Tool-less Reusable Hinged Wall Hanger

摘要

A reusable wall anchor device comprised of an upper and lower panel held together by a hinge connection for facilitating the suspending of articles from wallboards without requiring a hollow void behind the wallboard. A load bearing shank extends from the front face of the lower panel for supporting an object to be carried by the device. An arcuate prong and tine extend from the rear faces of the panels providing clamping and shear support for the device when they are inserted into the wallboard. The anchor assembly requires no tools other than the human hand during installation and removal and upon removal leaves minimal disruption to the wallboard.

主权项

1. A anchoring device for suspending objects from vertical walls, especially gypsum wallboards, comprising of:
a) an upper panel comprised of a flat front face, a flat rear face, and a bottom edge of predetermined size and thickness, and b) a lower panel comprised of a flat front face, a flat rear face, and a top edge of predetermined size and thickness, and c) a hinged connection exhibiting rotational movement capabilities joining said upper panel bottom edge to said lower panel top edge, and d) a curved member of predetermined length extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said upper panel equipped with a piercing tip, said curved member exhibiting a radius of curvature equal to the distance said curved member is located from the hinged connection e) a tine extending perpendicularly from said rear face of said lower panel equipped with a piercing tip, and f) a load bearing shank of predetermined length extending perpendicularly from said front face of said lower panel located below said hinge connection and above said tine capable of supporting an object; said shank transferring said supported object's weight to said upper panel, said lower panel, and said hinged connection resulting in said upper panel and said lower panel rotating around said hinged connection creating a clamping moment force by said panels onto said wall; whereby a human can suspend an object from common wall material.