| US 7,497,028 B2 | ||
| Picture hanger assembly and method | ||
| Joseph G. Nevers, Wilmington, N.C. (US); and Benjamin W. Paharik, Hopkinton, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Picture Perfect, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/529,917. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0078916 A1, Apr. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B25H 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—613 [33/666] | 38 Claims |
| 1. A support assembly configured to secure an object to a structure, the support assembly comprising:
a bracket adapted to be secured to the object, the bracket having an opening formed therein;
a support adapted to be received within the opening of the bracket in a secure position, the support having a marking element
designed to extend away from the object when positioning the support within the opening of the bracket, the arrangement being
such that when positioning the support within the opening of the bracket, the marking element is adapted to form a mark on
the structure in response to positioning the object against the structure; and
a device adapted to secure the support to the structure upon removing the support from the opening of the bracket with the
marking element being positioned on the mark formed on the structure,
wherein the support secures the object to the structure upon positioning the object on the support in a position in which
the support is received within the opening of the bracket.
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