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US 5,267,718 AGranted
Hanger structure
AssigneeIndevco Corporation
InventorRobert K. Sheehan
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Abstract
A single piece hanger structure is provided having a rearwardly extending prongs for mounting the hanger to a wall and a forwardly directed hump situated between upper and lower sets of the prongs to define a prying gap which may be used to pry the hanger from the wall without substantially damaging the wall.
Claims21
A picture hanger comprising a member integrally formed from a single piece of sheet metal, said member including:
- upper and lower planar wall-contacting portions which lie adjacent and parallel a wall when the picture hanger is mounted thereto;
- a tongue extending forwardly from said lower planar wall-contacting portion for supporting an object when the picture hanger is mounted to the wall;
- a plurality of sharp prongs extending downwardly and rearwardly from said upper and lower planar wall-contacting portions for mounting the picture hanger to the wall one of said prongs extending from said upper planar wall-contacting portion and one of said prongs extending from said lower planar wall-contacting portion;
- an upper planar web extending downwardly and forwardly from a lower part of said upper planar wall-contacting portion to define a recess behind said upper web, said upper web being vertically disposed between the prong extending from said upper planar wall-contacting portion and the prong extending from said lower planar wall-contacting portion;
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- wherein said recess defines a space between the wall and an underside of said upper web when said picture hanger is mounted to the wall.
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A picture hanger comprising a member integrally formed from a single piece of sheet metal, said member including:
- upper and lower planar wall-contacting portions which lie adjacent and parallel to a wall when the picture hanger is mounted thereto;
- a tongue extending forwardly from said lower planar wall-contacting portion for supporting an object when the picture hanger is mounted to the wall;
- an upper flat prong and a lower flat prong extending downwardly and rearwardly from said upper and lower planar wall-contacting portions, respectively, for mounting the picture hanger to the wall;
- an upper planar web extending downwardly and forwardly from a lower part of said upper planar wall-contacting portion to define a recess behind said upper web, said upper web being disposed between said upper flat prong and said lower flat prong;
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- wherein said recess defines a spaced between the wall and an underside of said upper web when said picture hanger is mounted to the wall.
3 more elements
A utility hanger adapted to be mounted to a surface, said hanger comprising:
- an upper planar surface-contacting portion which lies in a plane adjacent and parallel to a mounting surface when said hanger is mounted thereto;
- an upper web extending forwardly and downwardly from said upper planar surface-contacting portion;
- a lower web extending inwardly and downwardly from a lower extent of said upper web and back towards said plane, wherein objects may be supported below a lower edge of said lower web;
- an upper and a lower sharp prong, said upper prong being connected to said upper planar surface-contacting portion and said lower prong being connected to said lower web, wherein said upper web and said lower web are disposed between said upper and lower sharp prongs to define a recess behind said upper and lower webs, said recess defining a space between said mounting surface and undersides of said upper and lower webs when said hanger is mounted to said mounting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.