Adjustable wall hanging device

• US 6,003,825 A
• Filed: 05/27/1998
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Abernathy, Henry H. Jr.
• Original Assignee: Abernathy, Henry H. Jr.
• Inventors: Abernathy, Henry H. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Berger, Derek J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NORNBERG, MICHAEL D
• Application Number:
  US09/086,314
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 248/495, 248/477, 248/478, 248/496, 248/476, 248/475.1, 248/222.14, 248/223.31, 248/224.7, 248/225.11, 248/274.1, 248/295.11, 248/298.1 , 248/287.1
• US Class Current: 248/478
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/164 and being adjustable

Abstract

An adjustable device for hanging a wire-supported object on a wall device comprises a first bar for attachment at to the wall in a horizontal position, a second bar perpendicular to the first bar and having a hook or hooks for accepting a wire secured to the object to be hung, and a connector with channels that hold the bars for sliding movement relative to each other. The first bar is secured to the wall at its ends and then the connector can be moved horizontally along the first bar and the second bar can be moved vertically within the connector. This permits the object to be positioned at precisely the desired position even after the hanger device is secured to the wall, unlike conventional devices that must be removed from the wall for repositioning. A spring-loaded pin on the connector is accepted into openings in the bars to lock them into the position that places the object on the desired position.

Claims

1. A device for hanging an object on a supporting structure, the device comprising:

a first bar for affixing the device to the supporting structure;

a second bar for supporting the object; and

a connector movably supported by said first bar for adjustment of the position of said connector when said first bar is affixed to the supporting structure and movably supporting said second bar for relative movement transverse to said first bar when said first bar is affixed to the supporting structure, wherein said first bar and second bar overlap at said connector and said connector includes a fixing mechanism for securing said first bar and said second bar in fixed positions relative to each other after movement thereof to desired positions.

2. A device as in claim 1, wherein:

said connector includes a first channel slidably supported on said first bar when said first bar is affixed to the supporting structure and a second channel for slidably supporting said second bar for movement perpendicular to said first bar;

said first bar includes at each end thereof means for cooperating with a fastener for securing said first bar to the supporting structure in a horizontal orientation; and

said second bar includes proximate to a top end thereof means for accepting the object to be hung.

3. A device as in claim 2, wherein:

said first bar and said second bar have openings extending therealong in a longitudinal direction; and

said fixing mechanism comprises a pin mounted on said connector for entering said openings to lock said bars against movement relative to each other and said connector.

4. A device as in claim 3, wherein said pin is spring-biased into a locking position and includes a knob for manually extracting said pin from said openings against the bias of said spring.

5. An adjustable device for hanging a wire-supported object on a wall, the device comprising:

a first bar for positioning horizontally against the wall, said first bar including attaching means allowing said first bar to be affixed to the wall at a desired location;

a second bar including at least one hook for accepting a wire secured to the object to be hung;

a connector connecting said first bar and said second bar for movement relative to each other, said connector including a first channel in which said first bar is mounted for permitting sliding movement of said connector along said first bar when said first bar is affixed to the wall and a second channel in which said second bar is mounted for sliding movement perpendicular to said first bar at a location spaced from the wall when the first bar is affixed to the wall;

a fixing mechanism on said connector for securing said first bar and said second bar in fixed positions relative to each other after movement thereof to desired positions.

6. An adjustable wall-hanging device as in claim 5, wherein:

said first channel includes an open slot at a side adapted to face the wall when said first bar is affixed to the wall;

said first bar includes a top portion captured in said channel and a bottom portion accessible through said slot, wherein said first bar is adapted to be affixed to the wall with said bottom portion in contact with the wall;

said second bar and said top portion of said first bar include plural openings disposed therealong at regular intervals;

said fixing mechanism includes a pin mounted for axial movement in said connector, a spring biasing said pin into said openings to lock said first bar and said second bar into fixed positions, and a knob for pulling said pin axially against the force of said spring to disengage said pin from said openings and permit relative movement of said first and second bars and said connector.

7. An adjustable wall hanging device as in claim 6, wherein said top portion and said bottom portion of said first bar are separate members.

8. An adjustable wall hanging device as in claim 6, wherein said top portion and said bottom portion of said first bar are integrally formed as one piece.

9. An adjustable wall hanging device as in claim 6, wherein said second bar includes an arm at an end of said second bar, said arm being at the top of said second bar when said first bar is affixed to the wall, and said arm includes one said hook at each end thereof.

10. An adjustable wall hanging device as in claim 9, wherein said first bar and said second bar have locating indicia at regular intervals therealong and said arm has a locating indicia at a center thereof.