Patent ID: 7503126

Claim:
A wall-hanging-aid device for locating a hanging position on a conventional wall having studs, the device comprising: a housing body adapted to contain a first and second vertical retractable-arm mechanism, a first horizontal retractable-arm mechanism and a second horizontal retractable-arm mechanism, and the housing body further adapted to enable a portion of each retractable-arm mechanism to extend therethrough; the first horizontal retractable-arm mechanism further comprising a first horizontal retractable arm including a second template means; the second horizontal retractable-arm mechanism further comprising a third template means; the first vertical retractable-arm mechanism further comprises a first measuring means and the second vertical retractable-arm mechanism further comprises a second measuring means; a first extendable vertical template arm arranged on a surface of the housing and further being enabled to have generally about 180-degrees of rotation relative to the housing, the rotation being disposed in a constructed plane defined by a first line representing a direction of extension of the first horizontal retractable arm mechanism and a second, generally perpendicular line representing a direction of extension of the first vertical retractable-arm mechanism; and a stud-finder means for locating the wall stud, the stud-finder means having a display apparatus, a portion of which is arranged on a visible surface of the housing.