Positioning and locking hanging system

• US 6,578,812 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2001
• Issued: 06/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Lemire
• Original Assignee: Robert Lemire
• Inventors: Lemire, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WEINHOLD, INGRID M
• Application Number:
  US09/756,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20020088917A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 248/466, 248/476, 248/489, 248/495, 248/475.1, 248/222.14, 248/551, 407/12, 407/13, 407/57, 407/61, 407/62, 407/45, 211/94.01
• US Class Current: 248/551
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1613 and being adjustable

Abstract

One or more horizontal brackets mounted to a surface provide support, positioning, and locking when one or more hanger bodies with adjustable hooks are attached to the back of a picture or other object so that the hooks grab onto the brackets. The brackets are beveled to provide space for the hooks between the surface and the bracket. The upward and downward facing hooks on the hangers move vertically along screws and hook onto the top and bottom of the horizontal brackets. The downward facing hooks that grab onto the top of the bracket provide support and horizontal positioning by sliding along the length of the bracket. They also position the picture to the desired height and make it level. The upward facing hooks that grab onto the bottom of the brackets lock the picture onto the brackets.

Claims

1. A bracket and hanger system composed of a horizontal bracket affixed to a surface, and a hanger body configured to be affixed to an object and having vertically adjustable hooks for engaging said bracket, whereby said object is supported, horizontally and vertically positionable, and lockable onto the bracket.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the two outer screw hooks are facing down while the middle hook is facing up, such that the down facing hooks engage the top of the bracket and the middle hook engages the bottom of the bracket.

3. A bracket and hanger system composed of two or more horizontal brackets affixed to a surface, and two or more hanger bodies configured to be affixed to an object and having one or more vertically adjustable hooks for engaging said brackets, whereby said object is supported, horizontally and vertically positionable, and lockable onto the brackets.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein multiple metal brackets and hanger bodies are used to support an object holding device such that an electrical potential may be applied to the brackets for powering a monitoring and alarm device affixed to the object holding device, thereby allowing a wide variety of objects to be supported, positioned, locked, and monitored.