CA1152740A
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CA
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Picture hanging locator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-05-29
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2001-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A B S T R A C T This invention is a device for marking the location upon a wall where a framed picture is to be hung. It consists of a rubber or plastc coated wire, the upper end of which is wound into a short coil, by means of which it is held by in-serting a finger therein. A downward straight shank extending from said coil; and said shank terminating into a hook upon which is hung the frame of a framed picture, during the loca-ting of the said picture upon the wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Nickolay Siniuk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
CA
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:52
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G1/00; A47G1/16; A47G1/20; A47G1/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A device for locating the hanging location of a framed picture, upon a wall, consisting of a short tube for inserting therein a finger, by means of which the said device is held against said wall; a straight longitudinal shank, at-tached to and extending downwardly from said tube, positioned so as to abut the said wall when the said tube is held against said wall, and a hook at the free end of the shank for freely suspending the picture to be hung, by its frame, for the purpose of marking the spot on the wall whereat the means for the perma-nent suspension of the picture is attached to the wall; and a soft wrapping covering the components of the device to prevent said device from marring the wall.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A device for locating the hanging location of a framed picture, upon a wall, consisting of a short tube for inserting therein a finger, by means of which the said device is held against said wall; a straight longitudinal shank, at-tached to and extending downwardly from said tube, positioned so as to abut the said wall when the said tube is held against said wall, and a hook at the free end of the shank for freely suspending the picture to be hung, by its frame, for the purpose of marking the spot on the wall whereat the means for the perma-nent suspension of the picture is attached to the wall; and a soft wrapping covering the components of the device to prevent said device from marring the wall.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for locating the hanging location of a framed picture upon a wall, consisting of a rubber or plastic covered wire which is wound at its top into a shortcoil having an inside diameter to permit the insertion therein of an index finger, by means of which the said device is held against the wall; the wire of said coil continuing and extending downward-ly into a straight shank which abuts the wall when the device is held against said wall; the free end of said shank terminating in a hook, upon which the frame of said picture is freely sus-pended, so that after locating where the picture should be permanently hung, the picture is removed, exposing the hook, the bottom of which is marked upon the wall as the spot where the nail or hanger is attached to the wall.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for locating the hanging location of a framed picture upon a wall, consisting of a rubber or plastic covered wire which is wound at its top into a shortcoil having an inside diameter to permit the insertion therein of an index finger, by means of which the said device is held against the wall; the wire of said coil continuing and extending downward-ly into a straight shank which abuts the wall when the device is held against said wall; the free end of said shank terminating in a hook, upon which the frame of said picture is freely sus-pended, so that after locating where the picture should be permanently hung, the picture is removed, exposing the hook, the bottom of which is marked upon the wall as the spot where the nail or hanger is attached to the wall.
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