Hanging apparatus
AssigneeMCS Industries, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Scott Kressin, Michael Lee Pyle
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Abstract
An over-the-door hanging apparatus includes a support structure extending along a longitudinal axis and having a rear surface. A first mounting bracket that is elongated in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the support structure is coupled to the rear surface of the support structure. A bracket assembly may include a first elongate member having a first bracket that is configured to engage a top edge of a door, a second elongate member having a second bracket that is configured to engage the top edge of the door, and at least one mounting element. The support structure may be configured to be mounted to the bracket assembly through engagement between the at least one mounting element of the bracket assembly and the first mounting bracket.
Claims20
An over-the-door hanging apparatus comprising:
- a support structure having a rear surface and a longitudinal axis;
- at least one mounting bracket coupled to the rear surface of the support structure, the at least one mounting bracket being elongated in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the at least one mounting bracket comprising a first portion that is coupled to the rear surface of the support structure on a first side of the longitudinal axis, a second portion that is coupled to the rear surface of the support structure on a second side of the longitudinal axis, and a third portion located between the first and second portions, wherein the first and second portions lie in a first plane and the third portion lies in a second plane, the second plane being located further from the rear surface of the support structure than the first plane;
- a bracket assembly comprising:
- a first elongate member comprising a first bracket that is configured to engage a top edge of a door;
- a second elongate member comprising a second bracket that is configured to engage the top edge of the door;
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- the bracket assembly being configured to engage the at least one mounting bracket;
- wherein the support structure can be mounted to the bracket assembly via engagement between the bracket assembly and the third portion of the at least one mounting bracket.
An over-the-door hanging apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising an inner edge that defines a central opening, a rear surface, and a vertical centerline;
- a flat article positioned within the central opening of the frame;
- a first bar coupled to the rear surface of the frame, the first bar being elongated in a direction transverse to the vertical centerline of the frame, the first bar comprising a first portion that is screwed to the rear surface of the frame on a first side of the vertical centerline, a second portion that is screwed to the rear surface of the frame on a second side of the vertical centerline, and a third portion positioned between the first and second portions;
- a bracket assembly comprising:
- a first elongate member comprising a first bracket that is configured to engage a top edge of a door;
- a second elongate member comprising a second bracket that is configured to engage the top edge of the door;
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- the bracket assembly being configured to engage the first bar;
- wherein the frame can be mounted to the bracket assembly via engagement between the bracket assembly and the third portion of the first bar.
An over-the-door hanging apparatus comprising:
- a support structure having a rear surface;
- at least one mounting component coupled to the rear surface of the support structure, the at least one mounting component comprising at least one mounting portion;
- a bracket assembly comprising:
- a first elongate member comprising a first bracket that is configured to engage a top edge of a door;
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- at least one mounting element;
- wherein at least one of:
- (1) the at least one mounting portion comprises a plurality of the mounting portions;
- or (2) the at least one mounting element comprises a plurality of the mounting elements;
- wherein the support structure is configured to be mounted to the bracket assembly via engagement between the at least one mounting portion of the mounting component and the at least one mounting element of the bracket assembly;
- wherein when the at least one mounting portion comprises the plurality of the mounting portions, a hanging height of the support structure is configured to be adjusted while the first bracket remains engaged with the top edge of the door by engaging different ones of the plurality of the mounting portions with a same one of the at least one mounting element;
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- wherein when the at least one mounting element comprises the plurality of the mounting elements, the hanging height of the support structure is configured to be adjusted while the first bracket remains engaged with the top edge of the door by engaging different ones of the plurality of the mounting elements with a same one of the at least one mounting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.