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US5425524A
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Leveling and guiding device for hanging objects
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-04-02
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Granted: 1995-06-20
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Expires: 2013-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A hanging device for wall mountable objects comprising a wall mountable support and an object mountable support wherein the wall mountable support defines a structure with inertial properties for self-leveling and retentive and guidance features and wherein the object mountable support defines a complimentary form sized for receipt into the wall mountable support and wherein engaged the object mountable support is oriented into a horizontal attitude for display of wall mountable objects.
Inventors
- 👤 Sebastian J. Messina, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:16
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G1/00; A47G1/16; A47G1/1606
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A device for hanging wall mountable objects in a self-aligning horizontal attitude comprising: a. A generally planar wall mount member having a back for mounting against a wall, a front, an upper portion, a bottom edge and two sides angled outwardly from top to bottom, said wall mount member further comprising self-aligning means comprising a laterally centered aperture located in the top portion with a fastener therethrough, whereby gravity causes the wall mount member to pivot about said fastener in a pendular motion until said lower edge rests in a horizontal attitude; said side edges further being chamfered inwardly from front to back; and b. a generally planar object mount member with a front for mounting an object and a generally inverted v-shaped interior, said interior being configured to mate with the chamfered side edges of said wall mount member, whereby as said object mount member is lowered onto said wall mount member, the chamfered side edges force the object mount member rearwardly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A device for hanging wall mountable objects in a self-aligning horizontal attitude comprising: a. A generally planar wall mount member having a back for mounting against a wall, a front, an upper portion, a bottom edge and two sides angled outwardly from top to bottom, said wall mount member further comprising self-aligning means comprising a laterally centered aperture located in the top portion with a fastener therethrough, whereby gravity causes the wall mount member to pivot about said fastener in a pendular motion until said lower edge rests in a horizontal attitude; said side edges further being chamfered inwardly from front to back; and b. a generally planar object mount member with a front for mounting an object and a generally inverted v-shaped interior, said interior being configured to mate with the chamfered side edges of said wall mount member, whereby as said object mount member is lowered onto said wall mount member, the chamfered side edges force the object mount member rearwardly.
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