Wall hanger assembly
AssigneeLarsen Products, Inc.
InventorWilliam H. Larsen
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Abstract
A hanger assembly particularly useful for hanging objects on a masonry wall includes a body for receiving case hardened nails and having attached thereto by a frangible connection one end of a handle which can be broken away from the body after the nail has been driven into the wall. A second hanger body can be connected to the opposite end of the handle.
Claims17
A hanger assembly for use in hanging articles on a wall comprising a first hanger body having spaced apart front and rear faces, a bore in said body extending from an open outer end at said front face into said body, said bore having a cross sectional dimension complementary to a fastening element inserted there into through the open end thereof, a handle having first and second opposed ends, one of said ends being joined by an integral frangible connection to said body, said handle having a length to permit grasping by the hand of a user to hold said body with its rear face against a wall to enable a fastening element inserted into said bore to be driven into a wall clear of the grasping hand of the user, said frangible connection being constructed to permit ready separation of said handle from said body following completion of the driving of said fastener element into a wall.
A mounting assembly for use in mounting articles on a surface comprising a body having spaced apart front and rear faces, at least one bore in said body extending from an open outer end at said front face into said by, said bore having a cross sectional dimension complementary to a fastening element inserted there into through the open end thereof, a handle having first and second opposed ends, one of said ends being joined by an integral frangible connection to said body, said handle having a length to permit grasping by the hand of a user to hold said body with its rear face against a surface to enable a fastening element inserted into said bore and projecting beyond the open outer end of said bore to be driven by a hammer into a surface clear of the grasping hand of the user, said frangible connection being constructed to permit ready separation of said handle from said body following completion of the driving of said fastener element into a surface.
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