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Disclosed here are methods, devices, paradigms and structures for wiring a picture frame, and for generating user defined templates for hanging picture frames wired using the device in various layouts. The device allows the maker of the frame to install a hanging wire to the frame at a predefined po

Disclosed here are methods, devices, paradigms and structures for wiring a picture frame, and for generating user defined templates for hanging picture frames wired using the device in various layouts. The device allows the maker of the frame to install a hanging wire to the frame at a predefined position, for example, at a predefined distance from a top edge of the frame. A spring-loaded peg mounted on a flat slab, at a predefined distance from a wall member of the device, allows wiring the frame such that the apex of the wire is at the predefined distance from the top edge of the frame. The frame is placed in the device with the top edge of the frame adjacent to the wall member. The flat slab is configured to move vertically on a channel guide mounted on the wall member to accommodate varying thickness of the frame.

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1. A device comprising: a flat slab having at least a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a rear surface adjacent to the bottom surface, wherein at least the bottom surface is substantially flat and adapted to rest on a surface of the picture frame to which a hanging wire is to b

1. A device comprising: a flat slab having at least a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a rear surface adjacent to the bottom surface, wherein at least the bottom surface is substantially flat and adapted to rest on a surface of the picture frame to which a hanging wire is to be attached;a wall member having a channel guide to allow the flat slab to move in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the flat slab, the flat slab coupled to the channel guide at the rear surface, the bottom surface of the flat slab being perpendicular to the wall member; anda spring-loaded peg mounted on the top surface of the flat slab, the spring-loaded peg mounted at a predefined distance from the wall member, the predefined distance corresponding to a distance from a top edge of a picture frame to an apex of a loop formed by an hanging wire of a picture frame when drawn over the spring-loaded peg. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the flat slab is adapted to rest on the back of the picture frame, the flat slab resting with the bottom surface on the back of the picture frame. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the spring-loaded peg has a first position in which the spring-loaded peg is not pressed, and a second position in which the spring-loaded peg is depressed into the flat slab. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the spring-loaded peg is adapted to support the apex of the loop of the hanging wire in the first position, and to release the hanging wire from the peg in the second position. 5. The device of claim 1 further comprising: a template for hanging a plurality of picture frames on a mounting surface in a predefined layout, wherein the template is made of a flexible material, the template having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the template including a manifestation of the picture frames on the front surface in the predefined layout, wherein the manifestation of each of the picture frames is substantially the same size as the corresponding picture frame, the manifestation of each of the picture frames including a marker for placement of a fastener, the marker indicating the placement of the fastener for hanging the corresponding picture frame on the mounting surface, wherein the marker for the fastener is placed at a particular distance from a top edge of the corresponding picture frame manifestation, the particular distance corresponding to the predefined distance between the spring-loaded peg and the wall member. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the flexible material includes a paper. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein the template further includes a removable adhesive on the rear surface for placing the template to the mounting surface. 8. The device of claim 1 further comprising: a template for hanging a plurality of picture frames on a mounting surface in a predefined layout, wherein the template is made of a flexible material, the template having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the template including a marker for placement of a fastener for each of the picture frames, the marker indicating the placement of the fastener for hanging the corresponding picture frame on the mounting surface, wherein the marker for the fastener is placed at a particular distance from a top edge of the corresponding picture frame, the particular distance corresponding to the predefined distance between the spring-loaded peg and the wall member. 9. A device for attaching a hanging wire to a picture frame, the device comprising: a flat slab having at least a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein at least the bottom surface is substantially flat and adapted to rest on a surface of the picture frame on which the hanging wire is to be attached;means for moving the flat slab in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the flat slab to accommodate varying thickness of the picture frame, and wherein the means for moving the flat slab is mounted on a wall member; andmeans for supporting an apex of a loop formed by the hanging wire of the picture frame when drawn over the means, for releasing the hanging wire after the hanging wire is attached to the picture frame, wherein the means for supporting the apex is mounted on the flat slab at a predefined distance from the wall member. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the means for moving the flat slab is a channel guide. 11. The device of claim 9, wherein the means for supporting the apex of the loop is a spring-loaded peg. 12. The device of claim 9 further comprising: a template for hanging a plurality of picture frames on a mounting surface in a predefined layout, wherein the template is made of a flexible material, the template having a top edge, a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the template including: a manifestation of the picture frames on the front surface in the predefined layout, wherein the manifestation of each of the picture frames is substantially the same size as the corresponding picture frame, the manifestation of each of the picture frames including a marker for placement of a fastener, the marker indicating the placement of the fastener for hanging the corresponding picture frame on the mounting surface, wherein the marker for the fastener is placed at a particular distance from a top edge of the corresponding picture frame manifestation, the particular distance corresponding to the predefined distance between the spring-loaded peg and the wall member. 13. A method for wiring a picture frame, comprising: adjusting a flat slab of a device by moving the flat slab along a channel guide to rest a bottom surface of the flat slab on a first surface of the picture frame to which a hanging wire is to be attached, the flat slab having at least a top surface and the bottom surface, the bottom surface being opposite to the top surface and substantially flat, wherein moving the flat slab along the channel guide includes: moving the flat slab in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the flat slab and along the channel guide that is mounted on a wall member of the device, the flat slab coupled to the channel guide at a rear surface of the flat slab, the rear surface being perpendicular to the bottom surface; anddrawing the hanging wire, from a first location on the first surface of the picture frame to a second location on the first surface, over a spring-loaded peg mounted on the top surface of the flat slab to form a loop, the spring-loaded peg mounted at a predefined distance from the wall member, the predefined distance corresponding to a distance from a top edge of a picture frame to an apex of the loop.