Patent ID: 6880795
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A picture hanger comprising: a) a U-shaped support element which is attached to a support structure, such as a wall, in use, said U-shaped support element having b) an adjusting element movably mounted in the first and second adjusting element supports, said adjusting element having c) said adjusting element being movably mounted on said U-shaped support element to rotate about the longitudinal axis of said adjusting element under influence of a screw driver accommodated in either the first screw-driver accommodating head or the second screw-driver accommodating head; d) a support plate which is fixedly attached to a picture when in use and which includes a planar body having a first planar surface, a second planar surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first end edge, a second end edge, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end edge of said support plate and the second end edge of said support plate and which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first leg of said U-shaped support element, a transverse axis extending between the first side edge of said support plate and the second side edge of said support plate and which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bight leg of said U-shaped support element in use, two mounting fastener accommodating holes defined through said support plate from the first planar surface to the second planar surface, the mounting fastener accommodating holes being spaced apart from each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the planar body of said support plate; e) the longitudinal axis of the planar body of said support plate extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first leg of said U-shaped support element in use; f) a post having a first end fixedly connected to the first end edge of the planar body of said support plate, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end of the post and the second end of the post, the longitudinal axis of said post extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the planar body of said support plate; and g) a connection unit which connects said post to said adjusting element in a manner in which rotational movement of said adjusting element causes linear movement of said post in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said post so said support plate is moved toward and away from the bight leg of said U-shaped support element when said adjusting element is rotated about the longitudinal axis of said adjusting element.