Adjustable wreath hanger

• US 20020104937A1
• Filed: 02/08/2001
• Published: 08/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dyno Seasonal Solutions LLC (Dyno LLC)
• Original Assignee: Emerald Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Avinger, Andrew G.
• Granted Patent: US 6,857,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/215
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 5/04 Mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers

Abstract

An adjustable wreath hanger, preferably made of molded plastic, is disclosed herein that preferably comprises a hanger strip attachable to the top of a door or other object and a hook strip that slidably engages the hanger strip to permit selective variation of the distance between a rearwardly facing door hook and a forwardly facing wreath hook. The hanger strip preferably comprises a plurality of forwardly facing detent members into which a tooth projecting rearwardly from an engagement tab on the hook strip can be selectively engaged or disengaged to vary the relative positions of the two strips, thereby effectively elongating the length of the wreath hanger.

Claims

1. An adjustable wreath hanger comprising:

an elongated hanger strip having an upper end comprising a rearwardly facing, resilient door hook and a downwardly extending portion having a plurality of vertically separated, forwardly facing detent members; and

an elongated hook strip having a lower end comprising a forwardly facing hook member, an upper portion comprising a resilient engagement tab having a rearwardly facing projection, a slide member attached to and cooperating with the upper portion of the hook strip to define an aperture through which the downwardly extending portion of the hanger strip is insertable to create an interfering fit between the rearwardly facing projection and the detent members, the slide member further comprising an upwardly extending, resilient backing tab spaced apart from the rearwardly facing projection, the backing tab biasing an aligned detent member of the hanger strip into engagement with the rearwardly facing projection of the hook strip to maintain a predetermined vertical separation between the door hook and the wreath hook during use.

2. The adjustable wreath hanger of claim 1 wherein the rearwardly facing projection and the detent members are shaped so as to enable the rearwardly facing projection to override the detent members whenever the hook strip slides upwardly relative to the hanger strip.

3. The adjustable wreath hanger of claim 1 wherein the backing tab has a top end with a forwardly extending projection that biases the detent member of the hanger strip against the rearwardly facing projection to prevent the hook strip from sliding downwardly in relation to the hanger strip.

4. The adjustable wreath hanger of claim 3 wherein the rearwardly facing projection is selectively disengageable from the detent members of the hanger strip by the application of a rearwardly directed force to the hanger strip at a point above the top of the backing tab.

5. The adjustable wreath hanger of claim 1 wherein the rearwardly facing projection is a molded plastic tooth.

6. The adjustable wreath hanger of claim 1 wherein the hanger strip and the hook strip are molded from polycarbonate resin.