Patent Application
20200093292
The present invention relates to a device and method for conveniently hanging an object regardless of a shape or size to a wall for storage, by means of an anchor block secured to a wall and a length of cord that is adjustable to the size and shape of the object. One or more of this device can be used to secure objects of any size, shape and weight.
There are objects that because of the shape and size are very difficult to hang on the wall because hangers are not available for that particular objects.
Objects such as long ladders, step ladders, rakes, shovels, skis, surfboards, rifles, golf bag, skateboards, fishing rods, hockey sticks, etc., are usually stored vertically, leaned against the wall, unsecured and prone to fall sideways to the floor causing damage to the valuable items, and creating hazardous situation.
This hanger facilitates the storing of the items horizontally using two or more hangers, or vertically using the hanger to prevent the items to fall to the floor.
This device provides a low-cost means to safely and reliably hang or secure objects of any shape, size and weight to a wall. The device when not mounted to a wall can also be used as a custom sized rubber-bands or reusable and reconfigurable tie-wrap to hold or bundle things together.
Other arrangements representative of prior art are disclosed in the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,618,419; 4,878,585; 5,567,055; 9,644,788; 6,330,949
In accordance with the present invention, a device and method for securely hanging almost any shaped object by conveniently tying and untying the object to a specially designed anchor, comprising:
a length of cord which is cut to a length suitable to secure the intended object;
a block of strong solid material with (see
The suitable length of cord is passed into the thru hole in the anchor and knotted on both ends so the rope can easily slide thru the hole, yet will not come off the anchor block because the knots are larger than the diameter of the hole.
Because the length of the cord is determined by the user, it can be tailored to provide very tight fit for the object to hang, taking less wall area to hang the object, providing more area for other objects. This is important in limited wall area such as gun safe door, closet door, etc.
When in use, the cord is pulled to one side to let the first knot rest against the anchor block, the free length of the cord is pulled to one side, looped or wrapped around the object and the cord is inserted into the slot where the second knot will rest against the other side of the anchor block keep the cord from slipping off the slot (see
Depending on the size and weight of the object, the anchor block can be made of high strength plastic, metal wood or any other suitable material.
Depending on the load object, the size can be scaled up or down to depending on the size and weight of the object and the size and strength of the cord being used.
Because this device can not be accidentally released, it is ideal for use around the house, in the kitchen, shop, garage, and is excellent for use to secure trade tools in a mobile environment such as service vehicles where shocks and vibrations may cause objects to fall if not secured.
Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a device and method for securely hang objects to a wall using a cord anchor block and a suitable length of cord, securely yet very easy to put on and to release.
Another objective of the present invention to provide a device that can be made in different sizes and different materials to accommodate objects of different sizes and weights
Another objective of the invention where one end of the slot is counter-bored to provide a cup for the knot, providing a “locked” position (see
Another objective of the invention is to insert the cord into one of the mounting holes to provide a device similar to a tie wrap, but reusable and reconfigurable, easy to put on and to release.
Another objective of the invention whence the cord can be of strong inelastic material such as parachute cord, braided nylon rope or steel cable.
Another objective of the invention whence the cord can be elastic material such as bungee cord.
Another objective of the invention whence multiple knots on the cord provide a convenient way to hang objects of different sizes.
The above and other objectives, and nature of the invention will be more dearly understood by reference to the following detailed description, the appended claims, and the accompanying drawings.
The device of present invention can be made of many different materials depending on its intended use.
For the purpose of illustration, in this document, a device with two mounting holes one cord hole and one slot with one end of the slot counter-bored will he described in more detail with reference to various figures of the drawings.
