Hanger for hollow walls

Abstract

An anchoring system for use with hollow panels, comprises an anchor member and a separate fixture, which are adapted to be mounted together. The anchor member includes an elongated element, such as a wire, adapted to be inserted into and partly through a hollow panel, such as a wall, and to bear against a rear surface of the panel. The fixture is adapted to bear against a front surface of the panel for securing the anchoring system to the panel.

1 . An anchoring system for use with a hollow panel, comprising an anchor member and a separate fixture, which are adapted to be mounted together, the anchor member including an elongated element adapted to be inserted into and partly through a hollow panel and to bear against a rear surface of the panel, the fixture being adapted to bear against a front surface of the panel thereby securing the anchoring system to the panel. 
     
     
         2 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongated element extends substantially vertically. 
     
     
         3 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member includes an elongated wire. 
     
     
         4 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member includes at a lower end thereof a rearwardly extending element adapted to engage the panel. 
     
     
         5 . The anchoring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the rearwardly extending element includes a spike. 
     
     
         6 . The anchoring system according to  claim 4 , wherein the rearwardly extending element is located adjacent a lower end of the fixture. 
     
     
         7 . The anchoring system according to  claim 5 , wherein the spike extends substantially horizontally. 
     
     
         8 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member includes in succession from top to bottom: an upper distal end, a panel-engaging portion, a fixture-engaging portion and a lower panel-engaging portion. 
     
     
         9 . The anchoring system according to  claim 8 , wherein the upper distal end is adapted to engage a rear surface of the panel, the panel-engaging portion is adapted to be at least partly lodged in the panel, the fixture-engaging portion is adapted to be joined to the fixture, and the lower panel-engaging portion is adapted to penetrate the panel. 
     
     
         10 . The anchoring system according to  claim 9 , wherein the panel-engaging portion includes a section that extends behind the panel and at a distance therefrom. 
     
     
         11 . The anchoring system according to  claim 9 , wherein the panel-engaging portion includes a section that extends substantially horizontally through the wall and between the upper distal end and the fixture-engaging portion. 
     
     
         12 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member extends forwardly of the fixture so that, when the anchoring system is installed to the panel, the fixture at least partly extends between the anchor member and the panel. 
     
     
         13 . The anchoring system according to  claim 12 , wherein the anchor member is adapted to engage the panel near upper and lower ends of the fixture and therebetween to extends along a front of the fixture. 
     
     
         14 . The anchoring system according to  claim 13 , wherein the front of the fixture defines a groove and the anchor member is adapted to extend in the groove. 
     
     
         15 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member is releasably snap-fittingly engaged in the groove. 
     
     
         16 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member is biasedly mounted to the fixture at the upper and lower ends thereof. 
     
     
         17 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The anchoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the anchor member wraps around a front of the fixture between opposed upper and lower ends thereof, and wherein at the upper and lower ends of the fixture and behind the fixture, upper and lower sections of the anchor member, which are located adjacent the upper and lower ends of the fixture, extend respectively downwardly and upwardly before penetrating the panel. 
     
     
         22 .- 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . An anchoring system for use with hollow panels, comprising an anchor member and a fixture, the anchor member including upper and lower elongated elements adapted to be inserted into a hollow panel, the upper elongated element being adapted to extend past the panel and to bear against a rear surface of the panel, the fixture being adapted to bear against a front surface of the panel thereby securing the anchoring system to the panel. 
     
     
         34 . The anchoring system according to  claim 33 , wherein the upper and lower elongated elements are adapted to engage the panel adjacent upper and lower ends of the fixture. 
     
     
         35 . The anchoring system according to  claim 33 , wherein the anchor member comprises an elongated wire.