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US 8,308,116 B2Granted
Hanger assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorJames Daniels
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Abstract
A hanger assembly has a rail having a front portion, a back portion, and a rail opening therethrough. The rail opening has a shape having a larger diameter at the back portion and a smaller diameter at the front portion. A plug conforms to the shape of the opening, has a plug opening therein and a lip disposed upon an internal surface thereof. The lip engages a hook having an extension for insertion into the plug opening and engaging the lip within the plug.
Claims10
A hanger assembly comprising
- a rail having
- a front portion,
- a back portion, and
- a rail opening therethrough said rail opening having a shape having a larger diameter at said back portion and a smaller diameter at said front portion;
- a plug conforming to said shape of said opening and having a plug opening therein
- said plug having a lip disposed upon an internal surface thereof, said plug comprising a first portion having a first diameter for insertion into said smaller diameter and a second portion having a second diameter for insertion into said larger diameter, wherein said second portion has a larger dimension than if not inserted into said larger diameter and a smaller dimension if inserted into said larger diameter;
- and
- a hook having an extension for insertion into said plug opening and engaging said lip within said plug.
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A hanger assembly comprising;
- a hook rail having
- a front portion,
- a back portion, and
- a hook rail opening therethrough said hook rail opening having a shape having a larger diameter at said back portion and a smaller diameter at said front portion,
- a plug conforming to said shape of said opening and having a plug opening therein said plug having a lip disposed upon an internal surface thereof, wherein said plug is compressed in said opening, and
- a hook having an extension for insertion into said plug opening and engaging said lip within said plug.
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A method of installing a hanger in a rail comprising;
- providing a rail having a
- a front portion,
- a back portion, and
- a rail opening therethrough said rail opening having a shape having a larger diameter at said back portion and a smaller diameter at said front portion, compressing a plug within a counter sunk opening such that said plug conforms to said shape and
- inserting a shank of a decorative hook through an opening in said plug and
- securing said shank to said plug.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.