Picture hanging device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10524592-B2
Application number	US-201615357016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2016
Priority date	Dec 1, 2015
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for hanging one or more objects, such as frames, on a surface. A marking device for marking a surface for hanging one or more objects. The marking device can have a main body portion having first and second arms pivotably attached thereto. The first and second arms, as well as the main body, can each have a marker to mark a target surface. The marking device can optionally have a level indicator and the first and second arms can have markers which can slide along a ruled measure for convenient positioning of marks on the target surface. Optionally, the markers can have biased, retractable, or sheathed marker pins.

First claim

We claim:

1. A marking device, comprising:
a main body portion having a target side configured to be placed against a target surface and a user side configured to face a user;
a first arm pivotably connected to the main body portion, the first arm including a first marker configured to mark the target surface; and
a second arm pivotably connected to the main body portion, the second arm including a second marker configured to mark the target surface; and
further comprising a first hook, the first hook being disposed on the user side adjacent to the first marker.

2. The marking device of claim 1 , wherein said main body portion further comprises a third marker configured to mark the target surface.

3. The marking device of claim 1 , wherein said main body portion further comprises and least one level indicator.

4. The marking device of claim 3 , wherein the level indicator comprises a level bubble vial.

5. The marking device of claim 1 , wherein the main body portion further comprises a sliding handle.

6. The marking device of claim 5 , wherein the sliding handle is selectively movable and lockable along a length of the main body portion.

7. The marking device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one biasing member which biases the first marker and the second marker away from the target surface and wherein the first marker and the second marker selectively mark the target surface when each of the first marker and the second marker is respectively pressed toward the target surface against the force of the at least one biasing member.

8. The marking device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one biasing member comprises a first arm biasing member located on the first arm, a second arm biasing member located on the second arm and a main body biasing member located on the main body portion.

9. The marking device of claim 1 , further comprising a second hook, the second hook being disposed on the user side adjacent to the second marker.

10. A marking device, comprising:
a main body portion having a target side configured to be placed against a target surface and a user side configured to face a user;
a first arm pivotably connected to the main body portion, the first arm including a first marker configured to mark the target surface; and
a second arm pivotably connected to the main body portion, the second arm including a second marker configured to mark the target surface;
wherein the first marker is disposed on a first slide member which is slidable along the first arm and wherein the second marker is disposed on a second slide member which is slidable along the second arm.

11. A marking device, comprising:
a main body portion having a target side configured to be placed against a target surface and a user side configured to face a user;
a first arm connected to the main body portion, the first arm having a first slide member which is slidable along a portion of the first arm;
a second arm connected to the main body portion, the second arm having a second slide member which is slidable along a portion the second arm;
a first marker disposed on the first slide member and configured to selectively mark the target surface;
a second marker disposed on the second slide member and configured to selectively mark the target surface;
a first hook disposed on the first slide member at a first location corresponding to the first marker; and
a second hook disposed on the second slide member at a second location corresponding to the second marker.

12. The marking device of claim 11 , wherein the marking device further comprises and least one level indicator.

13. The marking device of claim 11 , further comprising a sliding handle selectively movable and lockable along a length of the main body portion.

14. The marking device of claim 11 , further comprising at least one biasing member which biases the first marker and the second marker away from the target surface.

15. The marking device of claim 11 , wherein the main body portion further comprises a sliding handle which is selectively movable and lockable along a length of the main body portion.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Sergyeyenko Oleksiy P
• Knight Tyler M
• Murray Christopher
• Massam Daniel
• Miller David A
• Baskar Ashok S

Classifications

• G01C9/26

  Details · CPC title

• A47G2001/1693

  Hand-tools for lifting picture frames onto hooks · CPC title

• A47G1/205

  Devices for positioning picture hooks on a wall · CPC title

• B25H7/04 Primary

  Devices, e.g. scribers, for marking (centre punches B25D5/00 {; cord line chalkers B44D3/38}) · CPC title

• A47G1/24 Primary

  Appliances for adjusting pictures, mirrors, or the like, into a desired position, especially inclined {(A47G1/1646 - A47G1/22 take precedence)} · CPC title