A system is disclosed for maintaining an article, such as a picture frame suspended by a saw-tooth bracket, in a desired position on a vertical surface, such as a wall having a nail. The system comprises a first bracket having a projecting nub, and a second bracket having a cooperative corresponding
A system is disclosed for maintaining an article, such as a picture frame suspended by a saw-tooth bracket, in a desired position on a vertical surface, such as a wall having a nail. The system comprises a first bracket having a projecting nub, and a second bracket having a cooperative corresponding divot. With the first bracket fixed to a rear surface of the article and the second bracket fixed to the wall, such that when the article is in the desired position the nub of the first bracket is engaged with the divot of the second bracket, if jarred, the article pivots back and forth about the nail until the nub becomes re-engaged with its cooperative divot, thereby bringing the article back into the desired position. Each bracket may be temporarily mutually affixed at interlocking ribs to facilitate initial adhesion with the article and the vertical surface.
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1. A system for maintaining an article in a desired position on a vertical surface, the article including at least a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an article attachment device fixed to the rear surface of the article proximate its top edge such that the article may pivot about a wall
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A system for maintaining an article in a desired position on a vertical surface, the article including at least a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an article attachment device fixed to the rear surface of the article proximate its top edge such that the article may pivot about a wall attachment post fixed to the vertical surface, the system comprising: a first bracket having at least one curved, convex projecting nub having at least two interlocking ribs each on opposing sides of the nub and mutually separated by a curved vertex of the nub, each interlocking rib extending the length of the nub, and a first length of two-sided foam tape fixed to a rear side of the first bracket for adhering the first bracket to the rear surface of the article; anda second bracket having at least one curved, concave divot having at least two interlocking ribs each on opposing sides of the divot and mutually separated by a curved vertex of the divot, each interlocking rib extending the length of the divot and cooperative with the interlocking ribs of one of the at least one projecting nubs of the first bracket, the second bracket including two tapered side edges and at least one depression on a rear side of the second bracket for receiving a second length of the two-sided foam tape for adhering the second bracket to the vertical surface;the second bracket able to be flexed to open the at least one divot wide enough so that the interlocking ribs of the first and second brackets may be mutually engaged to temporarily affix the first and second brackets together with a resilient clamping force of the second bracket, the first bracket when pressing against the second bracket causing the second bracket to straighten to cause mutual release of each of the interlocking ribs, each nub of the first bracket when engaged with the cooperative divot of the second bracket when the article is in the desired position on the vertical surface and when the first bracket is adhered to the rear surface of the article proximate the bottom edge thereof and when the second bracket is adhered to the vertical surface, if jarred the article pivots back and forth on the wall attachment post until each nub becomes re-engaged with its cooperative divot to bring the article back into the desired position. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first bracket includes exactly one nub and the second bracket includes exactly one cooperative divot. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein each bracket is formed by metal stamping from a sheet metal material. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein each bracket is formed from a plastic sheet material. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein each bracket is formed from a plastic material through an injection molding process. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein each bracket is formed from a plastic extrusion process. 7. The system of claim 2 wherein the second bracket includes a slit partially through a center portion of the divot, whereby the second bracket may be flexed to allow mutual engagement of the interlocking ribs of the first and second brackets. 8. A system for maintaining an article in a desired position on a vertical surface, the article including at least a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and an article attachment device fixed to the rear surface of the article proximate its top edge such that the article may pivot about a wall attachment post fixed to the vertical surface, the system comprising: a first bracket having at least one projecting nub having at least two interlocking ribs each on opposing sides of the nub and each extending the length of the nub, and a first length of two-sided foam tape fixed to a rear side of the first bracket for adhering the first bracket to the vertical surface; anda second bracket having at least one divot having at least two interlocking ribs each on opposing sides of the divot and each extending the length of the divot and cooperative with the interlocking ribs of one of the at least one projecting nubs of the first bracket, the second bracket including two tapered side edges and at least one depression on a rear side of the second bracket for receiving a second length of the two-sided foam tape for adhering the second bracket to the rear surface of the article;the second bracket able to be flexed to open the at least one divot wide enough so that the interlocking ribs of the first and second brackets may be mutually engaged to temporarily affix the first and second brackets together with a resilient clamping force of the second bracket, the first bracket when pressing against the second bracket causing the second bracket to straighten to cause mutual release of each of the interlocking ribs, each nub of the first bracket when engaged with the cooperative divot of the second bracket when the article is in the desired position on the vertical surface, if jarred the article pivots back and forth on the wall attachment post until each nub becomes re-engaged with its cooperative divot to bring the article back into the desired position. 9. The system of claim 8 wherein the first bracket includes exactly one nub and the second bracket includes exactly one cooperative divot. 10. The system of claim 8 wherein each bracket is formed by metal stamping from a sheet metal material. 11. The system of claim 8 wherein each bracket is formed from a plastic sheet material. 12. The system of claim 8 wherein each bracket is formed from a plastic material through an injection molding process. 13. The system of claim 8 wherein each bracket and is formed from a plastic extrusion process. 14. The system of claim 9 wherein the second bracket includes a slit partially through a center portion of the divot, whereby the second bracket may be flexed to allow mutual engagement of the interlocking ribs of the first and second brackets.
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