Picture hanging system

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying a work of art generally includes at least two hook mounting means operatively arranged to be fixedly secured to a wall structure, a rod operatively arranged to be suspended within the hook mounting means at a fixed distance away from the wall structure, at least two ring means operatively arranged for slideable and rotational movement upon the rod means and each suspending a wire means therefrom, at least two wire means, each having an upper loop and a lower loop and an identical length, the wire means operatively arranged to be suspended from the ring means by the upper loops, and at least one frame having at least two attachment means, the frame operatively arranged to be suspended from the lower loops by the attachment means.

1 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art, comprising: 
 a rod;    a first frame operatively arranged to display a first work of art, said first frame suspended from said rod by a first set of at least two wires; and,    a second frame operatively arranged to display a second work of art, said second frame suspended by a second set of at least two wires;    wherein said second set of wires is secured to said rod interior to said first set of wires.    
   
   
       2 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first set of at least two wires slidably engages said rod.  
   
   
       3 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first set of at least two wires rotatably engages said rod.  
   
   
       4 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first set of at least two wires slidably and rotatably engages said rod.  
   
   
       5 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein said first set of at least two wires is fixedly secured to said first frame.  
   
   
       6 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein said second set of at least two wires is fixedly secured to said second frame.  
   
   
       7 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein said first set of at least two wires is rotatably secured to said first frame.  
   
   
       8 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein said second set of at least two wires is rotatably secured to said second frame.  
   
   
       9 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least two wires of said first set is of identical length.  
   
   
       10 . An apparatus for displaying at least two works of art as recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said at least two wire of said second set is of identical length.  
   
   
       11 . An apparatus as recited in  claim 9  wherein each of said wires in said first set is longer in length than each of said wires in said second set.  
   
   
       12 . An apparatus as recited in  claim 10  wherein each of said wires in said first set is longer in length than each of said wires in said second set.  
   
   
       13 . An apparatus for displaying a work of art, comprising: 
 at least two hook mounting means operatively arranged to be fixedly secured to a wall structure;    a rod operatively arranged to be suspended within said at least two hook mounting means at a fixed distance away from said wall structure;    at least two ring attachment means operatively arranged to slidingly and rotationally engage said rod, each of said at least two ring means operatively arranged to suspending a wire means therefrom;    at least two wire means, each of said at least two wire means comprising an upper loop and a lower loop connected by a wire member, each of said at least two wire members being equal in length, said at least two wire means operatively arranged to be suspended from said at least two ring means by said upper loops; and,    at least one frame comprising at least two attachment means, said frame operatively arranged to be suspended from said lower loops by said at least two attachment means.    
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said wire means comprises a member selected from the group consisting of monofilament wire, cable, rope, string and chain.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said frame comprises at least two translucent surfaces.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said frame comprises at least two transparent surfaces.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein said at least two translucent surfaces are secured to one another by said attachment means.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein said at least two transparent surfaces are secured to one another by said attachment means.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 13  comprising at least two frames.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 19  wherein one of said at least two frames is suspended from said rod means via a first set of at least two wire means and a second frame is suspended from a second set of at least two wire means; each wire means of said first set having a first length and defining a first distance therebetween, each wire means of said second set having a second length and a second distance therebetween, said second length and said second distance shorter than said first length and said first distance such that said second frame is suspended above said first frame.  
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 19  wherein one of said at least two frames is suspended from the other.  
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 19  wherein said at least two frames are oriented horizontally adjacent with respect one another.  
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 13  comprising at least three frames wherein two of said three frames are oriented in vertical relationship with respect to one another and two of said three frames are oriented in horizontal adjacent relationship with respect to one another.