Picture hanger
US5069411A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G1/164
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An adjustable picture hanger including a fixed length or a two-piece, adjustable, horizontal bar formed of two bar members having longitudinal slots and secured together by screw assemblies through the slots, holes in opposite ends of the horizontal bar for attaching the horizontal bar to a wall surface, and two vertical, horizontally spaced bars each having longitudinal slots and attached with screw assemblies to the horizontal bar members through the longitudinal slots in the horizontal bar members for vertical and horizontal adjustment of the vertical bars, and a picture hanger bracket screw along the upper end portion of each of the vertical bars for hanging the picture having two spaced hanger brackets along the back of the picture. The adjustable picture hanger may be made of lathe members which are rectangular in cross section or may be constructed of channel-shaped members forming either the horizontal and/or the vertical bars. The picture hanger is adjustable to picture size and permits adjustment of the level of the picture by adjusting the vertical bars.
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