Three-dimensionally adjustable picture hanger

• US 4,641,807 A
• Filed: 08/23/1985
• Issued: 02/10/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Orville Phillips
• Original Assignee: Orville Phillips
• Inventors: Phillips, Orville
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US06/768,796
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 248/480, 248/479, 248/493, 248/495, 248/476, 248/286, 248/287, 248/295.1, 248/296, 248/497, 40/617, 40/156, 40/153
• US Class Current: 248/480
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/164 and being adjustable

Abstract

The picture hanger is adjustable in three dimensions to thereby adjust the suspension position up and down, side to side and inwardly and outwardly with respect to a mounting point. The hanger includes a body plate having an elongated slotted opening to receive a mounting screw at a mounting point upon a wall. A stud protrudes from the front surface of the body plate to provide the suspension support. The body plate is rotatable about the mounting point and translatable through movement over a screw at the mounting point at the slotted opening to thereby adjust the position of the stud at different suspension support positions.

Claims

1. An adjustable suspension support position picture hanger which is adjustable in three dimensions to thereby adjust the suspension position up and down, side to side and inwardly and outwardly with respect to a mounting point comprising:

(1) a body plate having a front surface and a rear surface, having an elongated slotted opening to receive a mounting screw at a mounting point upon a wall, and having a stud protruding from said front surface to provide the suspension support for hanging a picture; and

(2) a wall mounting screw, adapted to pass through said slotted opening in said body plate and to attach said body plate to a wall at said mounting point;

said body plate being rotatable about said mounting screw and translatable through movement with respect to said mounting screw along said slotted opening to thereby adjust the position of said stud at different suspension support positions.

2. A hanger in accordance with claim 1 wherein said stud is formed by a threaded screw which is attached in a threaded opening in said body plate.

3. A hanger as claimed in claim 1 wherein said stud is positioned near one end of said elongated slotted opening in said plate so as to provide for a maximum adjustment in the position of said stud with respect to a mounting point.

4. A hanger as claimed in claim 3 wherein said body plate includes at least two additional threaded openings to accept a threaded stud for additional fine adjustment of suspension support positions.

5. A hanger as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body plate includes at least two additional mounting openings for mounting said plate upon a surface when adjustment in the position of said plate is not required.

6. A hanger as claimed in claim 5 wherein said mounting plate is substantially triangular in shape.

7. A hanger as claimed in claim 2 which comprises an assembly of at least two of said body plates, the screw stud of a first one of said body plates serving as a mounting point screw extending through the elongated slotted opening of a second one of said body plates, said second body plate being adjustable in position with respect to said mounting point formed by said stud screw of said first plate.

8. A hanger as claimed in claim 6 wherein said protruding stud is positioned near one corner of said body plate and wherein said elongated slotted opening is in substantial alignment with said stud and extends from a position near said stud through the center of said body plate to a position near the midpoint of the opposite side of the triangular shape, said body plate including at least two additional mounting openings, and said two additional mounting openings being positioned respectively near the two remaining corners of said triangular shape of said body plate.

9. A hanger as claimed in claim 3 wherein said stud is positioned at one end of said slot and in substantial alignment with said slot.

10. A hanger as claimed in claim 7 which comprises an assembly including at least a third body plate, the screw stud of said second one of said body plates serving as a mounting point screw extending through the elongated slotted opening of said third one of said body plates, said third body plate being adjustable in position with respect to said mounting point formed by said stud screw of said second plate.