Patent ID: 7441741

Claim:
A method for hanging a picture frame comprising: attaching an apparatus to a picture frame using a first set of one or more fasteners; removing an adhesive cover from the apparatus to reveal an adhesive surface; while the apparatus, without the adhesive cover, is still attached to the picture frame, pressing the apparatus against a surface of a wall so that the adhesive surface adheres to the surface of the wall; detaching a first part of the apparatus from a second part of the apparatus so that the first part of the apparatus remains attached to the picture frame by the first set of one or more fasteners and the second part of the apparatus adheres to the wall; inserting a second set of one or more fasteners into the wall using the second part of the apparatus as a guide; and hanging the first part of the apparatus from the second set of one or more fasteners so that the picture frame also hangs from the second set of one or more fasteners; and further comprising removing the second part of the apparatus from the wall, after the second set of one or more fasteners is inserted into the wall using the second part of the apparatus as a guide; wherein when the first part of the apparatus is hung from the second set of one or more fasteners, the second part of the apparatus is not attached to the wall and is not attached to the picture frame; wherein the second part of the apparatus includes a plurality of notches, including a central notch; wherein there is a central marking above the central notch; and wherein at least one of the second set of fasteners is inserted under the central notch and into the wall.