Patent ID: 8814105

Claim:
An adjustable picture-hanging device for enabling two-dimensional adjustment of a hanging article, comprising: a. an elongated adjustment member having an attachment end and an insertion end; b. an adjustable locking head, wherein said locking head and said elongated adjustment member are capable of slideably engaging with each other, said locking head having: i. an aperture for insertion of said insertion end of said elongated adjustment member, ii. a locking protrusion capable of preventing said locking head from moving relative to said elongated adjustment member when said locking protrusion is engaged with said elongated adjustment member, iii. a releasing member that disengages said locking protrusion from said elongated adjustment member thereby permitting said locking head to move in an insertional and withdrawal direction relative to said elongated adjustment member; c. a cable secured to said locking head, whereby said cable connects said hanging article to said picture-hanging device; whereby said hanging article can be adjusted to a desired height by adjusting the relative position between said elongated adjustment member and said locking head, notwithstanding a fixed position of said attachment end of said elongated adjustment member on a wall.