Hook and lattice adjustable wreath hanger

An over-the-door hanger for hanging a decorative item on a door, comprising:

• a fixed hanger part having a hanger member for hanging said over-the-door hanger on the door, said fixed hanger part having an extension strip with at least one vertical column of holes and with at least one hook member;
• an adjustable hook part having a hook for suspending the decorative item therefrom, said adjustable hook part having an extension strip with at least one column of vertical holes and with at least one hook member, each said hook member of said adjustable hook part adapted for engaging within a respective said hole of said fixed hanger part, and each said hook member of said fixed hanger part adapted for engaging within a respective said hole of said adjustable hook part, whereby the hook members can be engaged with respective said holes at different vertical locations to thereby locate the decorative item suspended from said hook at a desired location with respect to the door;
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• when said fixed hanger part and said adjustable hook part are engaged together via said hook members and respective holes, a portion of the extension strip of said fixed hanger part overlaps a portion of the extension strip of said adjustable hook part, and the holes of the overlapping extension strip of said fixed hanger part align with the holes of the overlapping extension strip of said adjustable hook part.

A method of adjusting an over-the-door hanger for hanging a decorative item on a door, comprising:

• installing a fixed hanger part of said over-the-door hanger over a top edge of the door so that an extension strip attached to said fixed hanger part lies adjacent a face surface of the door, and wherein said fixed hanger part includes a plurality of holes formed therein;
• manipulating an adjustable hook part having an extension strip attached to a hook for hanging the decorative item therefrom, and attaching the extension strip of said adjustable hook part to the extension strip of said fixed hanger part, and wherein said adjustable hook part includes a plurality of holes formed therein;
• selecting one or more holes of a said plurality of holes formed in one said extension strip that should be employed to hang the decorative item at a desired vertical location with respect to the door;
• engaging at least one hook member formed on the other of said extension strips within the selected one or more holes to thereby hang the decorative item at the desired vertical location, and
• when the extension strips of said fixed hanger part and said adjustable hook part are engaged together, and when the holes of both said extension strips are aligned, inserting a plug through at least one hole of said fixed hanger part and into an aligned hole of said adjustable hook part to prevent relative vertical movement between said extension strips.