Picture hanger for use with gypsum board and installtion tool therefore
AssigneeNesson Enterprises
InventorFrancis Peterson
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Abstract
A picture hanger for use with gypsum board comprises a strip of steel bent into a V to provide two legs. The first leg is arcuate and functions as an anchor upon insertion into the gypsum board. The second leg is straight, with a hook at its terminus for hanging pictures and the like. An installation tool is provided which enables the arcuate anchor leg to be driven into the gypsum board along an arcuate path corresponding to the arcuate anchor leg until the second leg is held firmly against the surface of the gypsum board.
Claims3
A fixture for insertion into a gypsum board wall to enable pictures and the like to be hung therefrom comprising:
- a metal strip bent in a Vee to provide a first leg and a second leg, said first leg functioning as an anchor and said second leg functioning as a hanger;
- said second leg terminating in a hook;
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- said first leg being arcuate with a center of curvature substantially at the center of curvature of said hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.