Picture Frame Hanger Bracket for Flush Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective solutions for securely hanging canvas art on walls without using excessive hardware, which can lead to instability and inaccurate placement, as existing methods either fail to secure the canvas and frame adequately or prevent the frame from being flush against the wall.
Innovation Solution
A bracket system comprising a base with legs forming a planar portion and an attachment pin, designed to be mounted on the frame's internal channel, allowing secure attachment to a support structure without additional hardware, utilizing the frame's internal channel to eliminate the need for extra fasteners and ensuring a flush installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional hardware (nails, picture wire, D-ring hangers, sawtooth hangers) is used to hang canvas art or frames, then the object can be securely attached to the wall, but the frame cannot be flush against the wall and installation is difficult to position accurately
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the attachment function and the positioning function into a single integrated bracket system. The bracket combines a mounting component that attaches to the frame's internal channel with a protruding pin that contacts the wall, eliminating the need for separate hardware like picture wire or D-rings. This integration allows the frame to be flush against the wall while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed to perform multiple functions: it attaches to the frame's internal channel, provides a protruding pin for wall contact, and enables accurate positioning. The universal design works with various frame types that have internal channels, making the bracket adaptable to different applications while maintaining flush installation capability.
2Ease of operation
If exposed nails are used to hang the frame, then installation is simple, but the canvas and frame are not securely attached and can fall off if bumped
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket combines the simplicity of nail installation with the security of multi-point attachment. The protruding pin contacts the wall at a single point like a nail, but the bracket itself is secured to the frame through the internal channel, creating a reliable connection that maintains simplicity of installation while ensuring secure attachment.
3Reliability
If additional hardware is installed on the frame to secure it to the wall, then the attachment is more secure, but numerous hardware components are required and the frame cannot be flush against the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple hardware functions into a single bracket component. Instead of requiring separate mounting hardware, the bracket integrates the frame attachment mechanism (engaging the internal channel) with the wall contact element (protruding pin), reducing the number of components while maintaining secure attachment and enabling flush installation.
4Device complexity
If the frame's internal channel is left unused, then the frame structure remains simple, but a secure flush mounting solution cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention makes the frame's internal channel serve its intended purpose while also enabling mounting functionality. The bracket utilizes the existing internal channel structure of the frame to attach securely, turning an otherwise unused feature into the key mounting mechanism. This allows flush mounting without modifying the frame structure or adding complex hardware.
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AI summary
A bracket for hanging a picture frame on a supporting structure. The bracket is a one-piece member formed of plastic having a pair of legs projecting perpendicularly from a bottom surface of a base and extending at right angles with respect to each other. The legs are spaced from a peripheral edge of the base forming a V-shaped planar portion between the edge and legs. A reinforcing member extends between the pair of legs and an attachment pin mounted in the reinforcing member extends outwardly beyond a top surface of the base. A pair of attachment pins is pressed into the supporting structure to suspend the frame therefrom after two of the brackets are secured in upper right hand corners of the frame.