Adjustable wall hanger assembly

• US 7,677,521 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2007
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cory D. Price
• Original Assignee: Cory D. Price
• Inventors: Price, Cory D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shriver, II; J. Allen
• Assistant Examiner(s): SMITH, ERIN W
• Application Number:
  US11/732,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20070187566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 248/477, 248/475.1, 248/476, 248/466, 248/488, 248/490, 248/495, 248/496
• US Class Current: 248/475.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1613 and being adjustable

Abstract

An adjustable hanger assembly comprises a hanger, a hanger mount, and a bracket assembly. The hanger comprises a first set of serrations, a center slot, and a hanger tab. The hanger mount comprises a second set of serrations, and a mount aperture. The hanger mount aperture is positioned in coplanar alignment with the center slot axis. The hanger and the hanger mount are assembled together by meshing the serrations in the first and second sets of serrations in a pre-selected position to accommodate users'"'"' positioning requirements. A mounting fastener extends through the hanger and the hanger mount for clamping the abutting assembly together and mounting the same to a wall. The hanger assembly is laterally positionable within, and snap-fittable to, the bracket assembly. Together the hanger assembly and the bracket assembly enable the user to adjust the target wall-hanging in two-dimensional space.

Claims

1. A wall-hanging system, the wall-hanging system for hanging a wall-hanging and for enabling two-dimensional adjustment of the wall-hanging, the wall-hanging system comprising, in combination:

a hanger assembly, the hanger assembly comprising a hanger, a hanger mount, and means for fastening the hanger assembly to a wall, the hanger comprising a first main hanger body, the first main hanger body comprising a back side, a center slot, a hanger tab, and a snap bar, the back side comprising a first set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another, the hanger mount comprising a second main mount body, the second main mount body comprising a front side and a center mount hole, the front side comprising a second set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another and being sized, shaped, and positioned in confronting relation to said first set of serrations, the center mount hole confronting the center slot, the hanger tab being positioned for supporting an object hung on the hanger tab, the hanger tab being fixedly connected to said first main hanger body overlying said center slot with a free end of said hanger tab extending upwardly, the snap bar being formed in underlying relation to the center slot for snap-fitting the hanger to hanger-receiving structure, the first main hanger body being vertically adjustable relative to said second main mount body to assist in adjusting the first and second sets of serrations when being disengaged and re-engaged in different positions with relation to one another, the hanger and hanger mount being assembled together by meshing said first and second sets of serrations in a pre-selected position to accommodate users'"'"' positioning requirements while maintaining the center slot and the center mount hole in coplanar alignment, and

a clip bracket, the clip bracket comprising a main bracket body, a hanger packet, a flexible snap arm, a bracket width, and means for fastening the clip bracket to a target wall-hanging and for forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the hanger pocket for receiving the hanger tab, the flexible snap arm for cooperably engaging the snap bar and for snap-fitting the hanger to the clip bracket, the bracketed wall-hanging thus being snap-fittable to the hanger assembly, the bracket width being dimensioned for enabling horizontal adjustment of the hanger assembly relative to the main bracket body.

2. The wall-hanging system of claim 1 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are finely adjustable down to 1/32 of an inch.

3. The wall-hanging system of claim 1 wherein the first main hanger body is dish-shaped and has an annular rim hanger section surrounding said center slot in a bottom section of the first main hanger body, the annular rim hanger section for hollow-concealing the means for fastening the hanger assembly to the wall.

4. The wall-hanging system of claim 1 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are of identical size and shape and are arranged in rows leaving channels between the serrations which are open at opposite ends and with the channels being of similar shape to said serrations for receipt of a serration in an opposing set of serrations in nested engagement therewith, certain of the second set of serrations being visible from a front side of the wall-hanging assembly when viewed through said center slot.

5. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 1 wherein the hanger pocket comprises capped ends, the capped ends for preventing the hanger assembly from becoming disengaged from the clip bracket during horizontal adjustment.

6. A wall-hanging assembly, the wall-hanging assembly for hanging a wall-hanging and for enabling adjustment of the wall-hanging, the wall-hanging assembly comprising:

a hanger assembly, the hanger assembly comprising a hanger and a hanger mount, the hanger comprising a first main hanger body, the first main hanger body comprising a back side, a center slot, and a hanger tab, the back side comprising a first set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another, the hanger mount comprising a second main mount body, the second main mount body comprising a front side and a center mount hole, the front side comprising a second set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another and being sized, shaped, and positioned in confronting relation to said first set of serrations, the center mount hole confronting the center slot, the hanger tab being positioned for supporting an object hung on the hanger tab, the hanger tab being fixedly connected to said first main hanger body overlying said center slot with a free end of said hanger tab extending upwardly, the first main hanger body being vertically adjustable relative to said second main mount body to assist in adjusting the first and second sets of serrations when being disengaged and re-engaged in different positions with relation to one another, the hanger and hanger mount being assembled together by meshing said first and second sets of serrations in a pre-selected position to accommodate users'"'"' positioning requirements while maintaining the center slot and the center mount hole in coplanar alignment, and

a mounting fastener, the mounting fastener extending through said center slot and said center mount hole retaining the hanger and the hanger mount together in superimposed lapped retained assembly in the pre-selected position, the mounting fastener underlying the hanger tab for easy access when being extended through said center slot and said center mount hole.

7. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 6 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are finely adjustable down to 1/32 of an inch.

8. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 6 wherein the first main hanger body is dish-shaped and has an annular rim hanger section surrounding said center slot in a bottom section of the first main hanger body, the mounting fastener having a fastener head housed inside said annular rim hanger section when the mounting fastener head rests on an upper hanger section with the mounting fastener then being extended through center slot and said center mount hole.

9. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 6 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are of identical size and shape and are arranged in rows leaving channels between the serrations which are open at opposite ends and with the channels being of similar shape to said serrations for receipt of a serration in an opposing set of serrations in nested engagement therewith, certain of the second set of serrations being visible from a front side of the wall-hanging assembly when viewed through said center slot.

10. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 6 wherein the first main hanger body comprises a snap bar, the snap bar being formed in underlying relation to the center slot for snap-fitting the hanger to hanger-receiving structure.

11. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 10 comprising, in combination, a clip bracket, the clip bracket comprising a main bracket body, a hanger pocket, a flexible snap arm, and means for fastening the clip bracket to a target wall-hanging said means for forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the hanger pocket for receiving the hanger tab, the flexible snap arm for cooperably engaging the snap bar and for snap-fitting the hanger to the clip bracket, the bracketed wall-hanging thus being snap-fittable to the hanger assembly.

12. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 11 wherein the main bracket body comprises a bracket width, the bracket width for enabling horizontal adjustment of the hanger assembly relative to the main bracket body.

13. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 12 wherein the hanger pocket comprises capped ends, the capped ends for preventing the hanger assembly from becoming disengaged from the clip bracket during horizontal adjustment.

14. A wall-hanging assembly, the wall-hanging assembly for hanging a wall-hanging and for enabling adjustment of the wall-hanging, the wall-hanging assembly comprising:

a hanger assembly, the hanger assembly comprising a hanger and a hanger mount, the hanger comprising a first main hanger body, the first main hanger body is dish-shaped and comprises a back side, a center slot, an annular rim hanger section, and a hanger tab, the back side comprising a first set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another, the annular rim surrounding the center slot in an upper section of the first main hanger body and comprising an upper rim section and a lower rim section, the hanger tab being integrally formed with the upper rim section, the hanger mount comprising a second main mount body, the second main mount body comprising a front side and a center mount hole, the front side comprising a second set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another and being sized, shaped, and positioned in confronting relation to said first set of serrations, the center mount hole confronting the center slot, the hanger tab being positioned for supporting an object hung on the hanger tab, the hanger tab being fixedly connected to said first main hanger body overlying said center slot with a free end of said hanger tab extending upwardly, the first main hanger body being vertically adjustable relative to said second main mount body to assist in adjusting the first and second sets of serrations when being disengaged and re-engaged in different positions with relation to one another, the hanger and hanger mount being assembled together by meshing said first and second sets of serrations in a pre-selected position to accommodate users'"'"' positioning requirements while maintaining the center slot and the center mount hole in coplanar alignment, and

a mounting fastener, the mounting fastener comprising a fastener head, the mounting fastener extending through said center slot and said center mount hole retaining the hanger and the hanger mount together in superimposed lapped retained assembly in the pre-selected position, the mounting fastener underlying the hanger tab for easy access when being extended through said center slot and said center mount hole, the fastener head being housed inside said annular rim hanger section when the fastener head rests on an upper hanger section with the mounting fastener then being extended through center slot and said center mount hole.

15. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 14 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are finely adjustable down to 1/32 of an inch.

16. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 14 wherein the first and second sets of serrations are of identical size and shape, and are ranged in rows leaving channels between the serrations which are open at opposite ends and with the channels being of similar shape to said serrations for receipt of a serration in an opposing set of serrations in nested engagement therewith, certain of the second set of serrations being visible from a front side of the wall-hanging assembly when viewed through said center slot.

17. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 14 wherein the first main hanger body comprises a snap bar, the snap bar being formed in underlying relation to the center slot for snap-fitting the hanger to hanger-receiving structure.

18. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 17 comprising, in combination, a clip bracket, the clip bracket comprising a main bracket body, a hanger pocket, a flexible snap arm, and means for fastening the clip bracket to a target wall-hanging, said means for forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the hanger pocket for receiving the hanger tab, the flexible snap arm for cooperably engaging the snap bar and for snap-fitting the hanger to the clip bracket, the bracketed wall-hanging thus being snap-fittable to the hanger assembly.

19. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 18 wherein the main bracket body comprises a bracket width, the bracket width for enabling horizontal adjustment of the hanger assembly relative to the main bracket body.

20. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 19 wherein the hanger pocket comprises capped ends, the capped ends for preventing the hanger assembly from becoming disengaged from the clip bracket during horizontal adjustment.

21. An adjuster assembly for enabling adjustment of a wall-hanging, said adjuster assembly comprising a dish-shaped hanger, a hanger mount, and fastening means for fastening the hanger and hanger mount to a wall, the dish-shaped hanger and the hanger mount having confronting sets of serrations sized and shaped for locking engagement together in variable adjustable positions so that the dish-shaped hanger and the hanger mount can be moved longitudinally relative to one another for fine vertical adjustment of the dish-shaped hanger and the hanger mount relative to one another, the dish-shaped hanger having an elongated center slot therein and with the fastening means being engageable through the slot and through a center mount hole provided in said hanger mount, the dish-shaped hanger having a hanger tab integrally formed with an upper section of the dish-shaped hanger, wherein the dish-shaped hanger defines a dished area encompassing the elongated center slot and the fastening means, the fastening means being lodged in the dished area.

22. The adjuster assembly of claim 21 comprising, in combination, a clip bracket, the clip bracket comprising a main bracket body, a hanger pocket, and means for fastening the clip bracket to a target wall-hanging, said means for forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the hanger pocket for receiving the hanger tab, the bracketed wall hanging being snap-fittable to said adjuster assembly.

23. The adjuster assembly of claim 22 wherein the main bracket body comprises a bracket width, the bracket width for enabling horizontal adjustment of the adjuster assembly relative to the main bracket body.

24. The wall-hanging assembly of claim 23 wherein the hanger pocket comprises capped ends, the capped ends for preventing the adjuster assembly from becoming disengaged from the clip bracket during horizontal adjustment.

25. An adjuster assembly for enabling adjustment of a wall-hanging, the adjuster assembly comprising a hanger, a hanger mount and fastening means for fastening the hanger and hanger mount to a wall, the hanger and the hanger mount having confronting sets of serrations sized and shaped for locking engagement together in vertically adjustable positions, the hanger comprising a raised annular rim opposite said serrations, an elongated slot, and a hanger tab, the hanger mount comprising a mount aperture, the elongated slot and mount aperture for receiving said fastening means, the annular rim for hollow-concealing said fastening means, the hanger tab being integrally formed with an upper rim section of the raised annular rim and extending upwardly for providing ston structure engageable with a wall hanging, the stop structure for retaining the wall hanging when engaged therewith.

26. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the hanger tab is cooperable with a bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket body, a hanger pocket, and means for fastening the bracket body to a target wall-hanging and thus for forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the hanger pocket for slidably and laterally receiving the hanger tab for enabling horizontal adjustment, the bracketed wall-hanging thus being horizontally adjustable and snap-fittable to the adjuster assembly.

27. The adjuster assembly of claim 25 comprising, in combination, a bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket body and means for fastening the bracket assembly to a target wall-hanging and forming a bracketed wall-hanging, the bracketed wall-hanging being snap-fittable to the adjuster assembly.

28. The adjuster assembly of claim 27 wherein the bracket body comprises a bracket width, the bracket width for enabling horizontal adjustment of the adjuster assembly relative to the bracket body.

29. An adjustable wall-hanging assembly, the wall-hanging assembly comprising, in combination:

a hanger assembly and a wall-hanging, the hanger assembly comprising a hanger, a hanger mount, and fastening means for fastening the hanger and hanger mount to a wall, the hanger and the hanger mount having confronting sets of serrations sized and shaped for locking engagement together in vertically adjustable positions, the hanger comprising a raised annular rim opposite said serrations, an elongated slot, and a hanger tab, the hanger mount comprising a mount aperture, the elongated slot and mount aperture for receiving said fastening means, the annular rim for hollow-concealing said fastening means, the wall-hanging comprising posterior, integrally formed structure for engaging the hanger assembly, the fastening means for mounting the hanger assembly to a wall, the integrally formed structure for mounting the wall-hanging to the hanger assembly, the hanger tab being integrally formed with an upper rim section of the raised annular rim and extending upwardly for providing stop structure engageable with a wall hanging, the stop structure for retaining the wall hanging when engaged therewith.