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US 5,178,355 AGranted
Mounting device
OwnerErnest Herziginventor
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Abstract
A picture hanging device for use with or without pictures having elongate support means. The device has a curved surface for supporting a picture wire in an unstressed and even manner and adjacent thereto, and a lip and a straight, support surface for supporting a frame directly. The device is fastened to a surface and an article, such as a picture, is then fastened to the device using the curved surface, or straight, support surface.
Claims15
A picture hanging device securable to a generally planar surface for subsequent hanging of a picture thereon, said device comprising:
- a substantially flat rear face for abutting said surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending forwardly from said rear face;
- a supporting means spaced forwardly of said rear face and including an upwardly extending lip for retaining the edge of a frame on said device, and a support surface adjacent and located rearwardly of said lip and beneath said lip, for supporting said edge of said frame, said lip extending upwardly above said rear face, said support surface being straight and extending between said side surfaces;
- a hanging means including a downwardly curved surface behind said support surface for uniformly supporting and retaining an elongate support element of an article, said curved surface extending between said side surfaces and having an upper portion located substantially midway between said side surfaces, said curved surface curving smoothly downwardly from each side of said upper portion to join said side surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.