Patent ID: 6286803
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
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, wherein the framed pictures including an upper edge, a front face, and a back face, the back face having hanging hooks disposed thereon, the device comprising, in combination:a bracket having a generally inverted J-shaped configuration, the bracket being comprised of an adjustable vertical component and an adjustable horizontal component, the vertical component including an upper segment and a lower segment slidably coupled together, the horizontal component including an inner segment and an outer segment slidably coupled together, the outer segment having a free end with a downwardly extending lip, the inner segment being secured to the upper segment in an orthogonal relationship, the vertical component and the horizontal component each having an interior surface coated with a protective coating, the bracket being 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 secured to the lower segment of the vertical component of the bracket, the marking protrusion including a padded disk, the padded disk having a pointed member extending outwardly therefrom; anda level secured to the outer segment of the horizontal component of the bracket.