Patent ID: 8613416

Claim:
A ceiling mountable hanging apparatus configurable into a first configuration and a second configuration, comprising: a first rigid member comprising a shaft section joining a proximal end of a substantially perpendicular prong section with a proximal end of a hook section; a second rigid member comprising a shaft section joining a proximal end of a substantially perpendicular prong section with a proximal end of a hook section; a yoking collar rotationally coupling the rigid members in a substantially parallel manner along the longitudinal axis of the shaft section of the rigid members; the prong sections of the rigid members are substantially coplanar and comprising a notch or protrusion; the distal end of said prong sections are tapered to a point; wherein the first configuration is a deployment configuration wherein the orientation of the prong sections of the rigid members are offset by at least 120° and the orientation of the hook sections of the rigid members are substantially parallel so as to form a single hook and; wherein the second configuration is a mounting configuration configured for easy penetration of the prong sections into a ceiling or wall wherein the orientation of the prong sections of the rigid members are substantially parallel.