Combination picture frame stand and hanger

• US 3,074,680 A
• Filed: 09/07/1960
• Issued: 01/22/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ralph H. Stewart
• Original Assignee: Ralph H. Stewart
• Inventors: Stewart, Ralph H.
• Application Number:
  US04/054,463
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• US Class Current: 248/470
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/142 Supporting legs or feet
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1613 and being adjustable

Claims

2. A HANGER BRACKET COMPRISING A SLIDEWAY ADAPTED TO BE FIXED TO A VERTICAL SUPPORT, A VERTICALLY ELONGATED RESILIENT STRIP SLIDABLY AND FRICTIONALLY ENGAGED IN THE SLIDEWAY, SAID STRIP BEING FORWARDLY BOWED BETWEEN ITS ENDS, SAID STRIP HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS LOCATED ABOVE AND BELOW THE SLIDEWAY ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE SUPPORT, AND MEANS ON THE STRIP ABOVE THE SLIDEWAY FOR CONNECTION TO AN OBJECT TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE BRACKET, SAID SLIDEWAY COMPRISING A MAIN PORTION HAVING MEANS FOR SECUREMENT TO A SUPPORT, A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED ELEMENTS ON SAID MAIN PORTION HAVING LATERALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING EARS SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID MAIN PORTION, AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING TONGUE ON SAID MAIN PORTION REACHING AT LEAST PART WAY TO THE EARS, SAID STRIP BEING ENGAGED BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND THE INNER SURFACES OF THE EARS.