Apparatuses and methods for hanging frames
OwnerHoyt E. Hartinventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for hanging frames upon mounting surfaces. A hanger, upon which a frame is hung, is securely attached to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The hanger comprises a two-level, female, mandrel slot for receiving a two-level male mandrel. Additionally, bottom-rail-supports may be used to secure the bottom of the frame to the wall to support the weight of the frame and to immobilize the frame on the wall. A spirit-level device may be used for leveling the installed frame on the apparatus prior to fixing the frame to the wall with or without bottom-rail-supports.
Claims17
An apparatus for hanging an object on a wall or other mounting surface, said apparatus comprising:
- a hanger body comprising a front, a back and a stepped smooth radial slot;
- a mandrel comprising a front and a back, wherein said front of said mandrel comprises at least one surface extension having a greater radius than a body of said mandrel, such that radii of said body and said extension comprise a stepped configuration engageable by said radial slot of said hanger body, said surface extension being substantially circular in shape with a chord intersecting a diameter of said circular shape;
- and wherein said front of said mandrel further comprises a smooth circumference such that said mandrel is freely rotatable upon said smooth radial slot of said hanger body with minimal frictional engagement in a rotational direction;
- a fastener for attaching said hanger body to the mounting surface;
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- a fastener for attaching said mandrel to the object.
A method of hanging frames or other objects, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a hanger body with at least one fastener opening and a smooth, stepped radial slot;
- placing the hanger body flush against a mounting surface;
- fastening and positioning the hanger body at a desired location upon the mounting surface;
- providing a mandrel having at least one surface extension wherein the surface extension comprises a greater radius than a body of the mandrel, such that radii of the body and the extension comprise a stepped configuration engageable by the smooth radial slot of the hanger body, said surface extension being substantially circular in shade with a cord intersecting a diameter of said circular shade, and wherein the surface extension comprises a smooth circumference;
- positioning the mandrel on the reverse of the frame or other object;
- fastening the mandrel to the frame or other object;
- installing the frame or other object on the hanger body by disposing the mandrel on the hanger body;
- freely rotating the frame or other object about the mandrel upon the smooth radial slot of the hanger body to obtain a desired position on the mounting surface with minimal frictional engagement between the mandrel and hanger body in the rotational direction;
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- fixing the frame on the mounting surface at the desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.