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Adjustable mounting device

  • US 6,241,210 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/1999
  • Issued: 06/05/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An adjustable hanger for use with an item to be hung on a substantially flat and vertical surface, the item having sides, a front and a rear, said hanger comprising:

  • (a) a support formed to be attached to the surface, and support including a hook with an upwardly pointing projection;

    (b) a vertical track having a top and bottom formed to be affixed to the rear of the item, said track including a high friction front surface along at least a substantial part of its vertical length; and

    (c) a trap slidingly engaged with said track along said substantial part of the vertical length of said track, said trap including a pocket adjacent said high friction front surface, said pocket formed to receive said upwardly pointing projection in a wedging fashion against said high friction surface when said upwardly pointing projection is pushed upwardly into said pocket.

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