Self-adjusting stocking hanger

摘要

An ornamental hanger having a scroll shape with an upper open loop that is sufficiently large to accommodate an edge of a mantle therein. The hanger includes a lower open loop from which an item can be hung so that the lower open loop can swing under the edge of the mantle and be located generally under the upper open loop. The upper open loop terminates in a partial loop having a bottom curved surface for resting on the mantle. The lower curved portion of the partial loop is covered with a non-slip material to prevent movement of the hanger on the mantel surface.

主权项

1. A scroll-shaped hanger for resting on a mantle surface and for hanging an item from said scroll hanger, said item being of the type that is hung from mantles during a Christmas holiday, said scroll hanger comprising:
an S-shaped scroll hanger having an upper open scroll loop and a lower open loop, said upper open scroll loop and said lower open loop connected by a linear elongated connecting part, said scroll hanger constructed of a material so that said scroll hanger is generally not flexible or resilient and does not change shape during use thereof when engaged with the mantle surface; said upper open scroll loop having a radius that is at least as large as a radius of said lower open loop, and said upper open scroll loop having an end that terminates in a partial loop that has a bottom shaped as an upwardly concave rocking surface that engages with a top of the mantle surface on which said scroll hanger rests, the bottom concave rocking surface having a sufficient area for resting said upper open scroll loop in a stable manner on the mantle surface so that said upper open scroll loop remains upright on the mantle surface when the item is suspended from said lower open loop; said connecting part allowing said scroll hanger to extend outwardly away from the edge of the mantle and rotate under a force of gravity according to the shape or thickness of the mantle; and said linear elongated connecting part separating said upper open scroll loop from said lower open loop is of sufficient length so that when said scroll hanger is lowered downwardly to engage the concave rocking surface with the mantle surface, the concave rocking surface of said partial loop allows the lower open loop to rock back and forth and self adjust to a position generally suspended under the concave rocking surface of said upper open scroll loop.