Key hole double headed screw and short hole locator

Abstract

There is provided a keyhole kit for identifying the spatial distance between a pair of keyhole openings of a wall fixture and marking their location upon the vertical surface of a wall. The keyhole kit includes a pair of fasteners that are inserted into a wall and are cooperatively engageable with the keyhole openings. The keyhole kit further provides a locator pin that is temporarily affixed within a keyhole opening of a wall fixture. The wall fixture is temporarily positioned against the surface of a wall such that it abuts the wall. Thereby, resulting in the locator pin creating a reference mark upon the wall. The reference mark is indicative of the location of a second keyhole opening. A second fastener is inserted in the wall at the reference mark. As a result, both respective fasteners inserted into the wall are spatially relative to the keyhole openings of the fixture. In this regard, the fixture may be secured upon the wall utilizing the properly spaced keyhole openings.

1 . A keyhole kit for mounting a wall fixture upon a wall, the wall fixture including a contact surface and a pair of keyhole openings, the contact surface disposed adjacent to the wall when the wall fixture is secured to the wall, the pair of keyhole openings disposed within the contact surface, each keyhole opening having an aperture portion and a slot portion, and a distance defined by the spatial separation between the aperture portions, the keyhole kit comprising:
 a pair of fasteners, each fastener being cooperatively engageable with a respective one of the pair of keyhole openings and the wall to secure the wall fixture to the wall; and   a locator pin, having a head, a pin body, and a distal end for marking a penetratable surface, the locator pin being cooperatively engageable with a respective one of the pair of keyhole openings such that when the wall fixture is secured to the wall the distal end abuts the wall making a reference mark upon the wall, the reference mark represents the distance.   
   
   
       2 . The keyhole kit of  claim 1 , wherein the locator pin is a double headed locator pin. 
   
   
       3 . The keyhole kit of  claim 2 , wherein the double headed locator pin includes a first head portion, a second head portion, a shank portion extending between the first and second head portions, and a marking portion having an elongated protrusion at one end thereof for marking a penetratable material. 
   
   
       4 . The keyhole kit of  claim 3 , wherein the first head portion of the double headed locator pin fits into the aperture portion of the keyhole openings. 
   
   
       5 . The keyhole kit of  claim 3 , wherein the shank portion fits into the slot portion of the keyhole openings. 
   
   
       6 . The keyhole kit of  claim 3 , wherein the first head portion and second head portion of the double headed locator pin have a diameter larger than the diameter of the slot portion of the keyhole openings. 
   
   
       7 . The keyhole kit of  claim 3 , wherein the first head portion of the double headed locator pin has a slotted head that is engageable with a screwdriver. 
   
   
       8 . The keyhole kit of  claim 3 , further including an adhesive to secure the double headed locator pin in the slot portion of the keyhole opening. 
   
   
       9 . The keyhole kit of  claim 1 , further comprising a leveling device operative to ensure the wall fixture is level with a horizontal plane. 
   
   
       10 . The keyhole kit of  claim 1 , further comprising a leveling device operative to ensure the wall fixture is level with a vertical plane. 
   
   
       11 . A method of securing a wall fixture to a wall, the wall fixture including a contact surface and a pair of keyhole openings, the contact surface disposed adjacent to the wall when the wall fixture is secured to the wall, the pair of keyhole openings disposed within the contact surface, each keyhole opening having an aperture portion and a slot portion, and a distance defined by the spatial separation between the aperture portions, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) inserting a first fastener into a wall at a desired location, the first fastener being cooperatively engageable with a first keyhole opening;   b) inserting a locator pin into a second keyhole opening;   c) affixing the wall fixture upon the wall by cooperatively engaging the first fastener into the first keyhole opening;   d) applying pressure over the wall fixture such that the locator pin abuts the wall and makes a reference mark on the wall of the location of the second keyhole opening;   e) removing the locator pin from the second keyhole opening;   f) inserting a second fastener into the wall at the reference mark;   g) connecting the pair of fasteners with a respective one of the pair of keyhole openings thereby securing the wall fixture upon the wall.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein steps (a) and (f) comprise inserting a double headed screw into the wall. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein steps (b) comprises inserting a double headed locator pin into the wall. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein step (b) further includes the step of affixing an adhesive to temporarily secure the locator pin within the slot portion of the second keyhole opening. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein step (c) further includes an operative level to align the wall fixture such that the locator pin is horizontally aligned with the wall.