POSITION MARKING DEVICE FOR SLOT HANGERS
First Claim
1. A marking device for use in locating a fastener in a wall for hanging an object having a mounting portion formed with a slot from which the object can be hung on the wall by a fastener comprising an externally threaded shaft having an enlarged diameter slot engaging head fixed at one end and an enlarged diameter marking end fixed at an opposite end, said marking end being formed with a pointed terminal end for effecting a marking on the wall when the shaft is subjected to axial force, a nut mounted on the externally threaded shaft for movement as an incident to rotation relative to shaft between, a retracted position away from said head for enabling said exposed section of the shaft to be positioned into the slot of the mounting portion of the object to be hung with the head on one side of the slot and the nut on the other side of the slot for enabling the shaft to be positioned within the slot of the hanging portion and a second position in which the head is in engaging relation with the mounting portion for positively securing the marking device in the slot such that the object and the marking device may be simultaneously positioned to a desired mounted position on the wall at which location axial pressure can be exerted on the marking device for marking the location on a wall mounted fastener.
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Abstract
A method of hanging an object on a wall with a marking device having a threaded shaft, an enlarged diameter head fixed at one end of the shaft, a pointed marking end fixed at an opposite end of the shaft, and a threaded nut mounted on the shaft for axial movement. The shaft of the marking device is positionable into the slot of the item to be hung, and is fixed therein by the nut. Upon positioning of the object and the marking device fixed thereto into desired mounted position on the wall, application of an axial force to the shaft of the marking device will cause a pointed end thereof to create a mark for insulation of a nail or other fastener in the wall at the point of the mark.
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13 Claims
- 1. A marking device for use in locating a fastener in a wall for hanging an object having a mounting portion formed with a slot from which the object can be hung on the wall by a fastener comprising an externally threaded shaft having an enlarged diameter slot engaging head fixed at one end and an enlarged diameter marking end fixed at an opposite end, said marking end being formed with a pointed terminal end for effecting a marking on the wall when the shaft is subjected to axial force, a nut mounted on the externally threaded shaft for movement as an incident to rotation relative to shaft between, a retracted position away from said head for enabling said exposed section of the shaft to be positioned into the slot of the mounting portion of the object to be hung with the head on one side of the slot and the nut on the other side of the slot for enabling the shaft to be positioned within the slot of the hanging portion and a second position in which the head is in engaging relation with the mounting portion for positively securing the marking device in the slot such that the object and the marking device may be simultaneously positioned to a desired mounted position on the wall at which location axial pressure can be exerted on the marking device for marking the location on a wall mounted fastener.
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9. A method of hanging an object on a wall comprising the steps of:
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providing a mounting portion with a slot on a rear side of the object to be hung, providing a marking device having a threaded shaft, an enlarged diameter head at one end of the shaft, a pointed marking end fixed at an opposite end of the shaft, and a threaded fixed nut mounted on the shaft for movement between positions adjacent the head and marking end as an incident to rotation thereof, rotating said nut to a position away from said head to expose a section of said threaded shaft, positioning the exposed threaded shaft section into said slot, rotating said nut in a direction into engagement with said hanging portions on a side opposite said head such that said marking device is positively secured in position on said slot, positioning said object into a desired position for mounting on said wall, applying an axial force to the shaft of the marking device to cause the pointed end of the marking end to create a mark on the wall, and installing a fastener on the wall at the point of said marks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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