Wall hanging bracket

• US 9,839,307 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2015
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Under The Roof Decorating Inc.
• Original Assignee: Under The Roof Decorating Inc.
• Inventors: Krake, Kelly R., Tousignant, Liette, Kurtz, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Anita M
• Application Number:
  US14/842,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20170055728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/06 Picture frames making from paper B31D
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/16 Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1606 comprising a wall member cooperating with a corresponding picture member
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/162 Picture members for connection to a conventional wall hook or nail
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/22 Pin plates

Abstract

A bracket for hanging a picture frame on a supporting structure. The bracket is a one-piece member formed of plastic having a pair of legs projecting perpendicularly from a bottom surface of a base and extending at right angles with respect to each other. The legs are spaced from a peripheral edge of the base forming a V-shaped planar portion between the edge and legs. A reinforcing member extends between the pair of legs and an attachment pin mounted in the reinforcing member extends outwardly beyond a top surface of the base. A pair of securement pins in the frame legs are driven into the frame to secure the bracket in a right angle corner of the frame. A pair of attachment pins is pressed into the supporting structure to suspend the frame therefrom after two of the brackets are secured in upper right hand corners of the frame.

Claims

1. In combination, a rectangular frame and a pair of spaced corner brackets for hanging said frame on a support structure:

said frame having at least a top frame member and two side frame members forming at least two right angled corners, each of said frame members having a front surface, a rear surface and opposed inner and outer side surfaces; and

a sheet of material extending across the front surfaces of the frame members;

each of said brackets comprising a base having spaced first and second surface terminating in an outer edge, a pair of spaced legs extending perpendicularly from the second surface of the base and forming a right angle therebetween, a reinforcing member extending between the pair of legs, the pair of legs and the reinforcing member having a height equal to or less than the length of the side surfaces of the frame members, at least one of said legs being spaced from the outer edge of the base forming a planar shelf on the second surface of the base and engageable with the top frame member to support the frame thereon, with the other of said legs engageable with a respective side frame member to position each of said brackets in one of the right angle corners;

at least one fastener extending from the second surface of the base and engageable with one of the rear surfaces of the frame members to secure the bracket on the frame; and

an attachment pin extending outwardly from the first surface of the base for attaching the frame to the support structure.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 wherein four frame members form the rectangular frame;

and in which the sheet of material is canvas art.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 wherein each of the brackets is a one-piece member formed of a plastic material.

4. In combination, a rectangular frame and a pair of spaced corner brackets for hanging said frame on a support structure;

said frame having at least a top frame member and two side frame members forming at least two right angled corners, each of said frame members having a front surface, a rear surface and opposed inner and outer side surfaces; and

a sheet of material extending across the front surfaces of the frame members;

each of said brackets comprising a base having spaced first and second surfaces terminating in an outer edge, a pair of spaced legs extending perpendicularly from the second surface of the base and forming a right angle therebetween, a reinforcing member extending between the pair of legs, at least one of said legs being spaced from the outer edge of the base forming a planar shelf on the second surface of the base and engageable with the top frame member to support the frame thereon, with the other of said legs engageable with a respective side frame member to position each of said brackets in one of the right angle corners;

at least one fastener extending from the second surface of the base and engageable with one of the rear surfaces of the frame members to secure the bracket on the frame; and

an attachment pin extending outwardly from the first surface of the base for attaching the frame to the support structure, the attachment pin having a pointed first end for insertion into the support structure and a second end embedded in the reinforcing member.

5. A method of installing a pair of brackets on a rectangular frame with a plurality of right angle corners for hanging the frame on a support structure, including the steps of:

providing a bracket having a base formed with a pair of right angle leg members terminating in a right angle corner and a fastener adjacent an end of each of said leg members and an attachment pin extending from the base between the pair of leg members;

placing two of the brackets on the frame, one bracket on each of a pair of frame members forming one of the right angle corners;

pressing the right angled corner of each of the brakcets into a respective one of the right angle corners of the frame;

pressing the fasteners into the frame to secure the two brackets on the frame;

snap-fitting a shaft containing the attachment pin into an opening formed in the base; and

pressing the attachtment pin of each bracket into a support structure to suspend the frame on the support structure free of any additional supporting hardware.

6. The method defined in claim 5 including the step of forming the bracket as a one-piece member of molded plastic.