Patent ID: 8720156
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: E04F,F16B

Abstract:
1. A panel hanger for flush mounting a wall panel to drywall, said panel hanger comprising: a cylindrical mounting body adapted for being inserted into a complementary opening in the drywall; a flat front surface disposed at a first distal end of said mounting body and including a flange extending beyond a diameter of said mounting body, wherein said flange engages an exterior surface of the drywall so that said front surface is disposed generally flush with said exterior surface of the drywall when mounted; a control channel extending through said mounting body along a longitudinal axis from said front surface at said first distal end to a rear surface at an opposite second distal end of said mounting body; a control member rotatably carried in said control channel and extending outward from said rear surface; a clamp arm rotatably carried by said control member adjacent said rear surface, wherein rotation of said control member draws said clamp arm toward said rear surface and rotates said clamp arm from a storage position carried within the diameter of said mounting body to a clamping position extending beyond the diameter of said mounting body so that said clamp arm engages said drywall as said clamp arm is directed toward said rear surface; a hanger slot disposed in said front surface for receiving a hanger member carrying the wall panel; and, a generally U-shaped slot flange disposed within a portion of said hanger slot and defining a narrowed hanger channel receiving and securing said hanger member in said hanger slot.