Patent ID: 7578492

Claim:
An adjustable picture hanger comprising: an elongated support bracket having front and rear surfaces and having a first end and a second end and having a longitudinally extending slot therein between said first and second ends, said rear surface being roughened; wherein the first end of the elongated support bracket is a mounting member having at least one mounting hole capable of receiving a nail for mounting said elongated support bracket to a wall; a hook member comprising a vertically extending portion having a hook portion at a lower end thereof and a bolt hole in said vertically extending portion, said vertically extending portion having first and second surfaces, said first surface being roughened in a region of the bolt hole, the hook portion extending upward from the lower end and away from the vertically extending portion; a bolt member having a substantially flat head and a threaded shank extending through said slot, said flat head being adapted to bear against said front surface of said support bracket; a resilient washer member surrounding said shank against said rear surface of said support bracket, and said first surface of said vertically extending portion of said hook member to grip the roughened surfaces to fix them in place relative to each other and maintain said surfaces to fix them in place relative to each other and maintain said rear surface of said bracket and said first surface in spaced relationship; and a nut threaded onto said shank and bearing against said second surface of said vertically extending portion of said hook member to fix said first and rear surfaces in fixed position when tightened on said shank.