Supports – Mirror or picture type – Suspended
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-14
2001-09-11
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Mirror or picture type
Suspended
C248S475100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06286803
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device to assist in proper picture hanging and more particularly pertains to allowing framed pictures to be hung straight and in a preferred location in an easy manner.
The use of picture hanging devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, picture hanging devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of facilitating the hanging of pictures are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,893,776 to Floyd discloses a picture hanging device comprised of a plunger assembly capable of being depressed to mark a point on a wall. U.S. Pat. No. 5,129,154 to Aydelott discloses a marking device comprised of a rigid handle connected with a pivoting assembly which holds a wall marking element, such as a pin. U.S. Pat. No. 3,516,165 to Pfeffer discloses a picture hanging device comprised of a flat elongated tool with a pointed element affixed to one end. U.S. Pat. No. 5,603,313 to Erickson discloses an object hanging device.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a device to assist in proper picture hanging for allowing framed pictures to be hung straight and in a preferred location in an easy manner.
In this respect, the device to assist in proper picture hanging according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing framed pictures to be hung straight and in a preferred location in an easy manner.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which can be used for allowing framed pictures to be hung straight and in a preferred location in an easy manner. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of picture hanging devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved device to assist in proper picture hanging. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a bracket having a generally inverted J-shaped configuration. The bracket is comprised of an adjustable vertical component and an adjustable horizontal component. The vertical component includes an upper segment and a lower segment slidably coupled together. The horizontal component includes an inner segment and an outer segment slidably coupled together. The outer segment has a free end with a downwardly extending lip. The inner segment is secured to the upper segment in an orthogonal relationship. The vertical component and the horizontal component each have an interior surface coated with a protective coating. The bracket is positionable with respect to the framed picture with the horizontal component spanning the upper edge and the vertical component positioned on the back face. A marking protrusion is secured to the lower segment of the vertical component of the bracket. The marking protrusion includes a padded disk. The padded disk has a pointed member extending outwardly therefrom. A level is secured to the outer segment of the horizontal component of the bracket.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which has all the advantages of the prior art picture hanging devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a device to assist in proper picture hanging economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging for allowing framed pictures to be hung straight and in a preferred location in an easy manner.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved device to assist in proper picture hanging including a bracket having a generally inverted J-shaped configuration. The bracket is comprised of an adjustable vertical component and an adjustable horizontal component. The bracket is positionable with respect to the framed picture with the horizontal component spanning the upper edge and the vertical component positioned on the back face. A marking protrusion is secured to the lower segment of the vertical component of the bracket.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3516165 (1970-06-01), Pfeffer
patent: 4473957 (1984-10-01), Faulkner
patent: 4893776 (1990-01-01), Floyd
patent: 5129154 (1992-07-01), Aydelott
patent: 5605313 (1997-02-01), Erickson
Pellino Cara
Pellino Joseph
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
Ramirez Ramon O.
Wujciak A. Joseph
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