Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770865 | Hang level suspension system A Hang Level Suspension System, hereafter known as Suspension System, for articles such as frames for pictures, mirrors, or other articles to be supported on a wall in a level attitude. The Suspension System for the frame includes two wall hangers, which are attache... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7252273 | Bracket and bracketed assemblies and system for further assembly The invention discloses unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198244 | Self-interlocking hanger system An object hanger system which provides a pair of interlocking hanger bodies configured to provide locked securement of objects to a hanging surface. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6508450 | Hanging and transport device The hanging device accommodates transport and hanging requirements for an item such as a work of art. In both instances, the item is cushioned from rigors of motion, and both wire hung and nonwire hung articles are accommodated. When no wire is used, the ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5685516 | Wall hanger A wall hanger is disclosed for securing an object having a suspension element to a surface. In its basic embodiment, the wall hanger comprises a first and second portion and restrictive mechanism. The first portion has opposing first and second sides, a t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5443238 | Framed picture hanger system A picture hanging system using a flexible sheet material device in a generally T-shaped form having an opening adjacent the outer end of the center leg and the head includes spaced legs at opposite ends extending parallel to the leg and the leg is threada... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5328140 | Device for hanging frames A device for hanging frames, for example picture frames, overcomes prior art problems wherein string or wire attached to the frame is easily knocked off a nail on the surface, for example a wall, on which the frame is to be hung. In one aspect this is don... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5255885 | Mounting device for an item on a wall A device can be secured to wall and have at least one mounting for hanging an item on a wall. The device can include three mounting points for a heavy item. The device can also include two linear mounting points, which may be extended or capped, conform t... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4976409 | Adjustable picture hanger A picture frame stand has a pedestal and tubular sleeve vertically mounted from the pedestal. An open vertical slot extends along a substantial length of the sleeve which houses a pole mounted for vertical movement in the sleeve. A screw is anchored near ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4874266 | Method and apparatus for forming a desk The disclosure relates to a system of storage components which can be converted to a desk. A storage member of orthogonal configuration has a top portion releasably secured to a bottom portion. Separable fastener enable the top portion to be removed and r... | 10/17/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4449688 | Means for causing a suspensible picture frame In the embodiment depicted and described, the invention comprises a retainer for a sphere, having a sphere captive therein, replaceably attached to the reverse side of a picture frame to cause the frame, automatically, to assume a plumb disposition. The s... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4443949 | Picture-hanging template A specially constructed template is provided for use in hanging wall-supported members, such as framed pictures, paintings, and the like. The template comprises an elongated body including two mirror imaged arrays of closely spaced holes distributed symme... | 04/24/1984 |
