279 | Frame straightening and supporting device A framing device which includes a plurality of diametrically opposite adjustable arms to tension the frame by pressing against the inner surfaces of the corner joints.... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4340199 | Hanging device or catch An improved hanger having two pieces engageable and slidable with respect to each other. Curved guide grooves in one piece are engaged by projecting portions of leaf springs on the other piece. The curved guide groove corresponds to an arc of a circle. Ea... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4282668 | Mounting system and method A spring-biased easily located frame clip mounting system is disclosed for "frameless" picture mounting in which a U-shaped clip is slipped over a backing, picture and glass sandwich and is held in place by a spring attached to a plow-type anchoring devic... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4277121 | Drawer for electric cabinets A drawer for electric cabinets including a frame, at least a removable front panel and a locking device for locking the panel to the frame. The locking device comprises two horizontal cross-members rotatable about axes defined by the frame and includes ch... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4223864 | Plaque displaying devices The invention relates to devices for displaying a plaque, such as a decorative plate, the devices comprising two members which are interengageable in a number of positions to enable various sizes of plaque to be displayed.... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4217710 | Frameless support for pictures Disclosed is a frameless picture support in which a picture is placed between a cover plate and a backing plate fixed together by spring clips having hooks going around the edges of the support and back parts behind the support. The back parts are kept in... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4211023 | Picture frame A picture frame is comprised of a corner clip for each corner of a rectangular picture assembly, each corner clip including a pair of legs joined at a vertex portion and extending at right angles to one another. Each leg has an end portion extending aroun... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4103446 | Framing system A framing system includes four corner engaging brackets held on a rigid picture assembly by a flexible binding cord. Each bracket is formed by bending a piece of rigid metal wire to form a loop at the rear face of the assembly and a pair of hooked arms th... | 08/01/1978 |
