Supports – Mirror or picture type – Suspended
Patent
1988-05-20
1989-10-03
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports
Mirror or picture type
Suspended
248497, 248477, 2482161, A47G 116
Patent
active
048711403
ABSTRACT:
A hanging device facilitates the attachment of a foam board, or an equivalent object, to a wall. The hanging device has a body portion and at least one prong. The method of attaching the hanging device to the foam board includes the steps of inserting the prong upwardly into the foam board, and then rotating the body portion, which remains outside the foam board, so that at least part of the foam is compressed by the prong. If the foam board has a paper skin or backing, insertion of the prong creates a slot in the skin, and the slot tends to hold the device in position. The part of the body portion remaining outside the foam board can be suspended from a mounting device, such as a nail or a conventional picture hanger, affixed to a wall. The prong itself can also be bent towards the body portion, to increase the compression of the foam. In an alternative embodiment, the body portion includes a unique sawtooth structure which permits the same hanging device to be suspended from a variety of different items, such as a nail, a screw, or a conventional picture hanger.
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Hoskinson Marlin J.
Lorincz Eugene M.
Samson George W.
Chin-Shue Alvin C.
Eilberg William H.
Moore Push-Pin Company
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