Maze lock hanger
AssigneeQuartex, Inc.
InventorTerrence John O'Neill
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Abstract
A hanger for mounting an object on a surface such as a wall. The hanger includes a slot that receives a projection such as a nail extending from the wall. The slot is nonlinear and provides an entry path through which the projection travels to reach its mounting position. The hanger also includes slot branches extending from the slot, which together with the slot create a maze through which the projection travels when the object is attempted to be removed from the wall. The slot branches provide dead end paths that the projection may encounter when the object is attempted to be removed from the wall.
Claims18
A hanger for supporting a device, the hanger comprising:
- a housing having a face positioned substantially vertically;
- and
- a nonlinear slot cut into the face, the slot having a first end and a second end, the first end being closed and the second end being opened.
A hanger for supporting a device, the hanger comprising:
- a face positioned substantially vertically;
- a slot cut into the face, the slot having a substantially constant width and a first end and a second end, the first end being closed and the second end opening into a receiving area, the receiving area being at least twice as wide as the slot, the slot making at least one change of direction of greater than 45 degrees between the first end and the second end;
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- at least one slot branch extending from the slot and having a closed end, the at least one slot branch having a substantially constant width that is substantially the same as the width of the slot.
An electronic device for mounting on a substantially vertical surface, the electronic device comprising:
- a front face, the front face including a display;
- a back face opposite the front face;
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- a top hanger formed on the back face, the top hanger including a nonlinear top slot having a substantially constant width and a first, closed end and a second, opened end, the second end opening into a top receiving area that is at least twice as wide as the top slot.
A hanger for supporting a device, the hanger comprising:
- a housing having a hanger face, the hanger face being spaced-apart from a back face of the device by a sidewall;
- a chamber formed behind the hanger face and substantially surrounded by the sidewall;
- a slot cut into the hanger face, the slot opening at one end into a receiving area;
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- at least two flanges, one on each side of the receiving area and angled in toward the open end of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.