Patent Publication Number: US-6712228-B2

Title: Mountable hanger apparatus and kit of parts therefore

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a hanger apparatus that is mountable on a door, frame, wall, hinges, and the like and, in particular, to mountable hanger apparatus in which the support arms can swivel or rotate independent of each other and a kit of parts therefore. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Individuals are often searching for additional space in their homes to hang articles of clothing (such as coats, towels and other articles) due to the lack of closet space or overcrowded closets or simply for organization or ease of access in a specific location. 
     Many prior art devices designed for attachment to or supported by door hinges for the placement and storage of articles have been proposed. Early devices were designed to be clamped onto hinge pins of the hinges of doors for supporting storage and holding devices such a clothes drying racks, as evidenced by U.S. Pat. No. 2,595,521 to Hanson. However, as shown in the Hanson structure, the clothes drying rack was only useful in supporting small articles. A more recent device shown by U.S. Pat. No. 2,684,225 to Johnson is designed to be clamped on the ends of door hinges for support of an elongated rod which has a plurality of support racks extended therefrom for supporting clothes hangers, shelves, tie racks, and other appliances and devices. However, the Johnson device is designed to be attached to the door hinge by clamping a support bracket, shown in FIG. 2, around each end of the door hinge pin, and, therefore, cannot support very much weight. 
     A still further device is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,175,696 to Milbourne, which replaces the door hinge pin itself with an extended end portion of a support frame. Simplified versions of door hinge pin supported devices are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 2,270,802 to Kristensen and U.S. Pat. No. 3,044,630 to Szabo. 
     Although each of the foregoing prior art devices discloses article hangers and article storage devices designed to be supported by or as a replacement for door hinge pins to store articles behind a door, each of the prior art devices presents certain drawbacks to their use. For example, the Hanson and Johnson devices cannot support any significant weight, due to the fact that they have been designed to clamp over the ends of the door hinge pins. The device disclosed by Milbourne cannot support a great amount of weight, due to the fact that the longitudinal axis of the main support bar is spaced a great distance from the longitudinal axis of the hinge pins thereby reducing its rigidity. The early prior art devices of Kirstensen and Szabo present small singular hook devices that only provide for a minimal amount of storage for support of a minimal number of articles. 
     One solution to the need for extra hanging space is disclosed in my previous U.S. Pat. No. 4,721,212 entitled “Modular Article Support Unit” issued on Jan. 26, 1988. This patent discloses a modular article support unit comprising an elongated tubular member adapted to be removably attached to the hinge pins of a door by means of adjustable brackets. Said elongated tubular member having a plurality of holes along the length thereof for removably attaching several different types of support devices such as coat hooks, towel racks, bulletin boards, and mirrors. While this invention has adequately served the need for hanging space for several years, there are some disadvantages with the same. For example, the modular article support unit must be mounted in a fixed location, i.e., in the hinges of a door. This limits an individual&#39;s ability to locate the support unit in any desired location. Further, the support devices attached to the support unit are likewise limited in that they are fixedly mounted thereto. 
     Another solution to the need for extra hanging space is disclosed in another patent of mine U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,398, entitled “Hanger Apparatus and Method of Mounting the Same” issued on Mar. 6, 2001. The hanger apparatus comprises two end poles each having an angled mounting bracket attached thereto. Mounted between each end pole is a plurality of middle poles or spacers and a plurality of hanger bars pivotally mounted between the end poles and middle poles. The angled brackets of the end poles are situated in such a manner to allow flexibility and ease in mounting the hanger apparatus in a door jam or door frame at any location along the door frame and along either side of the door frame without interfering with the use of the door. The angled brackets further allow the hanger apparatus to be mounted to a wall. This hanger apparatus is flexible in mounting, as well as easy to mount. The hanger apparatus also has independently movable hanger bars. Although this hanger apparatus serves the user well, one drawback is that it contains a multitude of parts for the user to assemble. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The foregoing problems are solved and a technical advance is achieved in an illustrative embodiment of mountable hanger apparatus and a kit of parts therefore of the present invention in which the number of parts needed to be assembled is advantageously reduced over that of its predecessor. Furthermore, the direct interconnection of the hanger apparatus segments provides a sturdy construct in which the article support arms can swivel or rotate independent of each other. The mountable hanger apparatus comprises an elongated member have a longitudinal axis, a first end segment, at least one intermediate segment (preferably two or more), and a second end segment. Advantageously, all of the segments are directly interconnectable both longitudinally and rotatably along the longitudinal axis with an end portion of a remaining one of the segments. This advantageously eliminates the need for separate interconnecting parts of the prior art devices and maintains the structural integrity of the hanger apparatus, while permitting at least the intermediate segments to swivel or rotate about the longitudinal axis independent of the end segments. 
     A support arm is fixedly attachable to each intermediate segment and radially extendable from the longitudinal axis for hanging various articles thereon. A support arm can be fixedly attached to each of the first and second end segments as well. 
     A first mounting bracket is attachable to the first end segment and has a first portion for affixing preferably and rotatably about a hinge pin of a door hinge. Although, the first portion of the first mounting bracket can be readily adapted for attachment directly to a door, window, frame, wall, and the like. 
     A second mounting bracket is attachable to the second end segment and has a first portion, like the first mounting bracket, for affixing preferably and rotatably about an other hinge pin of an other door hinge. Most often the hinges of a door are in vertical alignment, which allows for the elongated member of the hanger apparatus to be swiveled or rotated about the vertical axis established by the door hinge pins. This advantageously permits the mountable hanger apparatus to be rotated or swiveled so as not to interfere with the use of the door to which it is attached. As before, the first portion of the second mounting bracket can be readily adapted for attachment in concert with the first mounting bracket directly to a door, window, frame, wall, and the like. 
     As a result, the mountable apparatus of the present invention can be directly interconnected, whereby each of the intermediate segments and an accompanying support arm are advantageously rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the elongated member independent of the end segments when each of the end segments is attached to, for example, a wall, door, frame, hinge, and the like. 
     To facilitate the direct longitudinal interconnection of the segments, one end portion of each interconnectable pair of end portions has an outside cross-sectional dimension for insertion into a passageway in the other end portion of the interconnectable pair of end portions. This is advantageously manifested when each of the segments of the elongated member comprises a tubular member having a wall, a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough, and accompanying inside and outside cross-sectional dimensions such as, for example, the inside and outside diameters of the nominally sized tubular member. At least one end portion of an interconnectable pair of end portions of interconnectable segments has either an enlarged cross-sectional dimension such as an enlarged inside diameter larger than the outside cross-sectional dimension (outside diameter) of the interconnectable pair to rotatably receive the other end portion of the pair in the passageway of the at least one end portion. Alternatively, the at least one end portion of an interconnectable pair has a reduced cross-sectional dimension such as a reduced or swaged outside diameter that is smaller than the inside cross-sectional dimension (inside diameter of the tubular member) to rotatably receive the at least one end portion of the pair in the passageway of the other end portion. 
     In a simple and cost effective form, one end portion of each interconnectable pair of an elongated tubular member has a reduced outside diameter for insertion into the passageway of the other end portion of an interconnectable pair. From a manufacturing standpoint, the elongated member of the mountable hanger apparatus is formed from a plurality of tubes having nominal inside and outside diameters of which one end of each tube, except the bottom tube, is swaged to a smaller outside diameter for insertion into the passageway of an unswaged end portion of another tube. Advantageously, the interconnected end portions of a pair of tubes provide for direct longitudinal interconnection without the need for additional interconnecting parts and that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the elongated member. 
     In another aspect of the invention, a portion, preferably horizontal, of each mounting bracket has an opening therein for insertion of a door hinge pin therethrough for pivotal attachment to a door hinge. Each mounting bracket is preferably L-shaped and has another portion, preferably vertical, having a slot therethrough for inserting a fastener therethrough and attaching the mounting bracket to an end segment. The slot in one or both of the brackets advantageously permits the hanger apparatus to be mounted on a pair of door hinges that can have a wide range of spacing therebetween. 
     For mounting the hanger apparatus on other than a pair of hinges, each of the mounting brackets each includes first and second sections having a predetermined angle therebetween in a range from 30 degrees to 150 degrees. 
     The present invention also includes a kit of mountable hanger apparatus parts as previously and hereinafter described. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the interconnectable parts of the hanger apparatus are interconnected for affixing to at least one of a wall, door, frame, hinge and the like. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
     FIG. 1 depicts a pictorial view of a preferred illustrative embodiment of mountable hanger apparatus of the present invention mounted on door hinges; 
     FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 1; 
     FIG. 3 depicts an enlarged pictorial view of unconnected intermediate segments of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 2; 
     FIG. 4 depicts an enlarged cross-sectional view of interconnected intermediate segments of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 3; 
     FIG. 5 depicts an alternative embodiment of interconnected end portions of the intermediate segments of FIG. 4; 
     FIG. 6 depicts an enlarged, cross-sectional view of the top end segment of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 1 with a support arm extending from the top end segment and connecting to a door hinge; 
     FIG. 7 depicts a pictorial view of an alternative illustrative embodiment of the mounting bracket of the mountable hanger apparatus of the present invention; 
     FIG. 8 depicts a bottom view of the bottom end segment and mounting bracket attached thereto of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 7; 
     FIG. 9 depicts a bottom view of the bottom end segment of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 8 attached to a wall; and 
     FIG. 10 depicts a bottom view of bottom end segment of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 8 attached to a doorframe. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     FIG. 1 depicts a pictorial view of a preferred illustrative embodiment of mountable hanger apparatus  10  of the present invention mounted on door hinges  21  and  29 , which are positioned between door  61  and doorframe  62  in wall  60 . The hanger apparatus comprises an elongated member  11  having a longitudinal axis  12 . The elongated member further includes a first or top end segment  13  and a second or bottom end segment  15 . The elongated member still further includes at least one intermediate segment  14  and preferably an other intermediate segment  36  which are disposed between end segments  13  and  15 . All of the end and intermediate segments are directly interconnectable along longitudinal axis  12 . A support arm  40  is fixedly attachable to intermediate segment  14  and radially extendable from the longitudinal axis for hanging articles of, for example, clothing or towels thereon. Other support arms  41  are fixedly attachable to other intermediate segments  36 . Support arms  53  and  54  are fixedly attachable and radially extendable from top end segment  13  and bottom end segment  15 , respectively. Other embodiments of supports such as hooks, tie/towel racks, grid support, mirror or bulletin/blackboard assemblies or frames that are attachable to the segments of the elongated member are contemplated and disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,721,212 of mine and incorporated by reference herein. Each of the intermediate segments along with its accompanying support arm are rotatable about longitudinal axis  12  independent of top and bottom end segments  13  and  15  when each of the end segments is attached to at least one of a wall, door, frame, hinge, and the like. Top and bottom end segments can swivel or rotate only about longitudinal axis  55  established by the vertical alignment of door hinge pins  20  and  28 . 
     First or top mounting bracket  16  is attachable to first end segment  13 . The first mounting bracket is preferably L-shaped and includes a first, preferably horizontal, portion  17  extending radially from the hanger apparatus for rotatably affixing the top end segment to door hinge  21 . The horizontal mounting bracket portion  17  has an opening extending therethrough through which door hinge pin  20  is inserted. Similarly, a second mounting bracket  24  is attachable to bottom end segment  15 . Second mounting bracket  24  is preferably L-shaped and has a horizontal portion  25  extending radially from the bottom end segment for rotatably affixing the bottom end segment  15  to second door hinge  29 . Horizontal mounting bracket portion  25  has an opening extending therethrough for inserting a second door hinge pin  28  therethrough. Other vertical portions  18  and  26  of respective first and second L-shaped mounting brackets  16  and  24  have vertical slots therein for inserting fasteners therethrough and attaching the mounting bracket to the end segment. In this particular embodiment and indicated by rotational arrows  57 , elongated member  11  of the hanger apparatus and, in particular, the top and bottom end segments  13  and  15  along with intermediate segments  14  and  36  are rotatable about longitudinal axis  55  that is established by vertically aligned door hinge pins  20  and  28 . However in addition as indicated by rotational arrows  56 , intermediate segments  14  and  36  are also rotatable about longitudinal axis  12  of the elongated member independent of each other and, more importantly, end segments  13  and  15  for positioning articles on support arms  40  and  41  in a variety of positions about hanger apparatus  10 . 
     As normally would be expected, top and bottom door hinges  21  and  29  are positioned between door  61  and doorframe  62 . As described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,721,212 and incorporated by reference herein, first and second mounting brackets  16  and  24  are attached to door hinges  21  and  29  of which the spacing therebetween can vary from one door to another. This variable spacing between door hinges is accommodated by the slots in the mounting brackets as well as the positioning of the mounting brackets with respect to the elongated member  11 . Although mounting brackets  16  and  24  are preferably for rotatable attachment to door hinges, the radially extendable portion of each mounting bracket can readily be adapted for direct attachment to a door, frame, wall, and the like as described in my U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,398 and incorporated by reference herein. 
     FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of the mountable hanger apparatus  10  of FIG.  1 . In this exploded view, essentially all of the parts of the mountable hanger apparatus are depicted. Any combination of all or any of these parts can be included in a kit of mountable hanger apparatus parts, which forms another aspect of the present invention. Elongated member  11  comprises a plurality of tubular, directly interconnectable segments  13 - 15  and  36 . Each of the segments comprises a tubular member  46  having a passageway  47  extending longitudinally therethrough. By way of example, top end segment  13 , intermediate segment  14 , and other intermediate segment  36  each comprises an approximately 1.00 inch outside diameter  22  gauge cold rolled commercial quality metal tube approximately 17.25 inches in length. For appearance purposes, epoxy paint is applied to the surface thereof. At approximately 2.375 and 3.875 inches from the top end of each tubular segment, an approximately 0.221 inch hole is drilled through both walls of the tube to facilitate the insertion of 1.5″×#10 pan head screws  23  or  58  therethrough and attach a support arm to the tubular segment. Well-known plastic spacer washers  59  are positioned between the tubular segment and support arm. The other end of each tubular member has a reduced outside diameter end portion that extends longitudinally for approximately two inches from the bottom end. The outside diameter through this end portion is typically reduced using a well-known swaging process to approximately 0.930 inches. This swaged end portion comprises end portion  32  of top end segment  13 , second end portion  34  of intermediate segment  14  and second end portion  38  of other intermediate segment  36 . These reduced outside diameter end portions are longitudinally insertable directly into the other end portion of an interconnectable pair of end portions of the tubular segments. In particular, reduced diameter end portion  32  and first end portion  33  of intermediate segment  14  comprise one interconnectable pair of end portions. Reduced outside diameter end portion  34  and first end portion  37  of other intermediate segment  36  forms a second interconnectable pair of end portions. Likewise, reduced outside diameter end portion  38  and top end portion  35  of bottom end segment  15  forms an interconnectable pair of end portions. 
     FIG. 3 depicts an enlarged pictorial view of unconnected tubular members  46  of intermediate segment  14  and other intermediate segment  36  of FIG.  2 . For that matter, this figure depicts the interconnectablity of the end portions of any interconnectable pair of tubular segments. Reduced outside diameter end portion  34  is depicted for insertion into passageway  47  of end portion  37 . 
     FIG. 4 depicts an enlarged cross-sectional view of interconnected intermediate segment  14  and other intermediate segment  36  of FIG.  3 . Reduced outside diameter end portion  34  has been inserted into passageway  47  of end portion  37  of other intermediate segment  36 . As indicated by rotational arrows  67  and  68 , intermediate segment  14  and other intermediate segment  36  are rotatable about longitudinal axis  12  of the elongated member independent of the top and bottom end segments  13  and  15 . End portion  37  of other intermediate portion  36  extends for approximately 2.00 inches from the top end of other intermediate segment  36 . The end portions of each segment likewise extend for approximately 2.00 inches. As also depicted in FIG. 4, tubular members  46  each have a wall  50  of approximately 0.025-inch thickness extending longitudinally therealong. 
     FIG. 5 depicts an alternative embodiment of end portions  34  and  37  of intermediate segments  14  and  36  of FIG.  4 . In this alternative embodiment, the inside and outside diameters of end portion  34  have been enlarged to receive the nominal 1.00-inch outside diameter of tubular member  46  and, in particular, end portion  37  of other intermediate segment  36 . Likewise in this alternative embodiment, the intermediate segments are directly interconnected longitudinally and rotatably about longitudinal axis  12  of the elongated member independent of end segments  13  and  15 . As depicted in FIGS. 4 and 5, the directly and longitudinally interconnectable end portions of the intermediate segments form male and female members that are insertable and interconnectable with female and male members of interconnectable pairs of end portions. 
     Returning to FIG. 2, bottom end segment  15  comprises a similar approximately 17.25 inch tubular member  46  of approximately 1.00 inch outside diameter  22  gauge cold rolled commercial quality metal tube. Approximately 2.75 and 3.875 inches from the top end of the tube, an approximate 0.221 inch hole is drilled through the tube for affixing support arm  54  to the bottom end segment with fasteners  58  and plastic spacer washers  59  as previously described. Approximately 1.25 inches from the bottom end of segment  15 , an approximately 0.140 inch hole is drilled through only one side of the tube for inserting a 0.5″×#10 Phillips head screw  31  through elongated slot  30  of vertical portion  26  of L-shaped second mounting bracket  24  and into bottom end segment  15 . Second mounting bracket  24  also includes horizontal portion  25  with opening  27  extending therethrough for Positioning a door hinge pin through the opening. As alternatively depicted, second mounting bracket  24  can be positioned with horizontal portion  25  above vertical portion  26  to accommodate variable spacing between door hinges. A one-inch large flat end plastic cap  70  is inserted into the bottom end of passageway  47  of bottom end segment  15 . Likewise, a large flat end plastic cap  70  is inserted into the top end of top end segment  13 . 
     First mounting bracket  16  is depicted with vertical portion  18  having elongated slot  22  therein and a horizontal portion  17  with opening  19  extending therethrough for insertion of a door hinge pin. Fastener  23  is inserted through slot  22  and through the top hole extending through both sides of top end segment  13 , spacer  59  and into support arm  53 . A second fastener  58 , which is similar to fastener  23 , is inserted through the bottom holes of the top end segment, spacer  59  and into support arm  53 . Similar to second mounting bracket  24 , first mounting bracket  16  has an alternative position with horizontal portion  17  below vertical portion  18  to again accommodate variable spacing encountered between door hinges. 
     Support arms  40 , 41 , 53 , and  54  each comprise an approximate 21-inch length of approximate 0.265 inch outside diameter 22-gauge cold rolled commercial quality metal tube. Each L-shaped support arm includes a long leg of approximately 17.500 inch and a short leg approximately 5.00 inches interconnected by a radiused bend of approximately 2.50 inches. Approximately 0.750 and 2.250 inches from the short leg end of the support arm, two approximately 0.140 inch holes are drilled through the outside portion of the short leg for insertion of pan head screws  58  therein with plastic spacer washers  59  positioned between the short leg of the support arm and the various segments of the elongated member of the hanger apparatus. A one-inch plastic ball end cap  65  is positioned at the end of the long leg of each support arm. A ⅝-inch plastic flat end cap  66  is positioned at the end of the short leg of each support arm. 
     FIG. 6 depicts an enlarged, cross-sectional view of the interconnection of support arm  53  to top end segment  13 , which in turn is connected to door hinge  21  and door hinge pin  20  of FIG.  1 . Mounting bracket  16  includes a horizontal portion  17  with opening  19  with door hinge pin  20  extending through the opening and into door hinge  21 . Vertical portion  18  includes slot  22  of which fastener  23  extends through the slot tubular member  46 , plastic spacer washer  59  and into the short leg of support arm  53 . Another fastener  58  extends directly through tubular member  46  through another plastic spacer washer  59  and into the short leg of support arm  53 . Flat end cap  66  is inserted into the short leg of support arm  53 , whereas large plastic flat end cap  70  is inserted into passageway  47  at the top end of top end segment  13 . 
     FIG. 7 depicts a pictorial view of an alternative illustrative embodiment of the mounting bracket of the present invention. Mounting bracket  24 ′ is secured to bottom end segment  15  of the hanger apparatus with bracket fastener  31  inserted through slot  30  and secured to bottom end segment  15 . The first portion of the mounting bracket includes horizontal sections  71  and  72  having a predetermined angle X therebetween. Predetermined angle X can range from 30 degrees to 150 degrees. The preferred angle X between first and second horizontal sections  71  and  72  is approximately 135 degrees such that when the angled first portion is mounted to a wall the bottom end segment and the attached portion of the bracket extend away from the wall at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. Opening  73  in end horizontal section  72  of the bracket is for affixing the bracket to a wall using, for example, a well-known woodscrew. 
     FIG. 8 depicts a bottom view of the bottom end segment  15  and second mounting bracket  24 ′ attached thereto of FIG.  7 . Fastener  31  is depicted securing second mounting portion  26 ′ of mounting bracket  24 ′ to bottom end segment  15  with horizontal angled sections  71  and  72  extending there-from. Angle X is again shown as the predetermined angle between the angle bracket sections. 
     FIG. 9 depicts a bottom view of bottom end segment  15  of the mountable hanger apparatus of FIG. 8 attached to wall  60  using, for example, woodscrew  74 . When attached, the bottom end segment of the hanger apparatus extends away from wall  60  at an angle of approximately 45 degrees (angle Y) 
     FIG. 10 depicts a bottom view of bottom end segment  15  of FIG. 8 attached to doorframe  62 . Doorframe  62  is positioned between wall  60  and door  61 . End section  72  of the bracket is now perpendicular to the wall and doorframe and is attached to the doorframe by means of wood screw  74 . Predetermined angles X and Y are once again maintained with respect to the surface of the wall so that the bracket and hanger apparatus extend away from the wall at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. 
     Although the mountable hanger apparatus has been herein described as both a kit of parts and an interconnected apparatus, it is to be understood that the present invention includes either a kit of parts dissembled or interconnected. Furthermore, a kit of mountable hanger apparatus parts is included as any combination of the afore-mentioned parts. 
     List of Parts for Mountable Hanger Apparatus 
       10  Mountable hanger apparatus 
       11  Elongated member 
       12  Longitudinal axis of  11   
       13  First or top end segment of  11   
       14  Intermediate segment of  11   
       15  Second or bottom end segment of  11   
       16  First or top mounting bracket of  13   
       17  Horizontal portion of  16   
       18  Other portion of  16  (Vertical) 
       19  Opening in  17   
       20  First or top door hinge pin through  19   
       21  First or top door hinge 
       22  Slot of  18   
       23  Top bracket fastener 
       24  Second or bottom mounting bracket of  15   
       25  Horizontal portion of  24   
       26  Other portion of  24  (Vertical) 
       27  Opening of  25   
       28  Second or bottom door hinge pin through  27   
       29  Second or bottom door hinge 
       30  Slot of  26   
       31  Bottom bracket fastener 
       32  End portion of  13   
       33  First end portion of  14   
       34  Second end portion of  14   
       35  End portion of  15   
       36  Other intermediate segment 
       37  First end portion of  36   
       38  Second end portion of  36   
       39  Predetermined angle 
       40  Support arm of  14   
       41  Other support arm of  36   
       42  Male member of  14   
       43  Female member of  14   
       44  Interconnectable female member of  13 ,  15   
       45  Interconnectable male member of  13 ,  15   
       46  Tubular member of  13 - 15   
       47  Longitudinal passageway of  46   
       48  Inside cross-sectional dimension of  46  (inside diameter) 
       49  Outside cross-sectional dimension of  46  (outside diameter) 
       50  Wall of  46   
       51  Enlarged cross-sectional dimension of  32 - 35   
       52  Reduced cross-sectional dimension of  32 - 35   
       53  First or top end segment support arm 
       54  Second or bottom end segment support arm 
       55  Longitudinal axis of pins  20 ,  28   
       56  Rotation about  2   
       57  Rotation about  5   
       58  1.5″×#10 pan head screws 
       59  Plastic spacer 
       60  Wall 
       61  Door 
       62  Frame 
       63  Hinge 
       64  The like 
       65  1″ plastic ball end caps 
       66  ⅝″ plastic flat end caps 
       67  Rotational arrow 
       68  Rotational arrow 
       69  Phillips head screw 
       70  Large plastic flat end cap 
       71  Horizontal section 
       72  Fixation section 
       73  Hole 
       74  Wood screw 
     X angle 
     Y angle 
     It is to be understood that the embodiments herein described are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and that those skilled in the art can devise various modifications of the mountable hanger apparatus and a kit of parts therefore without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims which follow. It is also contemplated that the parts of the mountable hanger apparatus can be formed from a variety of metal and polymer materials of different lengths and cross-sectional dimensions to meet different needs.