Abstract A self straightening hanger is rectangular in shape with three holes located on the horizontal center line equally spaced. The outboard holes are used to thread the existing wire at the back of the picture through these holes and provide a means of retaining the wire in a desired preadjusted position. The center hole when placed over the nail supports the picture on the wall and provides a pivot allowing the picture to swing freely. Two rollers each with a length of cord attached to one end of each roller are suspended from the outboard holes of the hanger to a point between the wall and the bottom of the picture frame, in order to remove friction between the picture frame and the wall and allow the picture to return to a straight position should the picture be accidently moved.
Inventors
👤 Clifford T. Oldfield
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-08 23:19
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G1/00; A47G1/16; A47G1/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A self straightening picture hanger for mounting a picture on a wall, said hanger comprising a generally rectangular plate, said plate having three horizontally spaced apertures, the center of said apertures being on the horizontal center line of said plate, a wire secured at opposite ends to a picture frame and threaded through the outboard apertures, said apertures serving to retain said wire in a desired, pre-adjusted position, the center aperture adapted to be placed over the head of a nail and serve as a pivot point, a pair of cords threaded through the outboard apertures, one end of each cord depending from a respective aperture and a roller attached to each depending end, said rollers adapted to be interposed between the picture frame and the wall whereby the frame may roll on the rollers which, in turn, roll on the wall and allow the picture to return to a straight position, if disturbed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A self straightening picture hanger for mounting a picture on a wall, said hanger comprising a generally rectangular plate, said plate having three horizontally spaced apertures, the center of said apertures being on the horizontal center line of said plate, a wire secured at opposite ends to a picture frame and threaded through the outboard apertures, said apertures serving to retain said wire in a desired, pre-adjusted position, the center aperture adapted to be placed over the head of a nail and serve as a pivot point, a pair of cords threaded through the outboard apertures, one end of each cord depending from a respective aperture and a roller attached to each depending end, said rollers adapted to be interposed between the picture frame and the wall whereby the frame may roll on the rollers which, in turn, roll on the wall and allow the picture to return to a straight position, if disturbed.