Picture frame, method and system for attaching a picture frame to a wall surface

Abstract

A picture frame, method and system for attaching a frame to a wall surface is described, in which the picture frame includes a frame and backing. The backing has at least a central hole formed therein so as to be positioned at the central axis of the frame to receive a fastener so that the picture frame is rotatable about its central axis on the surface. In the system, a template includes indicia marking the central axis of the picture frame so that the frame is swiveled about its central axis while attached to the wall. The picture frame aligns with the indicia marking the frame central axis on the template for marking the wall surface, the template is removed, and a fastener secures the frame via its backing, the picture frame maintaining its center axis while being rotatable about the fastener on the wall surface.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A system for attaching a picture frame to a wall surface, comprising:
 a template for use against the wall surface, the template including indicia thereon, the indicia including indicia marking the central axis of a picture frame to permit any picture frame to be aligned thereon for attachment to the wall surface so that the frame is swiveled about its central axis in any direction while attached to the wall,   the picture frame having a backing, the picture frame aligned with the indicia marking the frame central axis on the template for marking the wall surface and thereafter the template removed, a fastener adapted to secure the frame via its backing through its center axis, the picture frame maintaining its center axis while being rotatable about the fastener on the wall surface.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the indicia includes fastener placement indicia. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the fastener placement indicia includes a center hole indicia marking the frame central axis, the template marked at the center hole and the picture frame secured by a fastener to the wall surface at the mark, the mark used for rotating or repositioning the frame between a landscape and portrait orientation. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein the fastener placement indicia includes additional fastener location indicia equidistant to the center hole indicia and spaced there from along one of a horizontal and vertical axis through the center hole indicia. 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . A method for attaching a picture frame to a wall surface, comprising:
 placing a template against the wall surface, the template including at least a center hole indicia indicative of the central axis of the frame,   marking the wall surface through the center hole indicia,   removing the template,   mounting a picture frame using the marking on the wall surface, the picture frame being rotatable about its central axis on the surface.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 ,
 wherein the picture frame has a backing, the backing including a central hole formed therein that is positioned at the central axis of the frame, and   wherein mounting includes inserting a fastener through the central hole of the backing into the marking on the wall surface, the picture frame being repositionable and rotatable about its central axis on the fastener.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 tightening down the fastener upon achieving a desired frame position on the wall.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein
 the template includes additional fastener location indicia equidistant to the center hole indicia and spaced there from along one of a horizontal and vertical axis through the center hole indicia,   the backing includes at least two additional holes in equal spaced relation from and on either side thereof along one of a horizontal and vertical axis through the central hole, the at least two additional holes adapted to receive fasteners,   marking further includes marking the wall surface through the additional fastener location indicia,   mounting further includes inserting one or more fasteners through the at least two additional holes in the backing and into the additional markings in the wall surface, and   tightening down all fasteners.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising orienting the frame between portrait and landscape positions on the wall surface, the frame central axis remaining constant during repositioning. 
     
     
         31 .- 35 . (canceled) 
     
     
         36 . A system for attaching a plurality of picture frames to a wall surface, comprising:
 a template comprising a plurality of separable picture frame hanging modules for use against the wall surface, each module including indicia indicative of the central axis of the frame for attachment of the picture frame to the wall surface, and   at least two picture frames, each picture frame including a backing, each picture frame aligned with indicia marking the frame central axis on its hanging module for marking the wall surface and thereafter the template removed, a fastener adapted to secure each frame via its corresponding backing through its center axis, each picture frame maintaining its center axis while being rotatable about its corresponding fastener on the wall surface.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein a plurality of picture frames are rotatable into one of a portrait position and a landscape position without being removed from the wall surface and without interfering with adjacent picture frames in a sequence. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein
 the indicia includes a center hole indicia marking the central axis of the frame, and   the backing further includes a central hole at the frame central axis that aligns with the indicia marking the central axis of the frame on its corresponding hanging module.   
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , wherein
 the indicia includes additional fastener location indicia equidistant to the center hole indicia and spaced there from along one of a horizontal and vertical axis through the center hole indicia, and   the backing further includes at least two additional holes in equal spaced relation from the central hole, each aligned with additional fastener indicia on its corresponding hanging module and adapted to receive a corresponding fastener there through.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein one or more of the hanging modules is detachable from the template and re-combinable to form a single template of any desired size or configuration and with any desired space between individual modules or groups of modules in the re-formed template. 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the indicia further includes gutter pattern indicia located along a periphery of each hanging module to facilitate offset alignment of individual or groups of modules. 
     
     
         42 . (canceled) 
     
     
         43 . A template for mounting one or more objects on a surface, comprising:
 at least one planar sheet of pliable material for use against the surface, the sheet having a pair of opposite side edges, a top edge, bottom edge, front and rear surfaces,   one or more object indicia disposed on one of the front and rear of the sheet, each object indicia having a center axis of rotation aligning with a center axis of an object to be mounted, and   one or more fastener placement indicia configured to be marked so that one or more marks are made on the surface and the object secured to the surface at the one or more marks with one or more fasteners, the object rotatable in either direction about its center axis on a single central fastener, or repositionable about one or more fasteners other than the central fastener while maintaining its central axis constant.   
     
     
         44 . The template of  claim 43 , further comprising a plurality of sheets that are separable and re-attachable into a new template layout, the template further comprising gutter pattern indicia located along a periphery of each sheet to facilitate offset alignment of individual or groups of sheets. 
     
     
         45 . The template of  claim 43 , further comprising bubble level indicia centered at the top edge. 
     
     
         46 . The template of  claim 43 , wherein the object is a picture frame, the template further comprising picture frame indicia in landscape and portrait orientations. 
     
     
         47 . The template of  claim 43 , wherein the one or more fastener placement indicia includes a center hole indicia at the center axis and additional hole indicia providing additional hole options for the surface, the additional hole indicia equidistant to the center hole indicia and spaced there from along one of a horizontal and vertical axis through the center hole indicia. 
     
     
         48 .- 50 . (canceled)