Self-piercing hanging device
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsAdam CALLIF, Jessina COLLINS, Benjamin MCDONALD, James Leroy DANIELS
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Abstract
A device to hang articles includes a base defining a generally flat body to engage a mounting surface and a hook protruding therefrom to hang an article. The device also includes a bracket pivotally attached to the base at a proximal end of the bracket and a piercing arm extending from a distal end of the bracket. Also, the bracket is adapted to pivot between a first position relative to the base where the piercing arm is retracted from the mounting surface, and a second position relative to the base where the piercing arm is inserted into the mounting surface to retain the device thereto.
Claims20
A device to hang articles comprising:
- a base defining a generally flat body to engage a mounting surface and a hook protruding therefrom to hang an article;
- a bracket pivotally attached to the base at a proximal end of the bracket;
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- a piercing arm extending from a distal end of the bracket, wherein the bracket is pivotal between a first position relative to the base where the piercing arm is retracted from the mounting surface, and a second position where the piercing arm is inserted into the mounting surface to retain the device thereto.
A device to hang articles on a mounting surface comprising:
- a base defining an aperture through central portion with a hook protruding from an outer portion;
- a bracket attached to the base via a hinge at a proximal end;
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- a piercing arm at a distal end of the bracket opposite the hinge, wherein the bracket is adapted to rotate about the hinge from a first position where the piercing arm is retracted from the mounting surface to a second position where the piercing arm protrudes through the aperture into the mounting surface thereby securing the device thereto.
A method of making a hanging device comprising:
- forming a base from a sheet material to include an aperture in a center portion, at least one material strip extending from the base, and an integral hook protruding from an outer edge;
- forming a puncture bracket from a sheet material having an arcuate piercing arm extending from a first end and a tab extending from a second end;
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- wrapping the tab of the puncture bracket about the material strip of the base such that the puncture bracket is retained to the base and is rotatable about the material strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.