US2647711A - Wall supported hanger - Google Patents

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1953 J- M. MARGULIS 2,647,711

WALL SUPPORTED HANGER Filed Dec. 6, 1950 JOSEPH M. MARGuL/s 3nventor to any surface and removed Patented Aug. 4, 1953 WALL SUPPORTED HANGER Joseph M. Margulis, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Jiffy Enterprises, Inc.

Application December 6, 1950, Serial No. 199,383

5 Claims. 1 1

This invention relates in general to a wall hanger and more specifically to a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like capable of being secured to the surface of a wall without marring said surface or penetrating it.

In order to hang objects, such as pictures,

ceramics; maps or what-riots, on a Wall, usually a solid type of fastener, such'as a nail, or wire hook, is employed to secure the object upon the wall. It is well known that with the use of solid fasteners, cracks are oftentimes produced in the wall, or plaster is caused to break. Further, when the picture istaken down and the nail or other solid object removecl'an objectionable markis left on the surface of the wall. Thus, the advantage of having a wall hanger that may be quickly applied to any surface wherever needed and that "will'leave no tell-tale cracks, breaks or marks upon the wall, even when removed, can readily be seen.

Accordingly, a primary object of thi invention is to provide a wall hanger supporting device having a fastener that may be readily applied therefrom without injuring said surface.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hanger, as aforesaid, having an adhesivefastener with a steel bar plate secured in the lower portion thereof whereby said hanger will support a weight of twenty pounds'or more.

A further object of this invention is to provide a wall hanger, as aforesaid, havinga pivoted supporthookwhereby the shank'of said hook may always be aligned coaxiallyv with a central, vertical axis of the suspended object.

Another object of this invention. is to' provide a wall hanger, as aforesaid, which may be readily manufactured in large quantities at a sufficiently low cost so that it will be readily acceptable to the buying public.

Other. objectsal d purposes ofthi invention will be come apparent to those 'familiar'with this type of device by reading thc'following description and examining the accompanying drawings in which: I i

Figure 1 shows a front elevation view" of the hanger support, with broken lines showing an alternate position, for the hanger hook.

Figure. 2 is a sectional .view of the invention taken along the line -I I -II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation view of the invention with the adhesive flaps spread apart.

Figure 4- is an obliqueview of the steel support bar.

Figure 5 is a front elevation view of the hanger hook.

'2 Figure 6 is a side elevation view of the invention as positioned on a supporting surface or wall. Figure 7 is an oblique view showing two hanger supports used in cooperation with each other.

Figure 8 shows an alternate form of my invention.

General description In meeting the above outlined objects, as well as others incidental thereto, I have provided a hanger support I0 (Figures 1, 2 and 3), comprised of a strip of material H, such as cloth, coated on one side (rear face) with a water activated adhesive. The cloth strip is folded under on itself along a transverse line of fold 12 disposed intermediate its ends to form a pair of flaps l3 and M, and an intermediate hem as illustratively defined by said fold-line and a transverse line of stitching i5 spaced upwardly therefrom. A steel support bar I8 is secured in said hem between the adhesive surfaces of saidfiaps, and a metallic hook i9 is pivotally secured upon said support bar intermediate its ends.

For the purpose of convenience and without intending any limitations, the terms upper and lower, as used herein, shall have reference to the parts of the invention positioned respectively as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Detailed description As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the cloth strip I I is preferably rectangular in shape and is coated on one side with an adhesive material 25. While numerous types of flexible material can be used for the strip II, it has been found that a cotton cloth having 60 by 64 threads per inch is preferable. The adhesive bond 25 is preferably a casein type of glue which will adhere to a surface after a thorough wetting. The cloth strip II i folded upon itself at it so as to form a pair of flaps l3 and It and the aforesaid intermediate hem.

The support bar I6, whichis preferably made of steel, but which can be made of any other suitable material, is positioned with-in the aforesaid hem, with its bottom edge engaging on the fold l2 between the flaps I3 and M. The support bar 46 may be held within said fold 12 by the adhesive bond 25 and by the aforesaid stitching l5 which extends across the width of the flaps i3 and it along a line adjacent to the upper edge of said support bar It. As appears in the drawing, said support bar is of substantially greater vertical width, that is, width in the direction which will be vertical when the hook is in its normal position of use, than it is in a direction normal to the plane of said hanger.

"flap i3 is now disposed to the rear of A small circular opening I! (Figure 4) is provided through the bar it intermediate the ends thereof. The lower edge Ii! of the steel bar It, which rests against the bottom of the fold i2, is rounded to prevent cutting of the cloth strip.

A hanger hook 153 (Figure 5), which may be metallic, has a shank portion with an opening 2! extending through the upper end thereof and a hook portion 22 secured to the lower end. The shank 28 is positioned snugly adjacent said fold i2 (Figure 6) with its openin 2| coaxial with the opening ll in the metal bar I5, and with the hook portion 22 on the opposite side from the bar H5.

The metal hook I9 is secured in position by means of a hollow metal rivet 23 which extends through the hook opening 21, the opening II in the bar iii, and appropriate openings in the strip H. The size of the opening 2! in the shank 20 and the inside and outside diameters of the rivet 23 are arranged so that the hanger hook is free to pivot to different positions as indicated by the broken line position of the hook in Figure 1.

Operation The hanger support Ill may be put into operation very quickly and simply. The adhesive coated flaps l3 and E i are first spread apart as shown inFigure 3, the rear flap i3 is swung downwardly to lie in applied to a wall, or any other smooth surface, as shown in Figure 6. As seen in Fig. 6, the rear the hook "l9 and provides a backing therefor. After drying for about 16 minutes, the hanger is ready for use. Any objects such as pictures, calendars, maps or mirrors may be hung upon the hook Hi.

It will be noted that even if the support holder is applied to a wall in a tilted or crooked position *the'operationof the hanger will not be impaired as the hook i 9 maybe pivoted to a position where the shank 2G is cO-aXial with the vertical axis of the suspended object. Thus, no difficulty is encountered in accurately centering the object a on *the wall.

While the hook portion 22 and the opening 2| of the metal hook l9 may be made in varying proportions, a particular referred embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, hook portion 22 is receivable through the opening24 in the rivet 23. Thus,two-support hangers may be used in cooperation with one another to suspend an object from a wall. As shown in Figured, one support hangermay the-back of the object to be supported, in which case the metal hook thereon is turned to one side to furnish a female supporting element, and another support hanger is secured to a wall, as shown in Figure 6, to furnish the male support element. As shown in Figure 8, the support hanger need not be limited to one support hook, but may be constructed with a plurality of supporting hooks to support a number of objects.

Although the invention has been described and illustrated herein with particular reference to one form of the hanger support, it should be appreciated that numerous variations may be made. Therefore it is not my intention implied or otherwise to eliminate other variations or modifications which do not depart from the scope of the invention unless specifically stated to the contrary in the hereinafter appended claims.

the plane of the front flap i l, the adhesive 25 is wetted and the flaps l3 and M are is constructed so that the be secured to 1 I claim:

1. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination of a generally rectangular sheet of flexible material having an adhesive coating on its rear surface and being folded under on itself along a transverse line of fold to provide front and rear flaps normally disposed with their adhesive surfaces facing but free of one another and an intermediate hem extending transversely across the sheet and being substantially contained in the plane of the front flap, transversely extending hook-attaching means contained in the hem and being substantially coextensive therewith, and a picture-supporting hook afilxed at its upper end to the middle portion of the attaching means and depending therefrom substantially on the vertical center line of the hanger, the vertical dimension of the rear fiap being such that, when it is swung downwardly to lie in the plane of the front flap and both said flaps .areladhesively secured to a wall surface, said rear flap is disposed intermediate the wall and the hook and thereby provides a backing for the hook.

2. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the rear flap is secured to the front flap by a transverse line of stitching defining the upper edge of the hem, said line of stitching providing a hinge on which the rear flap may swing to its downward position.

3. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the hook is pivotally connected to the attaching means for swinging ,movement to .a raised inactive position.

4. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combination vof a generally rectangular sheet of flexible material having an adhesive coating on its .rear face and being folded under on itself .along a transverse line of fold to provide a hem extending across the width vof the sheet, .a transversely extending support bar ,con-

tained in the hem and being substantially coextensive therewith, a picture hook, and means swivelly connectin the upper end of the hook to the support bar for swinging movement in a plane closely paralleling the plane ,of the sheet comprising a rivet .affixed to the support bar at the mid-portion thereof andhaving itsaxis nor- .mal to the plane of .thesheet, said rivet providing .a swivel mounting for the upper end of the hook. 5. In a nail-less hanger for pictures and the like, the combinationsetgforth in claim 4, wherein said rivet ishollow and provides an eye adapted .toreceive the bill .of the hook of a companion hanger.

JOSEPH M. MARGULIS.

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