Apparatus for displaying more than one object

• US 7,448,582 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Jackson
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Jackson
• Inventors: Jackson, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, TAN
• Application Number:
  US11/121,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20050236537A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• Field of Search: 248/304, 248/303, 248/322, 248/339, 248/311.2, 248/309.1, 248/205.3, 248/215, 248/231.8, 211/13.1, 211/117, 211/118
• US Class Current: 248/215
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0838 Rails or bars; Article supports therefor, e.g. brackets being slidably attached on the outside thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 33/10 Fastening devices or clamps for Christmas tree decorations
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 11/18 Balustrades; Handrails guard-rails on ships B63B; for bridges E01D19/10; for roads E01F13/00, E01F15/00; fences E04H17/00 ; safety measures for persons during the construction of buildings E04G21/32
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/18 Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure

Abstract

An apparatus capable of supporting more than one article is provided. The apparatus contains a flat panel that extends in a first plane, and a first region connected at a first end of the first region to the flat panel, wherein the first region extends in a second plane, and wherein the first plane is substantially perpendicular to the second plane. An eyelet is connected to a first surface of the first region, the eyelet being enclosed by a top portion of the eyelet, a bottom portion of the eyelet, a front portion of the eyelet, and a back portion of the eyelet. A body portion is connected to a second end of the first region, the body portion extending away from the flat panel. The apparatus also contains a hook portion that is connected to the body portion.

Claims

1. An apparatus capable of supporting more than one article, the apparatus comprising:

a flat panel which extends in a first plane comprising means for affixing the apparatus to a planar surface of a substrate;

a first region connected at a first end of the first region to the flat panel, wherein the first region extends in a second plane, and wherein the first plane is substantially perpendicular to the second plane;

an eyelet connected to a first surface of the first region, the eyelet being enclosed by a top portion of the eyelet, a bottom portion of the eyelet, a front portion of the eyelet, and a back portion of the eyelet;

a body portion connected to a second end of the first region, the body portion extending away from the flat panel; and

a hook portion, connected to the body portion,

wherein the eyelet is also connected to the flat panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a mechanical structure located at a first end of the hook portion, wherein the first end of the hook portion is located opposite a second end of the hook portion, the second end of the hook portion being connected to the body portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first region is further defined by a front surface and a back surface, the eyelet extending from the front surface in a direction away from the front surface.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the flat panel extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction that the eyelet extends from the front surface of the first region.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the flat panel extends in a direction substantially parallel to the direction that the eyelet extends from the front surface of the first region.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion extends in a third plane, and wherein the second plane meets the third plane at less than 180 degrees.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion extends in a third plane, and wherein the second plane meets the third plane at 180 degrees.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion extends in a third plane, and wherein the second plane meets the third plane at more than 180 degrees.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is fabricated from a material permitting flexion to let a force change an original shape of the apparatus and to let the apparatus return to the original shape of the apparatus when the force is removed.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a top portion of the flat panel contains an adhesive thereon.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat panel contains holes therein, for allowing a securing device to fit there through.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hook portion comprises the shape of a “

U.”

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hook portion is in the shape of a “

J.”

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hook portion is in the shape of an “

L.”

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for affixing are taken from the group including adhesive and fastening hardware.

16. An apparatus capable of supporting more than one article, the apparatus comprising:

means for affixing the apparatus to a horizontal planar underside surface of a substrate located above the apparatus;

a first region connected at a first end of the means for affixing;

an eyelet connected to a first surface of the first region, the eyelet being enclosed by a top portion of the eyelet, a bottom portion of the eyelet, a front portion of the eyelet, and a back portion of the eyelet, the eyelet being capable of supporting a first article therein;

a body portion connected to a second end of the first region, the body portion extending away from the means for affixing; and

means for supporting a second article, wherein the means for supporting the second article is connected to the body portion,

wherein the eyelet is also connected to the flat panel.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is fabricated from a material permitting flexion to let a force change an original shape of the apparatus and to let the apparatus return to the original shape of the apparatus when the force is removed.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said means for affixing are taken from the group including adhesive and fastening hardware.