Twisted metal hanger
OwnerJoseph F. Hickeyinventor
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Abstract
A hanger for supporting objects such as pictures and mirrors is made of a bendable metal strip or from a molded plastic, having on one end a groove which is parallel to a wall and uppermost when mounted on the wall for supporting a picture. This groove is particularly suitable for fitting into and supporting a saw tooth clip installed on the top frame of a picture, mirror, or the like, but it is also suitable for supporting a picture hanger wire, without being exposed to view above the frame when supporting either the clip or the wire.
Claims9
A twisted metal hanger, made from a bendable metal strip having side edges, having a first end, a second end, a diagonally disposed first nail hole therethrough which is near said first end, and a second nail hole therethrough which is near said second end, said first end having a groove which is disposed to face away from said second end, said groove being adapted to receive and support a picture wire or a saw-tooth clip, which is fastened to a picture frame when said hanger is attached to a wall, without being exposed to view above said picture frame, comprising:
- A) a straight wall portion having a longitudinal axis;
- B) a straight groove portion which:
- 1) is attached to and disposed perpendicularly to said straight wall portion,
- 2) is twisted through about 90.degree. to be substantially parallel to said axis, and
- 3) has said groove in one said side edge, said groove being parallel to said straight wall portion;
- C) a support portion which:
- 1) is attached to said groove portion,
- 2) is disposed at less than 90.degree. to said groove portion, and
- 3) is diagonally disposed to said wall portion;
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- D) a terminal portion which is attached to said support portion and is parallel to and substantially in contact with said wall portion.
A twisted metal hanger made from a bendable metal strip having side edges, said hanger having a first end and a second end and comprising:
- A) a straight wall portion having a longitudinal axis;
- B) a groove portion which:
- 1) is attached to and bent perpendicularly to said straight wall portion to form said first end,
- 2) is twisted through about 90.degree. to be substantially parallel to said axis, and
- 3) has a notch-like groove in one said side edge, said groove being disposed to face away from said second end;
- C) a support portion which:
- 1) is attached to said groove portion and bent to form an angle of approximately 60.degree. to said groove portion, and
- 3) is disposed at approximately 30.degree. to the wall portion;
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- D) a terminal portion which is attached to said support portion and is parallel to and substantially in contact with said wall portion, said terminal portion forming said second end,
- said groove being adapted to receive and support a picture wire or a saw-tooth clip, fastened to a picture frame when said hanger is attached to a wall, without being exposed to view above said picture frame.
A metal hanger made from a bendable metal strip having side edges, a first end, and a second end, said hanger comprising:
- A) a straight wall portion having a longitudinal axis and said first end of said metal strip;
- B) a groove portion which:
- 1) is bent, as a first bend, through about 90.degree. to be substantially perpendicular to said wall portion,
- 2) is twisted through about 90.degree. to be substantially parallel to said axis, and
- 3) has a notch-like groove in one said side edge, said groove being disposed to face away from said first end of said metal strip and being adapted to receive and support a picture wire or a saw-tooth clip, fastened to a picture frame when said hanger is attached to a wall, without being exposed to view above said picture frame;
- C) a support portion which is bent, as a second bend, through more than 90.degree. in relation to said groove portion and is disposed diagonally to said wall portion;
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- D) a terminal portion, comprising said second end of said metal strip, which is bent, as a third bend, through less than 90.degree. in relation to said support portion and is disposed substantially in parallel to said wall portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.