Bowline to Bowtie

Abstract

An apparatus for hanging posters that comes as a single set with two cleats and single bowline. There are two cleats that have a section that is attached to the frame and a section that is exposed, meaning it is not attached to the frame. The two cleats are attached by a single bowline. The bowline is attached to one cleat while it is movably threaded to the second cleat, which allows the bowline to be tightened and loosened to adjust the drop of the bowline. The frame is formed by two sets of parallel walls of different lengths.

Claims

1. A hanging apparatus comprising: a frame; a first cleat; a second cleat; the frame having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side; the top side having a first end and a second end; and the bottom side having a first end and a second end.

2. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the top side and bottom side being shorter in length than the right side and the left side; the left side having a top end and a bottom end; and the right side having a top end and a bottom end.

3. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 2 comprising: the first end of the top side being connected to the top end of the left side; and the second end of the top side being connected to the top side of the right side.

4. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 2 comprising: the first end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the left side; and the second end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the right side.

5. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the first cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the second cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the exposed end of the first cleat having a plurality of apertures the exposed end of the second cleat having a plurality of apertures; and a bow line.

6. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 5 comprising: the bowline having a stationary end and a non-stationary end; the stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the first cleat; and the non-stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the second cleat.

7. A hanging apparatus comprising: a frame; a first cleat; a second cleat; the frame having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side; the top side having a first end and a second end; the bottom side having a first end and a second end; and the top side and bottom side being shorter in length than the right side and the left side.

8. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 7 comprising: the left side having a top end and a bottom end; the right side having a top end and a bottom end; the first end of the top side being connected to the top end of the left side; and the second end of the top side being connected to the top side of the right side.

9. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 7 comprising: the first end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the left side; and the second end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the right side.

10. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the first cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the second cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the exposed end of the first cleat having a plurality of apertures; the exposed end of the second cleat having a plurality of apertures; the bowline having a stationary end and a non-stationary end; the stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the first cleat; and the non-stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the second cleat.

11. A hanging apparatus comprising: a frame; a first cleat; a second cleat; the frame having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side; the top side having a first end and a second end; the bottom side having a first end and a second end; the bottom side having a first end and a second end; the top side and bottom side being shorter in length than the right side and the left side; the left side having a top end and a bottom end; the right side having a top end and a bottom end; the first end of the top side being connected to the top end of the left side; and the second end of the top side being connected to the top side of the right side.

12. The hanging apparatus as claimed in claim 11 comprising: the first end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the left side; the second end of the bottom side being connected to the bottom end of the right side; the first cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the second cleat having an exposed end and an attached end; the exposed end of the first cleat having a plurality of apertures; the exposed end of the second cleat having a plurality of apertures; the bowline having a stationary end and a non-stationary end; the stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the first cleat; and the non-stationary end being threaded through the plurality of apertures on the second cleat.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0003] FIG. 1 is front view of the frame of the present invention.

[0004] FIG. 2 is a front view of the cleats of the present invention with the bowline attached to the cleat.

[0005] FIG. 3 is a front view of both cleats of the present invention.

[0006] FIG. 4 is rear view of the present invention with cleats attached to the frame with the bowline intact.

[0007] FIG. 5 is top view of the present invention.

[0008] FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the present invention.

[0009] FIG. 7 is a left view of the present invention.

[0010] FIG. 8 is a right view of the present invention.

DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION

[0011] All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1 the present invention is a hanging apparatus for hanging posters on the wall. An objective of the present invention is to provide the users with a quick and easy method of hanging posters without the need for heavy frames, fragile pieces of glass, and metal hangers. The present invention intends to provide users with a poster frame that is easily assembled and attached to the poster to allow it to be hung on the wall. The present invention can be used on a variety of poster material and on posters of any size. To accomplish this the present invention comprises a frame 2 made out of any semi flexible plastic, however it can be made out of any material that maintains the function of the invention. In its preferred embodiment, the system comes with a single frame 2 made from semi flexible plastic material and is designed to be mounted to the rear side of a poster as a single frame 2 unit. The frame 2 is coated with an adhesive covering on the rear side of the frame 2. The frame 2 comes with a paper covering to keep the adhesive coating intact until the time that the frame 2 is assembled to the poster. At such time, the paper covering is removed from the frame 2 to expose the adhesive coating. The frame 2 is then positioned on the rear side of the poster.

[0013] The frame 2 has a top side 11, a left side 13, a right side 14, and a bottom side 12. The top side 11 has a first end 21 and a second end 22 and the bottom side 12 also has a first end 23 and a second end 24. The top side 11 and bottom side 12 are shorter in length than the right side 14 and left side 13. When the top side 11, bottom side 12, left side 13 and right side 14 are connected, they form a rectangular shape designed to match the rectangular shape of the poster it is being used to hang. The left side 13 has a top end 25 and a bottom end 26 while the right side 14 has a top end 27 and a bottom end 28.

[0014] The first end of the top side 11 is connected to the top end of the left side 13 and similarly the second end of the top side 11 is connected to the top side 11 of the right side 14. The first end of the bottom side 12 is connected to the bottom end of the left side 13 and the second end of the bottom side 12 is connected to the bottom end of the right side 14.

[0015] The hanging system has a bowline 5 and cleat unit to allow the user to hang the poster to the wall. The bowline 5 unit is formed with a first cleat 3, a second cleat 4, and a bowline 5.

[0016] The first cleat 3 has an exposed end 31 and an attached end 32 and the second cleat 4 also has an exposed end 33 and an attached end 35. The attached end is the section that is secured adhered to the frame 2 while the exposed end hangs off of the frame 2 unsecured to any surface. The exposed end 31 of the first cleat 3 has a plurality of apertures 34 while the exposed end 33 of the second cleat 4 has a plurality of apertures 36. The first cleat 3 comes with the bowline 5 securely attached to the cleat. The second cleat 4 has the bowline 5 that is loosely secured but not stationary within the second cleat 4. This loose fit in the second cleat 4 allows the bowline 5 to be adjusted to different lengths depending on much of the bowline 5 the user wants to have showing when the poster is hung on the wall. The tighter the bowline 5 is pulled, the less slack the line has, the less the bowline 5 will show above the poster when hung against the wall. The bowline 5 has a stationary end 41 and a non-stationary end 42. The stationary end 41 is threaded through the plurality of apertures on the first cleat 3 and secured to the cleat. The non-stationary end 42 is threaded through the plurality of apertures 36 on the second cleat 4, however, it is not securely fastened and is movable through the plurality of apertures 36.

[0017] The bowline 5 can be made from a synthetic material but a lightly coated cable can be used. Both cleats comes coated on one side with an adhesive coating which is covered by a paper covering until the cleat is ready to be mounted to the rear side of the frame 2. Once the cleat is ready to be mounted to the frame 2, the paper covering is removed and the cleat is positioned on the frame 2 to be hung. The two cleats are to be placed on the rear side of the frame 2, positioned across from one another to ensure the poster hangs level. The bowline 5 is strung through the cleat by way of a plurality of holes.

[0018] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.