Device for hanging objects on a vertical surface and a method of using the same
View Patent ↗A hanger assembly having separable surface and object brackets that can slidably engage in a nested position without fasteners. The nested position is formed through the engagement of opposing channels of the respective surfaces of the surface and object brackets. The surface bracket has marking tabs for impressing on a vertical surface a selected orientation of the object that is connected to the object bracket, which in turn is nested with the surface bracket. Once the vertical surface is impressed by the marking tabs, the surface and object brackets can be un-nested and the surface bracket mounted to the vertical surface with the guidance impressions left my the marking tabs. Then the surface and object brackets can be re-nested for installation of the object against the vertical surface. The object is not limited to pictures or panels, and can be irregularly shaped articles.
1. A device comprising:
a surface bracket, comprising:
a surface mounting plate;
a surface channel extending along a front-facing bottom portion of the surface mounting plate; and
a rear-facing surface nub extending along a distal end of the surface channel in such a way as to partially close an upward-facing opening to a void defined by said surface channel; and
an object bracket, comprising:
an object mounting plate;
an object channel extending along a rear-facing upper portion of the object mounting plate;
the object channel comprising a vertical leg, wherein the vertical leg is generally coextensive with the surface mounting plate;
a front-facing object nub extending along a distal end of the object channel in such a way that the object nub snugly slides in and out of the void to move between a nested and un-nested position, respectively,
wherein in the nested position a substantial portion of both the vertical leg and the surface mounting plate uniformly abut; and
a plurality of object mounting holes in the object mounting plate; and a plurality of first mounting holes in the vertical leg, wherein each object mounting hole aligns with one of the plurality of first mounting holes.
2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of marking tabs along a rear-facing surface of the surface mounting plate.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of marking tabs comprise at least two vertical marking tabs and at least two horizontal marking tabs.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein each marking tab is elongated.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the front-facing object nub and the rear-facing surface nub have dimensionality that prevents moving between the nested position and the un-nested position except in an approximately vertical direction and an approximately horizontal direction.