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US5758858A
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Paralleling device and method of using
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-03-15
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Granted: 1998-06-02
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Expires: 2016-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A paralleling device comprises a thin sheet of material which is adapted to support a bubble level and be removably attached to a hanging wall article. The paralleling device can be used to parallel a wall article to be hung with the surface of an adjacent piece of furniture.
Inventors
- 👤 Renny H. Barnes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G1/00; A47G1/16; A47G1/20; A47G1/205; G; G01; G01C; G01C9/00; G01C9/18; G01C9/24; G01C9/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A paralleling system comprising: a) a bubble level; b) means for supporting said bubble level; means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination, the paralleling system further comprising the frame surrounding the wall article, wherein the removably inserting means device wedged between the wall article and the frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A paralleling system comprising: a) a bubble level; b) means for supporting said bubble level; means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination, the paralleling system further comprising the frame surrounding the wall article, wherein the removably inserting means device wedged between the wall article and the frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The paralleling system of claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a sheet material with a cut out portion along an edge thereof, the cut out portion separating a pair of tabs, each tab sized to fit within a recess at each end of the bubble level so that the bubble level is positioned between the tabs and in the cut out portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The paralleling system of claim 1, wherein the removable inserting means comprises a sheet material sized in thickness to be able to be inserted between the wall article frame and the portion of one of the wall article and the covering of the wall article.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The paralleling device of claim 1, wherein the sheet material is hour glass in shape with a top and bottom, the cut out portion being formed in the bottom of the hour glass shape.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
236 words
A method of paralleling a wall article to a surface of a piece of furniture comprising the steps of: a) providing a wall article and a piece of furniture; b) providing a paralleling device comprising: i) a bubble level; ii) means for supporting said bubble level; iii) means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination; c) inserting said paralleling device between said wall article frame and a portion of one of the wall article or the transparent material covering said wall article; d) placing said wall article on the surface of the piece of furniture and adjusting said paralleling device so that the bubble thereof is in a free floating stationary state; and e) attaching the wall article to a wall surface with the bubble in the free floating stationary state so that the wall article is parallel to the surface of the piece of furniture.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
236 words
A method of paralleling a wall article to a surface of a piece of furniture comprising the steps of: a) providing a wall article and a piece of furniture; b) providing a paralleling device comprising: i) a bubble level; ii) means for supporting said bubble level; iii) means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination; c) inserting said paralleling device between said wall article frame and a portion of one of the wall article or the transparent material covering said wall article; d) placing said wall article on the surface of the piece of furniture and adjusting said paralleling device so that the bubble thereof is in a free floating stationary state; and e) attaching the wall article to a wall surface with the bubble in the free floating stationary state so that the wall article is parallel to the surface of the piece of furniture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the bubble level has a pair of sight lines and the adjusting step further comprises positioning the bubble between the sight lines to determine the free floating stationary state.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of providing the paralleling device further comprises a sheet material with a cut out portion along an edge thereof, the cut out portion separating a pair of tabs, each tab sized to fit within a recess at each end of the bubble level so that the bubble level is positioned between the tabs and in the cut out portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of providing the paralleling device further comprises a sheet material sized in thickness to be able to be inserted between the wall article frame and the portion of one of the wall article and the covering of the wall article.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of providing the paralleling device further comprises providing the sheet material in hour glass shape with a top and a bottom, the cut out portion being formed in the bottom of the hour glass shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
159 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said wall article is attached to the wall surface using a wall article hanging device comprising: a) an elongated plate having an uppermost and a lower edge; b) means for rigidly and flushly attaching said elongated plate to a rear surface of said article; and c) at least a pair of spaced first prongs integrally formed at opposite ends of the elongated plate and extending outwardly from said elongated plate, each said first prong having an upper and a lower planar face, said upper and lower planar faces decreasing in width from said elongated plate to a terminating tip, said tip being angled downwardly towards said lower edge such that each said lower planar face forms an acute angle with respect to a transverse section of said elongated plate, said first prongs in opposing relationship with said means for rigid and flush attachment and designed for penetration of and attachment to said wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
216 words
A paralleling device comprising: a) a bubble level; b) means for supporting said bubble level; c) means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination, the means for inserting and adjusting further comprising a flexible sheet material, the flexible sheet material having exposed front and back surfaces, the exposed front and back surfaces forming a single edge sized in thickness to be inserted between the wall article frame and one of the transparent covering or the wall article to permit adjusting of the bubble level for said paralleling, wherein the sheet material having a cutout receiving the bubble, the cutout including a pair of opposing tabs, each tab sized to engage a recess in an end of the bubble level, the tabs holding the bubble in place.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
216 words
A paralleling device comprising: a) a bubble level; b) means for supporting said bubble level; c) means for removably inserting said supporting means between a frame surrounding a wall article and a portion of one of the wall article surrounded by the frame and a transparent material covering said wall article and for adjusting the bubble of the bubble level to a free floating stationary state which corresponds to a horizontal inclination of a surface of a piece of furniture so that the wall article frame can be paralleled to said surface by mounting the wall article frame on a wall surface above said surface of said piece of furniture at said horizontal inclination, the means for inserting and adjusting further comprising a flexible sheet material, the flexible sheet material having exposed front and back surfaces, the exposed front and back surfaces forming a single edge sized in thickness to be inserted between the wall article frame and one of the transparent covering or the wall article to permit adjusting of the bubble level for said paralleling, wherein the sheet material having a cutout receiving the bubble, the cutout including a pair of opposing tabs, each tab sized to engage a recess in an end of the bubble level, the tabs holding the bubble in place.
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