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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141838 | Adjustable picture hanger An adjustable picture hanger for suspending an object from a surface. An exemplary embodiment may include a base mounted to a wall, a central plate selectively rotatable with respect to the base, and/or a hook slidable in a slot in the plate. The position of the hoo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7316379 | Adjustable mounting bracket for flat panel display A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall. The mounting bracket includes a wall bracket, a display bracket and two traversing mounts. The traversing mounts are supportively disposed between the wall bracket and the displ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7241235 | Tamper resistant fastener for sports netting A vandal resistant sports goal net clip, or fastener, for attaching nets to the frames of sports goals. The fasteners are difficult to remove by hand and require the use of a separate tool to attach and remove the net from the frame. Sports goal assemblies and metho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216841 | Method and apparatus for hanging pictures and other wall objects A fastening device is provided for hanging a picture or other wall object on a wall. The fastening device includes a clear, flexible, non-resilient carrier having at least two mounting hooks in parallel alignment which are secured to the carrier for engaging wire mo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6666425 | Vertically-adjustable picture hangar A vertically adjustable wall hanger includes a main body that is securable to a vertical surface with mounting screws, nails, or other similar fasteners, and an adjustable bracket. The main body includes a pair of mounting apertures and is generally symme... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6572067 | Adjustable picture hanging hook An assembly for hanging picture frames and other objects to a vertical support includes a base adapted to be mounted to the vertical support, a wheel supported by the base and rotatable on the base, and a hook rotatably coupled to the wheel and adapted to... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557813 | Device for hanging an object on a wall A device for hanging an object on a wall comprises a vertical guide (22) and a horizontal rail (44) mounted on a body (30) which is adjustable up and down the guide. A further horizontal rail (46) may be slid horizontally along the rail (44). In use the g... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550739 | Adjustable mounting device An adjustable linear locking assembly, such as may be used in a mounting device or other suitable devices, which assembly allows automatic, substantially continuous adjustment to the linear position of a locking element such as an interface. The assembly ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527244 | Adjustable picture hanging hook An assembly for hanging picture frames and other objects to a vertical support includes a base with locking grooves that is mounted to the vertical support and a wheel disposed on the base and which is movable thereon. The wheel includes a set of teeth di... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6241210 | Adjustable mounting device A device that provides adjustable hanging of an item, such as a picture frame, on a vertical support such as a wall. The hanger may provide for automatic, in situ, and/or substantially continuous vertical adjustment, and/or horizontal adjustment. The adju... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6152418 | Adjustable mounting apparatus An apparatus includes a bracket mountable to a surface and including multiple separated fingers extending at least partially transverse to gravitational pull when the bracket is mounted to the surface. A connector is adapted to be received by at least one... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6032915 | Adjustable mounting device A device that provides automatic, in situ, continuously adjustable mounting of an item on a vertical support, comprising a first portion affixed to the vertical support, and a second portion that fixedly or releasably engages with the first portion and fi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6003825 | Adjustable wall hanging device An adjustable device for hanging a wire-supported object on a wall device comprises a first bar for attachment at to the wall in a horizontal position, a second bar perpendicular to the first bar and having a hook or hooks for accepting a wire secured to ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5906349 | Picture hanger with spacer elements for alignment during stacking An elongated strip of connected picture hangers adapted to be coiled around a feeding reel and fed into an assembly machine for further processing and for automatic attachment of the picture hangers to the backing of picture frames, each hanger comprising... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5779294 | Mounting system and method A mounting system and method includes a mounting device for handling an object during treatment or preparation and for mounting the object to a display member for displaying the object. The mounting system and method is particularly suited for use by a ta... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5605313 | Vertical surface object hanger A hanger for suspending an object from a vertical surface. The inventive device includes an object mounting assembly for securing to a rear surface of an object. A vertical surface mounting assembly is provided for mounting to a vertical surface such as a... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5584462 | Adjustable wall hanger A hanger for adjustably suspending an object from a wall. The inventive device includes a wall bracket securable to a wall surface. An adjustable bracket is slidably positioned through the wall bracket and includes a depending hook for suspending an objec... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5482244 | Hanger A hanger for supporting objects such as pictures and mirrors is made of a bendable metal strip or from a molded plastic, having on one end a groove which is parallel to a wall and uppermost when mounted on the wall for supporting a picture. This groove is... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5480120 | Adjustable hanger apparatus An adjustable hanger apparatus is provided for hanging an object on a vertical surface and includes a first hanger assembly for mounting on the vertical surface and a second hanger assembly for mounting on the object. The first hanger assembly includes a ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5048788 | Hanging device for hardboard A hanging device for a hardboard member, such as a hardboard-backed picture, includes pairs of prongs which grip the hardboard, and a saw-tooth structure with which the hanging device can be suspended from a nail or similar article. The prongs of each pai... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4871140 | Hanging device A hanging device facilitates the attachment of a foam board, or an equivalent object, to a wall. The hanging device has a body portion and at least one prong. The method of attaching the hanging device to the foam board includes the steps of inserting the... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4775129 | Wall hanger A wall hanging fastener is provided which is universally applicable in that it can be nailed to the frame of a wall hanging and placed with a serrated edge on a wall nail, or it can be hooked on a wall nail, or in its preferred mode, the wall hanging has ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4728237 | Drivable picture frame hanger A hanger adapted to be driven into a wooden frame member includes a one-piece stamped metal member having a head and a flat elongate symmetrical shank with a series of lands and grooves disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the shank betw... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4689906 | Display frame for mounting vertical surface A structure for displaying articles on vertical surfaces. Included in the structure is a frame assembly for retaining the display article and a pair of frame hangers retained by the frame assembly and adapted to receive the ends of a supporting strand. Th... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4641441 | Frame retaining clip A picture retaining clip for use at the corners and along the sides of a back-loading picture frame. The clip may also serve as a means for hanging the frame. The clip is a strip of resilient material with a central portion having two ends bent away from ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4611780 | Picture hanging assembly A picture hanging assembly is disclosed for attaching a picture to a wall structure. The assembly includes a first bracket having an elongated body and two prongs which extend outwardly from one edge of the body and in which the prongs are longitudinally ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4571866 | Adjustably mountable display frame The invention is an apparatus for mounting a display item on a vertical support surface and includes a frame assembly with elongated side members each having one end joined with a different end of an elongated top member and an opposite end joined with a ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4568055 | Frame hanging and joining device An improved frame hanging and joining device comprising a bracket having a platform with teeth that engage a nail or screw protruding from a wall to support a frame on the wall, hold the frame together and provide for height adjustment of one end of the f... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4557455 | Releasable and adjustable securing device A device for releasably and adjustably securing objects relative to each other such as hanging a picture frame relative to a wall. The device includes a flexible elongated strap slidably received by a latch mechanism. The strap and latch mechanism have co... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4555432 | Wall plaques A wall plaque has a fixing recess in its rear face, the recess having an upper and lower portion. The upper and lower portions are separated by a surface which extends inwardly and away from and at an angle to the rear face, and has ribs projecting into t... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4552391 | Portable enclosure with combined latch and support system A portable enclosure for housing test equipment to test circuitry in a card cage rack employs a combined latch and support system which includes a bracket member retained in the enclosure and movable through an aperture in the enclosure to an extended pos... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4515338 | Combination easel hinge and hanging device A convertible support device for displaying a framed article such as a picture either on a vertical surface such as a wall or on a horizontal surface in an easel-type display arrangement.... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4496128 | Hanging devices for pictures and the like Hanging devices for pictures and the like, comprising a pair of generally triangular shaped members, each member preferably having a generally right triangle configuration with a raised hypotenuse edge having an irregular or sawtooth edge surface. The tri... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4463924 | Picture locking and straightening device A lockable picture hanging and straightening device for securing a picture to a wall. The device has a channel member which passes into and is locked into a rectangular member. A reel is attached to the rectangular member and a line acting as an adjustabl... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4458873 | Picture frame hanger-clip A hanger-clip for a picture frame, said frame of the type having an inwardly facing channel adjacent the upper periphery thereof and a substantially rigid rear panel which is received in the channel. The hanger-clip includes a hook element which has a dow... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4420138 | Self-locking picture frame clip A self-locking clip for a picture frame that is formed with a channel. The clip comprises an elongate piece of spring steel whose longitudinal end is bent to define a planar shelf from which depends a leg which defines an edge that is adapted frictionally... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4262874 | Plate hanger A hanger for supporting a plate on a vertical wall wherein the hanger has an arcuate transparent body portion which is bonded with transparent adhesive to the back of the plate. The hanger is provided with a plurality of adjacent notches permitting orient... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4216597 | Picture frame retaining clip A picture retaining clip for use at the corners and along the sides of a back-loading picture frame, which clip also may serve as a means for hanging the frame. The clip is a strip of resilient material with a central web and bent ends. When the clip is m... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4083525 | Fastener for hanging pictures A picture hanging bracket comprising a pair of complementary parts, one for attachment to the picture and the other for attachment to the wall, which parts interact to hold the picture and also to permit leveling after the picture is hung on the wall.... | 04/11/1978 |
