Patent ID: 7216841
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A fastening device for hanging a picture or other wall object on a wall, said device including: a removal leveling device comprising a bubble level; a soft and pliable carrier fabricated from a clear, flexible and non-resilient plastic material so as to permit a user to visually observe any imperfections in wall and permit the carrier to conform to the wall and any imperfections therein, said carrier also including a v-shaped alignment groove at each end thereof to facilitate proper alignment of the carrier on the wall and a depression therein having a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of said removable leveling device so as to permit said leveling device to be snapped into and out of said depression so as to releasably secure said leveling device within said carrier; at least two mounting hooks in parallel alignment secured to said carrier by an adhesive for engaging wire mounting means on the back of said picture or wall object; and affixation means for affixing said carrier to the wall, said affixation means comprising at least one nail which can be driven through said at least one mounting hooks and said carrier.