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US 7,597,293 B2Granted
Unitary hanging device
OwnerMichael Paul Houghtalinginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in hanging objects is provided. The apparatus has a base, a vertically extending portion that is supported by the base, and a hook that is supported by the vertically extending portion. The base, the vertically extending portion, and the hook are formed from a single component so that the vertically extending portion is integrally formed with the base and the hook.
Claims19
An apparatus for use in hanging objects, comprising:
- a base;
- a vertically extending portion that is supported by the base;
- and
- a hook that is supported by the vertically extending portion, wherein the base, the vertically extending portion, and the hook are formed from a single component such that the vertically extending portion is integrally formed with the base and the hook;
- wherein the component in the base has a pair of straight sections that each extend in the vertical direction and approach one another as the pair of straight sections extend towards the vertically extending portion, wherein the pair of straight sections are located proximate to the vertically extending portion.
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An apparatus for use in hanging objects, comprising:
- a single integral component that has a plurality of straight sections and a plurality of turns, wherein the component forms a base and a vertically extending portion supported by the base, wherein the component forms a hook that is supported by the vertically extending portion, wherein the base is configured for resting on a surface, wherein the base has two straight sections that each extend in the vertical direction and approach one another as the two straight sections extend towards the vertically extending portion, wherein the two straight sections of the base are located proximate to the vertically extending portion.
An apparatus for use in hanging objects, comprising:
- a single integral component that has a plurality of straight sections and a plurality of turns, wherein the component forms a base that has two straight sections that each extend in the vertical direction and approach one another as the two straight sections extend away from the ground, wherein the component forms a hook that is located vertically above the base, wherein the hook has a first straight section and a hook turn that is disposed between the first straight section of the hook and a second straight section of the hook, wherein the first and second straight sections of the hook approach one another in a downwards direction in the vertical direction, wherein the component has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is welded to a portion of the component that is located between the first end of the component and the second end of the component along the length of the component, and wherein the second end of the component is located at the hook, and wherein the component has a circular cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.