Vertically adjustable picture and mirror wall hanger device
OwnerHenry de Keratryinventor
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Abstract
An article such as a picture or mirror is hung on a wall with a pair of spaced apart hanging devices. Each hanger device includes a housing which is affixed to a wall, an adjustable knob, and a threaded shaft so that the knob may be tightened or loosened relative to the housing. An article support wire may be placed between the rear of the knob and the housing in order to hang the article. Typically, the bracket is mounted to a wall with the knob approximately in the center of the channel, and then the knob may be adjusted up or down in order to change the position of the hanged article. The article may be simply aligned as desired by the adjustment of either or both of the two vertical knobs.
Claims12
An article hanger device for hanging the article on a wall, the device comprising
- a housing comprising
- a slide channel,
- an inside surface which faces the wall when the device is installed on the wall, and
- an outside surface which faces the article when the device is installed on the wall;
- a hanger support comprising
- a height-adjustable knob which may slide along the outside surface of the housing, and
- a shaft having a first end affixed to the knob, a middle section which may slide in the slide channel of the housing, and a second threaded end;
- and
- a slider keeper such that the second threaded end of the shaft may be threaded into the slider keeper, thereby tightening the height-adjustable knob against the housing.
A method for hanging an article on a wall, the method comprising
- providing a first and a second article hanger device for hanging the article on a wall, each device comprising
- a housing comprising
- a slide channel,
- an inside surface which faces the wall when the device is installed on the wall, and
- an outside surface which faces the article when the device is installed on the wall;
- a hanger support comprising
- a height-adjustable knob which may slide along the outside surface of the housing, and
- a shaft having a first end affixed to the knob, a middle section which may slide in the slide channel of the housing, and a second threaded end;
- and
- a slider keeper such that the second threaded end of the shaft may be threaded into the slider keeper, thereby tightening the height-adjustable knob against the housing;
- attaching the first article hanger on the wall so that the height-adjustable knob is located approximately midway with respect to the slide channel;
- attaching the second article hanger on the wall so that the height-adjustable knob is located approximately midway with respect to the slide channel;
- and
- hanging the article on the first article hanger and the second article hanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.