Patent ID: 8322667

Claim:
An apparatus for attaching items to a chain link fence, the chain link fence having a plurality of generally diamond-shaped openings, each generally diamond-shaped opening framed by a first pair of substantially parallel frame wires disposed in a shallow plane and a second pair of substantially parallel frame wires disposed in a deep plane, the shallow plane being substantially parallel to the deep plane, the apparatus comprising: a generally flat base having a fence attachment side and a utility side disposed opposite the fence attachment side, and a perimeter bounded by a base perimeter edge; and a plurality of legs, each leg comprising a proximal end attached to the base fence attachment side substantially within the base perimeter, a distal end projecting outward from the plane of the base, and a wire engaging feature attached to the distal end, the plurality of legs further comprising; a deep pair of legs comprising a first deep leg and a second deep leg, the deep pair of legs each having a first length, the deep pair of legs being positioned such that when the apparatus is attached to a chain link fence the wire engaging feature of the first deep leg is disposed adjacent to a first frame wire in the deep plane, and the wire engaging feature of the second deep leg is disposed adjacent to a second frame wire in the deep plane; and a shallow pair of legs comprising a first shallow leg and a second shallow leg, the shallow pair of legs each having a second length, the second length being shorter than the first length, the shallow pair of legs being positioned such that when the apparatus is attached to a chain link fence the wire engaging feature of the first shallow leg is disposed adjacent to a first frame wire in the shallow plane, and the wire engaging feature of the second shallow leg is disposed adjacent to a second frame wire in the shallow plane.