Patent ID: 7497411

Claim:
A hanger for an object adapted to be hung on a vertical surface comprising: an upper piece, a lower piece, and a shaft including threads, each of the upper and lower pieces including a base from which extends a shelf with an aperture for receiving the shaft, the apertures on the shelves of the bases of the upper and lower pieces being arranged for enabling the shaft to extend through the apertures on the shelves of the bases of the upper and lower pieces, the base of the upper piece including at least one aperture for receiving an elongated fastener for enabling the upper piece to be fixedly mounted on the vertical surface, the shelf on the upper piece and the shaft being arranged for enabling the shaft to be held vertically in place while the upper piece is fixedly mounted on the vertical surface, the aperture on the base of the lower piece including threads that mate with the threads on the shaft so that when the upper piece is fixedly mounted on the vertical surface by the elongated fastener the lower piece is held in place only by the threads of the shaft engaging the threads in the aperture on the shelf of the lower piece, the base of the lower piece carrying a hook for receiving an elongated support structure attached to the object, the lower piece consisting of one piece of sheet steel, the shelf on the lower piece including (a) an upper portion that extends from the upper edge of the base of the lower piece, (b) a lower portion having an upper face that abuts the lower face of the upper portion, and (c) a folded portion connecting the ends of the upper and lower portions remote from the base, the upper and lower portions including aligned bores with threads that mate with the threads on the shaft so that the threads on the aligned bores are the threads on the shelf of the lower piece.