Patent ID: 8752803

Claim:
A standoff adaptor for a push pin having a main body with a first end portion, an opposite second end portion, said push pin further having a pin connected to said main body and extending outwardly from said second end portion for mounting an item to a wall comprising: a spacer having a first end to removably receive the first end portion of a main body of a push pin mountable to a wall, said first end of said spacer having a wall contact surface, said spacer further having a second end with a spacer contact surface, said spacer including a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end; and, a head movable on said second end of said spacer, said head having a head contact surface facing said spacer contact surface and spaced therefrom a first distance, said head adjustably movable to and from said spacer while being mounted thereto to change said distance along said axis between said head contact surface and said spacer contact surface to grip an item therebetween for mounting the item to a wall by the push pin, and wherein: said first end of said spacer has a hole with a first diameter which extends through said wall contact surface with said spacer having a chamfered entrance to said hole to mate with the main body of the push pin when the main body is pushed into said hole, said chamfered entrance includes a first slanted surface arranged at a first acute angle relative to said axis and a second slanted surfaced arranged at a second acute angle relative to said axis greater than said first acute angle, said first slanted surface extends around said axis from said wall contact surface to said second slanted surface, said second slanted surface extends around said axis from said first slanted surface toward said second end.