Hanging device

Claim 1

In combination, a foam board and a hanging device, the foam board having upper and lower ends, the hanging device having a body and at least one prong, the prong being inserted into the foam board and being oriented towards the upper end of the board, the body of the hanging device being located outside of the foam board, the body extending generally towards the upper end of the board, wherein the body comprises means for suspending the foam board from a mounting means, wherein at least part of the foam in the foam board is compressed by the prong, and wherein the body of the hanging device includes a plurality of generally triangular indentations, the indentations being spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of generally rectangular recesses, the indentations and recesses being superimposed on each other, wherein the device can be suspended from either a rectangular member or a nail, at the same position on the device, and wherein the recesses are defined, in part, by protrusions, having parallel vertical walls, located between pairs of recesses, and horizontal walls adjoining the upper ends of said vertical walls, said body of the hanging device including two segments, one of the segments being nearer to the prong and being designated as the lower segment, and the other segment being designated as the upper segment, wherein the upper and lower segments form an obtuse angle with respect to each other, and wherein the lower segment is non-parallel with the prong, and forms an acute angle with the prong.