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OwnerDavid Weck, Steven C. Berensoninventors
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A picture hanger is initially held in place on a wall in a temporary manner without damaging the wall by including a backing with a shock absorbing layer overlaid by a temporary adhesive film. Prior to the picture hanger being temporarily fastened to the wall, the temporary adhesive film is covered by a protective paper sheet. The shock absorbing layer prevents the wall from being indented when the hanger is permanently secured to the wall by hammering a pin or nail through the layer and film. The layer is sufficiently soft to hold the nail in place when the nail impales the layer prior to hammering the nail into the wall. Prior to the backing being secured to the hanger, the permanent adhesive film is overlaid by another removable protective sheet. Initially the backings are located on an elongated strip and are punched from the strip for mounting on the hook body.
A structure for mounting an object on a vertical surface adapted to receive an elongated fastener, the structure being adapted to be initially held in situ on the surface in a temporaly manner without damaging the surface and then being adapted to be held in situ by the fastener on the surface without indenting the surface when the fastener is driven into the surface to secure the structure to the surface, the structure comprising a hanger arranged to enable the fastener to pass through it into the surface, the hanger including a structure for hanging the object, a backing secured to the hanger, the backing including (a) a temporary adhesive film adapted to be temporarily secured to the surface, and (b) a shock absorbing layer interposed between the hanger and the film, the layer having sufficient thickness and being made of a material such that it absorbs forces imparted to the hanger when the fastener is driven into the surface through and against the hanger.
A method of securing an object to a vertical surface with a structure including a hanger carrying a backing including (a) a temporary adhesive film adapted to be temporarily secured to the surface, and (b) a shock absorbing layer interposed between the hanger and the film, the surface being adapted to receive an elongated fastener, the method comprising
A laminated backing adapted to be secured to a hanger for mounting an object on a vertical surface, the hanger having a base adapted to be located in a plane substantially parallel to the vertical surface when the hanger mounts the object on the surface, the backing comprising a shock absorbing layer having opposed first and second faces each having a periphery corresponding with the periphery of the hanger base, a temporary adhesive film on the first face, a first protective removable sheet overlaying the temporary adhesive film, a permanent adhesive film on the second face, a second removable protective sheet overlaying the permanent adhesive film, the hanger adapted to be held in situ on the surface by an elongated fastener driven into the surface against and through the hanger and through (a) the permanent adhesive film, (b) the shock absorbing layer and (c) the temporary adhesive film, the layer having sufficient thickness and being made of a material such that the layer absorbs forces imparted to the hanger when the fastener is driven into the surface through and against the hanger, the layer thereby preventing the surface from being indented except for a hole made by the fastener in the surface.
A method of securing an object to a vertical surface with a structure including a hanger carrying a backing including (a) a temporary adhesive film adapted to be temporarily secured to the surface, and (b) a shock absorbing layer interposed between the hanger and the film, the surface being adapted to receive an elongated fastener, the layer being soft enough to hold the fastener in place, the method comprising
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