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US 2026/0262855 A1Published application
Method and device for hanging a framed item
OwnerDaniel Mark JETTONinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for hanging a framed item having a frame with spaced-apart lateral rails includes a stepped support plate, a hanging ring for engaging a wall fastener and a spindle about which the hanging ring is pivotable. Before securing the stepped support plate to the lateral rail, the hanging ring is pivotable through substantially 180 degrees of rotation. When the stepped support plate secured to the lateral rail, a surface of the lateral rail pushes the spindle laterally into a position wherein a spindle support tab is operable to engage a hanging ring tab to limit the rotation of the hanging ring.
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A device for hanging a framed item having a frame with spaced-apart lateral rails, the device comprising:
- a stepped support plate, the stepped support plate comprising:
- an upper portion extending in a first plane and configured to be secured to an upper, inner surface of a lateral rail of the spaced-apart lateral rails;
- a lower portion extending in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane is spaced from the second plane by a distance less than a thickness of the lateral rail, the lower portion comprising a first spindle support bearing disposed at a first side of the lower portion and a second spindle support bearing disposed at a second side of the lower portion opposite the first side and having a spindle support tab protruding therefrom;
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- a bridging portion extending in a third plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane, the bridging portion connecting the upper portion to the lower portion;
- wherein when the upper portion is secured to the upper, inner surface of the lateral rail, the lower portion is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the lateral rail and the framed item and the bridging portion abuts an inner, side surface of the lateral rail;
- a hanging ring comprising a substantially rectangularly-shaped closed loop configured to engage a wall fastener, wherein a lower portion of the hanging ring forms a closed cylindrical channel and a hanging ring tab protrudes from an outer side of the hanging ring;
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- a spindle configured to extend through the first spindle support bearing of the lower portion, the closed cylindrical channel of the hanging ring and the second spindle support bearing of the lower portion, such that the hanging ring is pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the spindle;
- wherein before securing the upper portion to the upper, inner surface of the lateral rail, the hanging ring is pivotable through substantially 180 degrees of rotation;
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- wherein when the upper portion is secured to the upper, inner surface of the lateral rail, the inner, side surface of the lateral rail pushes the spindle laterally into the first spindle support bearing and the second spindle support bearing into a position wherein the spindle support tab is operable to engage the hanging ring tab and limit the rotation of the hanging ring.
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A method for hanging a framed item on a support surface, the framed item having a first lateral rail and a second lateral rail spaced apart from the first lateral rail, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing a first fastener to the support surface such that at least a portion of the first fastener protrudes from the support surface;
- securing a second fastener to the support surface at a location spaced apart from the first fastener and such that at least a portion of the second fastener protrudes from the support surface;
- providing a first hanging device and a second hanging device, each of the first hanging device and the second hanging device comprising:
- a stepped support plate, the stepped support plate comprising an upper portion extending in a first plane, a lower portion extending in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane is spaced from the second plane by a distance less than a thickness of the first lateral rail and the second lateral rail, the lower portion comprising a first spindle support bearing disposed at a first side of the lower portion and a second spindle support bearing disposed at a second side of the lower portion opposite the first side and having a spindle support tab protruding therefrom;
- and a bridging portion extending in a third plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane, wherein the bridging portion connects the upper portion to the lower portion;
- a hanging ring comprising a substantially rectangularly-shaped closed loop wherein a lower portion of the hanging ring forms a closed cylindrical channel and a hanging ring tab protrudes from an outer side of the hanging ring;
- and a spindle extending through the first spindle support bearing of the lower portion, the closed cylindrical channel of the hanging ring and the second spindle support bearing of the lower portion, such that the hanging ring is pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the spindle;
- pivoting a hanging ring of the first hanging device and a hanging ring of the second hanging device into a substantially vertical position;
- securing an upper portion of the first hanging device to an upper, inner surface of the first lateral rail such that a lower portion of the first hanging device is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the first lateral rail and the framed item;
- a bridging portion of the first hanging device abuts an inner, side surface of the first lateral rail and the inner, side surface of the first lateral rail pushes a spindle of the first hanging device into a first spindle support bearing of the first hanging device and a second spindle support bearing of the first hanging device into a position wherein a spindle support tab of the first hanging device is operable to engage a hanging ring tab of the first hanging device to limit the rotation of the hanging ring of the first hanging device;
- securing an upper portion of the second hanging device to an upper, inner surface of the second lateral rail such that a lower portion of the second hanging device is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the second lateral rail and the framed item;
- a bridging portion of the second hanging device abuts an inner, side surface of the second lateral rail and the inner, side surface of the second lateral rail pushes a spindle of the second hanging device into a first spindle support bearing of the second hanging device and a second spindle support bearing of the second hanging device into a position wherein a spindle support tab of the second hanging device is operable to engage a hanging ring tab of the second hanging device to limit the rotation of the hanging ring of the second hanging device;
- pivoting the hanging ring of the first hanging device into an upwardly-angled leaning position in which the spindle support tab of the first hanging device is engaged with the hanging ring tab of the first hanging device and the hanging ring of the first hanging device is visible from a first side of the framed item;
- pivoting the hanging ring of the second hanging device into an upwardly-angled leaning position in which the spindle support tab of the second hanging device is engaged with the hanging ring tab of the second hanging device and the hanging ring of the second hanging device is visible from a second side of the framed item;
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- engaging the hanging ring of the first hanging device with the first fastener and engaging the hanging ring of the second hanging device with the second fastener.
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A device for hanging a framed item having a frame with spaced-apart lateral rails, the device comprising:
- a stepped support plate, the stepped support plate comprising:
- an upper portion extending in a first plane and configured to be secured to an upper, inner surface of a lateral rail of the spaced-apart lateral rails;
- a lower portion extending in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane is spaced from the second plane by a distance less than a thickness of the lateral rail, the lower portion comprising a first spindle support bearing disposed at a first side of the lower portion and a second spindle support bearing disposed at a second side of the lower portion opposite the first side and having a spindle support tab protruding therefrom;
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- a bridging portion extending in a third plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane, the bridging portion connecting the upper portion to the lower portion;
- wherein when the upper portion is secured to the upper, inner surface of the lateral rail, the lower portion is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the lateral rail and the framed item and the bridging portion abuts an inner, side surface of the lateral rail;
- a hanging ring comprising a substantially rectangularly-shaped closed loop configured to engage a wall fastener, wherein a lower portion of the hanging ring forms a closed cylindrical channel and a hanging ring tab protrudes from an outer side of the hanging ring;
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- a spindle configured to extend through the first spindle support bearing of the lower portion, the closed cylindrical channel of the hanging ring and the second spindle support bearing of the lower portion, such that the hanging ring is pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the spindle;
- wherein when the upper portion is secured to the upper, inner surface of the lateral rail, the inner, side surface of the lateral rail prevents the spindle from moving laterally out of the first spindle support bearing and the second spindle support bearing and maintains the hanging ring in a position wherein the spindle support tab is operable to engage the hanging ring tab and limit the rotation of the hanging ring.
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A method for hanging a framed item on a support surface, the framed item having a first lateral rail and a second lateral rail spaced apart from the first lateral rail, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing a first fastener to the support surface such that at least a portion of the first fastener protrudes from the support surface;
- securing a second fastener to the support surface at a location spaced apart from the first fastener and such that at least a portion of the second fastener protrudes from the support surface;
- providing a first hanging device and a second hanging device, each of the first hanging device and the second hanging device comprising:
- a stepped support plate, the stepped support plate comprising an upper portion extending in a first plane, a lower portion extending in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane is spaced from the second plane by a distance less than a thickness of the first lateral rail and the second lateral rail, the lower portion comprising a first spindle support bearing disposed at a first side of the lower portion and a second spindle support bearing disposed at a second side of the lower portion opposite the first side and having a spindle support tab protruding therefrom;
- and a bridging portion extending in a third plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane, wherein the bridging portion connects the upper portion to the lower portion;
- a hanging ring comprising a substantially rectangularly-shaped closed loop wherein a lower portion of the hanging ring forms a closed cylindrical channel and a hanging ring tab protrudes from an outer side of the hanging ring;
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- a spindle extending through the first spindle support bearing of the lower portion, the closed cylindrical channel of the hanging ring and the second spindle support bearing of the lower portion, such that the hanging ring is pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the spindle;
- securing an upper portion of the first hanging device to an upper, inner surface of the first lateral rail such that a lower portion of the first hanging device is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the first lateral rail and the framed item;
- a bridging portion of the first hanging device abuts an inner, side surface of the first lateral rail and the inner, side surface of the first lateral rail prevents the spindle of the first hanging device from moving laterally out of the first spindle support bearing of the first hanging device and the second spindle support bearing of the first hanging device and maintains the hanging ring of the first hanging device in a position wherein the spindle support tab of the first hanging device is operable to engage the hanging ring tab of the first hanging device and limit a rotation of the hanging ring of the first hanging device;
- securing an upper portion of the second hanging device to an upper, inner surface of the second lateral rail such that a lower portion of the second hanging device is disposed in a recessed cavity formed by the second lateral rail and the framed item;
- a bridging portion of the second hanging device abuts an inner, side surface of the second lateral rail and the inner, side surface of the second lateral rail prevents the spindle of the second hanging device from moving laterally out of the first spindle support bearing of the second hanging device and the second spindle support bearing of the second hanging device and maintains the hanging ring of the second hanging device in a position wherein the spindle support tab of the second hanging device is operable to engage the hanging ring tab of the second hanging device and limit a rotation of the hanging ring of the second hanging device;
- pivoting the hanging ring of the first hanging device into an upwardly-angled leaning position in which the spindle support tab of the first hanging device is engaged with the hanging ring tab of the first hanging device and the hanging ring of the first hanging device is visible from a first side of the framed item;
- pivoting the hanging ring of the second hanging device into an upwardly-angled leaning position in which the spindle support tab of the second hanging device is engaged with the hanging ring tab of the second hanging device and the hanging ring of the second hanging device is visible from a second side of the framed item;
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- engaging the hanging ring of the first hanging device with the first fastener and engaging the hanging ring of the second hanging device with the second fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.