Patent ID: 6042078
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A hanger for mounting an object to a wall while mimimizing damage thereto, the hanger having:a generally planar first side for interfacing with a wall;a second side generally opposed to the first side;a top edge and a bottom;a plurality of narrow bores disposed adjacent the top edge, the bores extending from the second side to the first side and angling away from the top edge at an angle in a range of 20 to 30 degrees from a normal to the first side of the base, wherein each bore is dimensioned to permit a pleating pin to pass therethrough; andmeans for supporting an object, the supporting means protruding from the second side and positioned a first distance from the top edge and a second distance greater than the first distance from the bottom, such a positioning serving in use to translate a portion of a gravitational force exerted by the supported object into a force directed into the wall, thereby relieving a stress on pins inserted through the bores into the wall.