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An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aper

An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel. Each hook assembly passes at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the aperture. Each receiver in the modular array includes spring clips that are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver. Each spring clip includes a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture. Each pair of opposing spring fingers detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver.

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1. An aperture board assembly comprising: a panel having an array of apertures including a first aperture, each aperture in the array being spaced from an adjacent aperture in the array;a first modular array of receivers including a first receiver, each receiver of the first modular array being spac

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An aperture board assembly comprising: a panel having an array of apertures including a first aperture, each aperture in the array being spaced from an adjacent aperture in the array;a first modular array of receivers including a first receiver, each receiver of the first modular array being spaced from an adjacent receiver, the first modular array configured to be attached to the panel so that each receiver of the first modular array is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel, the first modular array comprising a first continuous integral structure in which the receivers are disposed; anda hook assembly for passing at least partially through the first aperture in the array of apertures and into the first receiver of the first modular array that is aligned with the first aperture, wherein the hook assembly detachably engages the first receiver as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel,wherein the first receiver includes one or more spring clips configured to detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel, each of the one or more spring clips comprising a pair of opposing spring fingers that detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel. 2. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second modular array of receivers attached to the panel so that each receiver of the second modular array is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures in the array of apertures in the panel, the second modular array comprising a second continuous integral structure in which the receivers of the second modular array are disposed. 3. The aperture board assembly of claim 2 wherein the second modular array of receivers is disposed adjacent the first modular array. 4. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more spring clips comprise two or more spring clips which are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the first receiver. 5. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 wherein: the hook assembly includes a spoked key comprising a number of radially extending spokes, the number of spokes equal to a number of spring clips of the first receiver; andeach pair of opposing spring fingers of the one or more spring clips detachably engages a corresponding one of the spokes of the spoked key as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel. 6. The aperture board assembly of claim 5 wherein: the number of radially extending spokes is three; andthe one or more spring clips of the first receiver comprise three spring clips which detachably engage the three radially extending spokes of the spoked key as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel. 7. The aperture board assembly of claim 1, wherein one or more of the apertures of the array of apertures in the panel are spoked apertures having a spoked shape, andthe hook assembly includes a spoked key which matches the spoked shape of the one or more spoked apertures, the spoked key for passing through one of the spoked apertures in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the spoked aperture through which the spoked key passes. 8. The aperture board assembly of claim 1, wherein: each receiver in the first modular array includes a back plate; andthe hook assembly includes one or more springs which engage the back plate of the first receiver as the hook assembly passes at least partially through the first aperture, wherein engagement of the one or more springs against the back plate urges the hook assembly away from the back plate. 9. The aperture board assembly of claim 8, wherein one or more of the apertures of the array of apertures in the panel are one or more spoked apertures having a spoked shape, andthe one or more springs of the hook assembly comprise spokes which are configured to match the spoked shape of the one or more spoked apertures in the panel, wherein the spokes of the one or more springs engage the back plate of the first receiver as the hook assembly passes at least partially through the first aperture. 10. The aperture board assembly of claim 1, wherein the first modular array of receivers includes means for attaching the first modular array to a wall, the means for attaching being hidden from view when the panel is attached to the first modular array. 11. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 wherein the hook assembly includes a shank and one or more accessories attached to the shank, wherein the one or more accessories are selected from the group consisting of a hook, a post, a loop, a bracket, a fastener, and a hanger. 12. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 wherein the hook assembly includes a flange configured to substantially hide the first aperture from view when the hook assembly is engaged with the first receiver. 13. The aperture board assembly of claim 1 wherein the first modular array of receivers is an assembly comprising two modular arrays of receivers attached together in an end-to-end configuration. 14. An aperture board assembly comprising: a panel having an array of apertures, each aperture in the array being spaced from an adjacent aperture in the array according to a first spacing, one or more of the apertures being spoked apertures having a spoked shape, the panel including opposing edge channels;a modular array of receivers, each receiver being spaced from an adjacent receiver according to the first spacing, the modular array being slidingly received within the edge channels of the panel so that each receiver of the modular array is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel, each receiver of the modular array comprising: a back plate; anda number of spring clips equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver, each spring clip comprising a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture; anda hook assembly comprising: a spoked key which matches the spoked shape of the one or more spoked apertures in the panel, the spoked key configured to pass through a spoked aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the spoked aperture, the spoked key comprising a number of radially extending key spokes, the number of key spokes of each spoked key matching the number of spring clips of each receiver, each key spoke detachably engaging the opposing spring fingers of a corresponding spring clip as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver; andone or more springs which engage the back plate of the receiver as the spoked key passes through the spoked aperture, wherein engagement of the one or more springs against the back plate urges the hook assembly away from the back plate. 15. A hook assembly for use on an aperture board, the hook assembly comprising: a shank for receiving items to be hung on the aperture board;a flange disposed rearward of the shank, the flange configured to substantially hide from view an aperture of the aperture board into which the hook assembly is inserted;a spoked key disposed rearward of the flange, the spoked key having a number of radially extending key spokes; andone or more springs disposed rearward of the spoked key, the one or more springs configured to urge the hook assembly in a direction substantially perpendicular to the aperture board when the spoked key is inserted into an aperture in the aperture board, the one or more springs comprising a number of radially extending spring spokes, the number of spring spokes matching the number of key spokes. 16. An aperture board assembly comprising: a panel having an array of apertures, each aperture in the array being spaced from an adjacent aperture in the array;a modular array of receivers, each receiver of the modular array of receivers being spaced from an adjacent receiver, the modular array of receivers configured to be attached to the panel so that each receiver of the modular array of receivers is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures in the panel, each receiver in the modular array of receivers including one or more pairs of opposing spring fingers; anda hook assembly for passing at least partially through one of the apertures in the array of apertures and into one of the receivers in the modular array of receivers that is aligned with the aperture through which the hook assembly passes, wherein the hook assembly detachably engages the one or more pairs of opposing spring fingers of the receiver into which the hook assembly passes as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel. 17. An aperture board assembly comprising: a panel having an array of apertures, one or more of which are spoked apertures having a spoked shape, each aperture in the array being spaced from an adjacent aperture in the array;a first modular array of receivers, each receiver of the first modular array including a back plate and being spaced from an adjacent receiver, the first modular array configured to be attached to the panel so that each receiver of the first modular array is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel, the first modular array comprising a first continuous integral structure in which the receivers are disposed; anda hook assembly for passing at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver of the first modular array aligned with the aperture, wherein the hook assembly detachably engages the receiver as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the panel, the hook assembly including one or more springs that engage the back plate of the receiver as the hook assembly passes at least partially through the aperture, wherein engagement of the one or more springs against the back plate urges the hook assembly away from the back plate, wherein the one or more springs of the hook assembly comprise spokes that are configured to match the spoked shape of the one or more spoked apertures in the panel, wherein the spokes of the one or more springs engage the back plate of the receiver as the hook assembly passes at least partially through the aperture.