Patent ID: 7797853

Claim:
A picture hanger placement device, comprising: a thin, flat, elongate plate having an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, an elongate slot disposed between the upper end and lower end and extending completely through the plate, and a recessed slide track defined in the rear surface of the plate and surrounding the slot; a picture hanger placement device hook immovably affixed to and extending from the front surface of the plate adjacent the lower end thereof, the hook having an apex adapted to support a wire with hanging a picture or display; a flat infinitesimally adjustable slide disposed within the slide track on the rear surface of the plate; a picture hanger placement device position marker immovably affixed to and extending from the slide opposite the slot defined in the plate; and a position locking fastener disposed on the front surface of the plate, the position locking fastener having a connecting portion that extends through the slot and engages the slide; wherein the slide and attached position locking fastener are adjusted so that the picture hanger placement device position marker marks a position on a corresponding support surface that enables a user to precisely position the picture or display on the support surface.