Patent ID: 7566042

Claim:
A picture hanging apparatus for displaying a hanging picture at a wall hanging position corresponding to a picture hardware position and providing accurate placement of a picture hanging hardware at the picture hardware position when a user places the picture hanging apparatus in a picture hanging position, the picture hanging apparatus comprising: a. a shaft having a floor end and a wall end, the floor end for remaining stationary at a floor position on the floor and the wall end for remaining stationary at a wall position on the wall when the picture hanging apparatus is in the picture hanging position; b. a hanging arm having a shaft attachment end and a hanger end, the shaft attachment end configured to attach substantially at the wall end of the shaft when the picture hanging apparatus is in the picture hanging position; and c. a picture hanger configured to attach substantially at the hanger end of the hanging arm and for temporarily hanging a picture when the picture hanging apparatus is in the picture hanging position.