Picture hanging device
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsOleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Stephen R. Valancius
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for hanging one or more objects, such as frames, on a surface. A marking device for marking a surface for hanging one or more objects. The marking device can have a main body portion having first and second arms pivotably attached thereto. The first and second arms, as well as the main body, can each have a marker to mark a target surface. The marking device can optionally have a level indicator and the first and second arms can have markers which can slide along a ruled measure for convenient positioning of marks on the target surface. Optionally, the markers can have biased, retractable, or sheathed marker pins.
Claims18
A stud finder, comprising:
- a first capacitive plate;
- a second capacitive plate adjacent to the first capacitive plate;
- a third capacitive plate adjacent to the second capacitive plate;
- a fourth capacitive plate adjacent to the third capacitive plate;
- a first indicator associated with the first capacitive plate;
- a second indicator associated with the second capacitive plate;
- a third indicator associated with the third capacitive plate;
- a fourth indicator associated with the fourth capacitive plate;
- a gripping portion;
- wherein the first capacitive plate, the second capacitive plate, the third capacitive plate and the fourth capacitive plate are positioned to have at least a portion along a finding axis when used adjacent to a surface;
- wherein the gripping portion is not parallel to the finding axis;
- wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, the third indicator and the fourth indicator are selectively activatable to indicate the location of a stud;
- and
- wherein the gripping portion is disposed at an angle with respect to the finding axis;
- and
- wherein the angle is between 33 and 90 degrees.
A stud finder, comprising:
- a first capacitive plate;
- a second capacitive plate adjacent to the first capacitive plate;
- a third capacitive plate adjacent to the second capacitive plate;
- a fourth capacitive plate adjacent to the third capacitive plate;
- a fifth capacitive plate adjacent to the fourth capacitive plate;
- a sixth capacitive plate adjacent to the fifth capacitive plate;
- a first indicator associated with the first capacitive plate;
- a second indicator associated with the second capacitive plate;
- a third indicator associated with the third capacitive plate;
- a fourth indicator associated with the fourth capacitive plate;
- a fifth indicator associated with the fifth capacitive plate;
- a sixth indicator associated with the sixth capacitive plate;
- a gripping portion;
- wherein the first capacitive plate, the second capacitive plate, the third capacitive plate, the fourth capacitive plate, the fifth capacitive plate and the sixth capacitive plate are positioned to have at least a portion along a finding axis when used adjacent to a surface;
- wherein the gripping portion is wherein the gripping portion is disposed at an angle with respect to the finding axis;
- wherein the angle is between 33 and 90 degrees;
- and
- wherein the first indicator, the second indicator, the third indicator, the fourth indicator, the fifth indicator and the sixth indicator are selectively activatable to indicate the location of a stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.