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Hanging device for supporting an article and associated hangerRelated Patent Categories: Supports, Suspended SupportsHanging device for supporting an article and associated hanger description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070170334, Hanging device for supporting an article and associated hanger. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method of hanging an article and the related hanger employed in the method wherein the hanger is adapted to be simply and effectively secured to a support structure and also to provide a hanging structure to which the article may be secured directly or with an intermediate hanging device. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] It has been known to hang various articles by hangers which have adequate tensile strength to support the load and are secured to a support structure. For example, it has been known to secure hooks to a ceiling surface with an article being suspended from such hooks. [0005] It has also been known to secure hangers to overlying support by tying knots in a rope or similar flexible material or to provide various forms of clips and other arrangements employing mechanical fasteners to secure the same. [0006] Among the items secured by such hangers are hanging flower pots, functional items and decorative items, which typically have a flexible member secured to the flower pot at two locations, and engaged by a hook from above to directly support the pot or having a rope tied to the inverted U-shape or bail member with the upper end being secured to a hook or clip fastener. [0007] It has also been known to secure an overlying hanger member having an eyelet through which a hook or cord, which secures an article, passes. [0008] Despite the foregoing, there remains a very real and substantial need for the method of hanging an article and an associated hanger which will, without requiring tools and mechanical fastening means, simply and effectively permit those even unskilled in handyman crafts to hang articles securely in a simple manner at a desired elevation. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The present invention has met the above-described needs. It discloses a method of hanging an article which includes providing a hanger having an elongated line or body with an upper loop at or adjacent one end thereof and a lower hanging structure at or adjacent the other end, passing the line over a support structure and passing the lower hanging structure through the loop followed by suspending the article from the lower hanging structure. [0010] The lower hanging structure may also be in the form of a loop. The loops may be integrally formed with a suitable fastening means securing the same in the desired configuration. It is preferred that the line or body be flexible and be composed of a resinous plastic material, such as nylon, for example, although a metal wire could also be employed. The article being supported may be secured directly to the lower hanging structure or may have one or intermediate members, such as a double hook, for example. [0011] In one embodiment, the article may be an upwardly open container which may have inherent functional or decorative properties and/or may secure a plant or flowers. [0012] The apparatus of the present invention preferably includes an elongated flexible body having an upper loop and a lower hanging structure with the lower hanging structure being of such size, shape and material as to pass through the upper loop. [0013] It is an object of the present invention to provide a strong, simple and economical method and associated hanger for securely supporting articles being hung directly or indirectly therefrom. [0014] It is another object of the present invention to provide such a hanger which may be composed of a flexible material having integrally formed loops such that one loop can pass through the other after the hanger body has passed over or engaged by the structural support member. [0015] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an effective hanger which may be installed without requiring mechanical fasteners or the use of tools. [0016] It is a further object of the present invention to provide such a hanger which is not highly visible. [0017] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide such a system which may be made in different lengths depending upon the elevation at which the supported article is to be positioned. [0018] These and other objects of the present invention will be more fully understood from the following description of the invention with reference to the drawings appended hereto. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019] FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a form of hanger of the present invention employable in the method of the present invention. [0020] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a hanger of the present invention partially overlying a support structure. [0021] FIG. 3 is an illustration similar to FIG. 2, but showing a next step in the method of hanging an article employing the method of the present invention. Continue reading about Hanging device for supporting an article and associated hanger... Full patent description for Hanging device for supporting an article and associated hanger Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Hanging device for supporting an article and associated hanger patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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