Mounting bracket
View Patent ↗A bracket for hanging an item on a wall is disclosed. The bracket has one or more bracket apertures which are used to mount the bracket to the hanging item. The hanging item could be an item like a picture or a shelf. The bracket has a mounting aperture which is used to mount the hanging item on a nail or a screw. Adjacent to the mounting aperture is a pinhole having a set screw. To use the bracket the user unthreads the set screw from the pinhole opening. The user places the hanging item in its desired location on the wall and pushes the item against the wall so that the set screw marks a spot on the wall where the user should place a nail or a screw for hanging the item.
1. A bracket for hanging an item comprising
a) one or more bracket apertures;
b) a mounting aperture;
c) a pinhole opening disposed adjacent to said mounting aperture;
d) wherein said bracket has a longitudinal axis, wherein said longitudinal axis passes through a diameter of said pinhole opening;
e) wherein said one or more bracket apertures further comprise a first bracket aperture having a first aperture diameter and a second bracket aperture having a second aperture diameter;
f) wherein said longitudinal axis passes through said first aperture diameter;
g) wherein said longitudinal axis passes through said second aperture diameter;
h) a set screw having a threading;
i) wherein said set screw is disposed in said pinhole opening;
wherein said mounting aperture has a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said mounting aperture has a first width, wherein said second end of said mounting aperture has a second width, wherein said first width is greater than said second width, wherein said second end of said mounting aperture is disposed adjacent to said pinhole opening.