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The present invention is an object hanging device, comprising an elongated body and a scale on the elongated body. The elongated body having a middle section. The scale has a zero point that is located within the middle section of the elongated body. The scale includes right measuring units to the r

The present invention is an object hanging device, comprising an elongated body and a scale on the elongated body. The elongated body having a middle section. The scale has a zero point that is located within the middle section of the elongated body. The scale includes right measuring units to the right of the zero point and left measuring units to the left of the zero point. The right measuring units and the left measuring units increase away from the zero point.

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What is claimed is: 1. An object hanging device, comprising: an elongated body being made of a thin plastic material and having a centering point, the elongated body including a first cut-out extending entirely through the thin plastic material of the elongated body; a scale having indicia located

What is claimed is: 1. An object hanging device, comprising: an elongated body being made of a thin plastic material and having a centering point, the elongated body including a first cut-out extending entirely through the thin plastic material of the elongated body; a scale having indicia located on the elongated body, the scale having a zero point that generally coincides with the centering point of the elongated body, the indicia to the right of the zero point increasing by a measuring unit that is the same as the indicia to the left of the zero point; at least one horizontal bubble level fixed to the elongated body and protruding outwardly away from an exterior surface of the elongated body; and at least one hinge along the elongated body separating the elongated body into a first section and a second section, the elongated body being foldable around the at least one hinge such that the horizontal bubble level is received by and fits within the first cut-out on the elongated body when the first and second sections are positioned against each other after being folded around the hinge. 2. The object hanging device of claim 1, wherein the plastic material is vinyl. 3. The object hanging device of claim 1, wherein the at least one hinge includes a first hinge and a second hinge such the elongated body includes a third section and is folded twice to reduce its size, the second section being positioned between and against the first and third sections after the elongated body is folded twice around the hinges. 4. The object hanging device of claim 3, further including a vertical bubble level fixed to the elongated body and wherein the elongated body further includes a second cut-out extending entirely through the thin plastic material of the elongated body for receiving the vertical bubble level when the elongated body is folded. 5. The object hanging device of claim 3, further including a sleeve into which the object hanging device can be placed after being folded twice. 6. The object hanging device of claim 1, further including at least one vertical bubble level within the elongated body and the elongated body further includes a second cut-out extending entirely through the thin plastic material of the elongated body for receiving the vertical bubble level when the elongated body is folded. 7. The object hanging device of claim 1, wherein the indicia to the right and left of the zero point continuously increment upward from the zero point. 8. The object hanging device of claim 1, wherein the scale has adjacent measuring units that are spaced by an amount that is less than ⅙ of an inch. 9. An object hanging device, comprising: an elongated body having a middle section located between a first end and a second end, the elongated body including a first cut-out and a second cut-out; a first scale having a zero point that is located within the middle section of the elongated body, the first scale including first right measuring units to the right of the zero point and first left measuring units to the left of the zero point, the first right measuring units and the first left measuring units increasing away from the zero point; a second scale having a second zero point that is located within the middle section of the elongated body, the second scale including second right measuring units to the right of the second zero point and second left measuring units to the left of the second zero point, the second right measuring units and the second left measuring units increasing away from the second zero point; a vertical bubble level within the elongated body and protruding outwardly away from an exterior surface of the elongated body; a horizontal bubble level within the elongated body and protruding outwardly away from the exterior surface of the elongated body; a first hinge located on the elongated body at a distance from the first end that is equal to approximately ⅓ of the overall length of elongated body; a second hinge located on the elongated body at a distance from the second end that is equal to approximately ⅓ of the overall length of elongated body, the first and second hinges defining first, second and third segments along the elongated body; and the elongated body being foldable around the first hinge and the second hinge such that (i) the horizontal bubble level fits within the first cut-out and the vertical bubble level fits within the second cut-out when the elongated body is folded around the first and second hinges and (ii) the second segment of the elongated body is positioned against the first and third segments when the elongated body is folded around the first and second hinges. 10. The object hanging device of claim 9, further including a sleeve into which the folded elongated body is placed after being folded around the first and second hinges. 11. The object hanging device of claim 10, wherein the elongated body is made of a thin plastic material. 12. The object hanging device of claim 9, wherein the zero point and the second zero point are positioned within the middle section at the same horizontal location, and adjacent ones of the second left measuring units and adjacent ones of the second right measuring units are spaced by an amount that is less than ⅙ of an inch. 13. The object hanging device of claim 9, wherein the elongated body is made of plastic, paper, or vinyl material. 14. The object hanging device of claim 9, wherein the first right measuring units and the first left measuring units incrementally increase from zero away from the zero point. 15. A method of hanging an object on a wall with an object hanging device, the object hanging device having a scale with a zero point that is located within a middle section of the object hanging device, the scale including right measuring units to the right of the zero point and left measuring units to the left of the zero point, the right measuring units and the left measuring units increasing away from the zero point, the object including two hooks for holding the object on the wall, the object hanging device including at least one hinge and being foldable, the method comprising: prior to the steps below, unfolding the object hanging device from around the at least one hinge; placing the object hanging device against the object such that the two hooks are located substantially adjacent to the same measuring unit on the right measuring units and the left measuring units so as to define the desired measured units; placing the object hanging device against the wall at a location at which the zero point is generally located at the center point on the wall for the object to be hung, wherein the placing of the object hanging device against the wall includes leveling the object hanging device on the wall with a bubble leveling system on the object hanging device; marking the wall at locations corresponding to the desired measured units on the object marking device; attaching wall anchors in the wall at the marked locations; and after attaching the wall anchors, folding the object hanging device such that a bubble level within the bubble leveling system fits within a corresponding cut-out that extends entirely through the object hanging device, the cut-out being located on an adjacent folded segment of the object hanging device relative to the bubble level. 16. The method of claim 15, further including affixing the two hooks of the object to the wall anchors. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the object hanging device is made of plastic, paper, or vinyl material. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein marking the wall includes using the right measuring units and the left measuring units, the right measuring units and the left measuring units incrementally increase from zero away from the zero point.