Patent ID: 6962016

Claim:
The combination of a picture frame and hanger for hanging the picture frame from a vertical member such as a wall comprising, a picture frame having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the picture frame has a forwardly extending, rearwardly opening recess therein of a predetermined size, a downwardly facing skid within the recess and connected to the picture frame, a hanger bar for supporting the picture frame, said bar having a rearwardly facing wall mounting surface adapted to be affixed to the wall to hold the picture frame in place on the wall and the hanger bar being sized to fit within the predetermined size of the recess, an upwardly facing canted ramp surface that comprises at least a portion of the hanger bar, the ramp surface is canted downwardly proceeding toward the wall mounting surface of the hanger bar and is aligned below the skid during use so as to be engaged by the skid on the picture frame for forcing the picture frame under the influence of gravity toward the wall and the picture frame has a transparent sheet member and a backer board supported therein, the backer board has a horizontally disposed rearwardly facing beveled surface proximate a lower edge thereof, the picture frame includes a lower horizontally disposed frame member having a downwardly extending upwardly opening slot therein and the beveled surface is positioned to engage a portion of the slot such that the engagement between the slot and the backer board together with the force of gravity acting on the backer board forces the backer board toward the transparent sheet for compressing a graphic article located therebetween.