Tool-less Reusable Hinged Wall Hanger

• US 20140231604A1
• Filed: 02/18/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph Harry Long
• Original Assignee: Joseph Harry Long
• Inventors: Long, Joseph Harry
• Application Number:
  US13/769,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20140231604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1633 Wall members for connection to a conventional picture
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/20 Picture hooks; X-hooks plugs or hooks for general use F16B13/00, F16B45/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 15/0053 with separate nails attached to the plate
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/10 using pivoting jaws
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle

Abstract

A reusable wall anchor device comprised of an upper and lower panel held together by a hinge connection for facilitating the suspending of articles from wallboards without requiring a hollow void behind the wallboard. A load bearing shank extends from the front face of the lower panel for supporting an object to be carried by the device. An arcuate prong and tine extend from the rear faces of the panels providing clamping and shear support for the device when they are inserted into the wallboard. The anchor assembly requires no tools other than the human hand during installation and removal and upon removal leaves minimal disruption to the wallboard.

Claims

1. An anchoring device for supporting objects comprising of:

a) an upper panel of predetermined size and thickness defining a front and rear face and

b) a lower panel of predetermined size and thickness defining a front and rear face and

c) a connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities joining said panels and

d) a curved member of predetermined length and radius extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said upper panel equipped with a piercing tip and

e) a member of predetermined length and shape extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said lower panel equipped with a piercing tip and

f) a load bearing shank of predetermined length extending perpendicularly from said front face of said lower panel capable of supporting appurtenances, whereby a human can easily suspend objects from common wall material without requiring the use of tools such as a hammer and screwdriver.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said front face of said upper panel and said front face of said lower panel present ergonomic shape and texture so installation of the said device into said wall is comfortably achieved using the human hand.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said rear face of said upper panel exhibits multiple curved members of predetermined length and radii extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said upper panel equipped with piercing tips.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said front face of said lower panel exhibits multiple load bearing shanks perpendicularly from said front face of said lower panel capable of supporting appurtenances.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein additional panels are joined to the side and bottom edges of said lower panel, said additional panels equipped with a connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities and a member of predetermined length and shape extending perpendicularly from the rear face of said panels equipped with a piercing tip.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said rear faces of said additional panels exhibit multiple curved members of predetermined length and radii extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said additional panels equipped with a piercing tip.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein said member of predetermined length and shape extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said lower panel equipped with a piercing tip also has a radius similar to said curved member of predetermined length and radius extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said upper panel.

8. A method of securing an appurtenance to a wall, the wall having a wallboard, the wallboard having a thickness and comprising a gypsum core with sheathing material on an interior surface and an outer exposed surface, the appurtenance having an upright attachment position, a front side for facing away from the wall and a back side for facing the wall, the appurtenance having a wall confronting region on said back side, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a device with a an upper panel of predetermined size and thickness defining a front and rear face, a lower panel of predetermined size and thickness defining a front and rear face, a connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities joining an edge of said upper panel to an edge of said lower panel, a curved member of predetermined length and radius extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said upper panel equipped with a piercing tip, a member of predetermined length and shape extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said lower panel equipped with a piercing tip, a load bearing shank of predetermined length extending perpendicularly from said front face of said lower panel capable of supporting appurtenances,

penetrating the outer sheathing material of the wall and then core of the wall with the piercing tip of the member extending perpendicularly from the rear face of the lower panel until the rear face of the lower panel makes contact with the outer sheathing material of the wall and rests flush against the outer sheathing of the wall,

rotating the upper panel around the connection joining the upper panel to the lower panel until the piercing tip of the curved member extending from the rear face of the upper panel penetrates the outer sheathing and then core of the wall until the rear face of the upper panel makes contact with the outer sheathing of the wall and rests flush against the outer sheathing of the wall,

suspending an appurtenance from the load bearing shank extending from the front face of the lower panel.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of fixing additional curved members of predetermined length and radius extending perpendicularly from the rear face of the upper panel, each equipped with a piercing tip.

10. A device for supporting objects on a wall comprising

a. a first panel defining a front face, a rear face, and bottom edge, said rear face defining a supporting surface for contact with the exterior surface of said wall;

b. a second panel defining a front face, a rear face, and a top edge, said rear face defining a supporting surface for contact with the exterior surface of said wall;

c. a connection joining said bottom edge of said first panel with said top edge of said second panel, said connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities;

d. an elongated arcuate arm extending from said rear face of said first panel and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall, said arcuate arm terminating in a distal point for penetrating

e. an elongated arm of predetermined shape and length extending from said rear face of said second panel and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall, said elongated arm terminating in a distal point for penetrating; and

f. a shank portion extending from said front face of said second panel, said shank including a support area for receiving and carrying a portion of said object being supported;

whereby a human can easily suspend said object from said wall without requiring the use of tools such as a hammer and screwdriver.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said front face of said first panel and said front face of said second panel present ergonomic shape and texture so installation of the said device into said wall is comfortably achieved using the human hand.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein said rear face of said first panel exhibits multiple elongated arcuate arms extending from said rear face of said first panel and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall, said arcuate arms each terminating in a distal point for penetrating.

13. The device of claim 10 wherein said front face of said second panel exhibits multiple shank portions perpendicularly from said front face of said second panel capable of supporting appurtenances.

14. The device of claim 10 wherein additional support is achieved through multiple panels joined at the edge to the sides and bottom edge of said second panel through a connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein each of said multiple panels are equipped with an elongated arcuate arm extending from the rear face of said multiple panels and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall, said arcuate arm terminating in a distal point for penetrating.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein said multiple panels exhibit multiple elongated arcuate arms extending from said rear face of said multiple panels and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall, said arcuate arms terminating in a distal point for penetrating.

17. The device of claim 10 wherein said elongated arm of predetermined shape and length extending from said rear face of said second panel and adapted to pierce an aperture in said wall exhibits a radius similar to said elongated arcuate arm extending from said rear face of said first panel.