Interlocking hanging system

Claim 2

An interlocking hanging system for attachment to a supporting structure, said hanging system comprising, in a. a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket comprising: i. attachment means for securing said mounting bracket to said supporting structure; ii. a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, iii. a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; b. a support panel, said support panel comprising: i. a vertical panel member, said vertical panel member comprising at least one attachment receptacle, each said attachment receptacle comprising: (a) a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, (b) a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; and, ii. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said mounting bracket and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket; and, c. at least one article holder, each said article holder having an arcuate hook member extending upwardly for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said at least one attachment receptacle and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said at least one attachment receptacle.

Claim 3

The hanging system as recited in claim 1 in which said vertical panel member comprises a plurality of said attachment receptacles, and in which said hanging system comprises a plurality of said article holders.

Claim 4

The hanging system as recited in claim 2 in which one of said article holders additionally comprises a rear side and an outwardly extending hanging member for receipt of an article.

Claim 5

The hanging system as recited in claim 2 in which one of said article holders additionally comprises a rear side, a front side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom for receipt of an article.

Claim 6

The hanging system as recited in claim 4 in which the widths of said bottom and said front and rear sides are less than the width of said vertical panel member.

Claim 7

The hanging system as recited in claim 3 or claim 4 in which each said article holder additionally comprises means for removably securing the rear side of each said article holder to said support panel.

Claim 8

The hanging system as recited in claim 2 in which one of said article holders additionally comprises a rear side, a front side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom for receipt of a first article; and in which another of said article holders additionally comprises a rear side and an outwardly extending hanging member for receipt of a second article.

Claim 9

The hanging system as recited in claim 1 in which said support panel additionally comprises a support brace for spacing said support panel a certain distance from said supporting structure.

Claim 10

The hanging system as recited in claim 1 in which said mounting bracket additionally comprises a shoulder for resting contact with said vertical panel member when said arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member is in interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket.

Claim 11

The hanging system as recited in claim 1 in which said hanging system additionally comprises an extension panel, said extension panel comprising: a. a vertical panel member, said vertical panel member comprising at least one attachment receptacle, each said attachment receptacle comprising: i. a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, ii. a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; and, b. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of one said attachment receptacle of said vertical panel member of said support panel and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said one said attachment receptacle of said vertical panel member of said support panel.

Claim 12

An interlocking hanging system for attachment to a supporting structure, said hanging system comprising, in combination: a. a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket comprising i. attachment means for securing said mounting bracket to said supporting structure; ii. a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, iii. a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; b. a support panel, said support panel comprising: i. a vertical panel member, said vertical panel member comprising a plurality of attachment receptacles, each said attachment receptacle comprising: (a) a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, (b) a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; ii. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said mounting bracket and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket; and, iii. a support brace for spacing said support panel a certain distance from said supporting structure; and, c. a plurality of article holders, each said article holder comprising: i. a rear side; ii. means for removably securing the rear side of each said article holder to said support panel; and, iii. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said at least one attachment receptacle and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said at least one attachment receptacle at a selected position along said substantially horizontal channel of said at least one attachment receptacle; in which one of said article holders additionally comprises a front side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom for receipt of a first article; and in which another of said article holders additionally comprises an outwardly extending member for receipt of a second article; further in which said mounting bracket additionally comprises a shoulder for resting contact with said vertical panel member when said arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member is in interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket.

Claim 13

An interlocking hanging system for attachment to a supporting structure, said hanging system comprising, in combination: a. a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket comprising i. attachment means for securing said mounting bracket to said supporting structure; ii. a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, iii. a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; b. a support panel, said support panel comprising: i. a vertical panel member, said vertical panel member comprising a plurality of attachment receptacles, each said attachment receptacle comprising: (a) a transverse lateral arcuate surface forming a substantially horizontal channel; and, (b) a lip member extending downwardly and inwardly into the substantially horizontal channel; ii. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said mounting bracket and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket; and, iii. a support brace for spacing said support panel a certain distance from said supporting structure; and, c. a plurality of article holders, each said article holder comprising: i. a rear side; ii. means for removably securing the rear side of each said article holder to said support panel; and, iii. an arcuate hook member extending upwardly for mating insertion into the substantially horizontal channel of said at least one attachment receptacle and for interlocking engagement with the lip member of said at least one attachment receptacle at a selected position along said substantially horizontal channel of said at least one attachment receptacle; in which one of said article holders additionally comprises a front side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom for receipt of a first article; and in which another of said article holders additionally comprises an outwardly extending member for receipt of a second article; further in which said mounting bracket additionally comprises a shoulder for resting contact with said vertical panel member when said arcuate hook member extending upwardly from said vertical panel member is in interlocking engagement with the lip member of said mounting bracket.

Claim 14

The hanging system as recited in claim 1 or claim 11 in which said mounting bracket additionally comprises a recessed channel for receipt of a light.

Claim 15

The hanging system as recited in claims 1, 7, or 11, in which at least one said transverse arcuate surface forming its associated said substantially horizontal channel is defined by a larger outer radius rotating about a first point, and in which the lip member associated with each said associated substantially horizontal channel comprises a convex arcuate surface defined by an inner radius rotating about a second point, said second point being offset from the first point and chosen so that a cavity, defined by said transverse arcuate surface and said convex arcuate surface, varies in width from a narrower first width at an inner extreme region of the cavity to a wider second width away from said inner extreme region, said narrower first width being substantially the same as, and not smaller than, the thickness of a portion of the associated arcuate hook member which is for mating insertion into said substantially horizontal channel, said thickness of said portion of said associated arcuate hook member being defined by a larger first radius and a smaller second radius, said larger first and smaller second radii being concentric, said larger first radius being substantially the same as, and not larger than, said large outer radius defining said associated substantially horizontal channel.