Provided is, among other things, an apparatus for facilitating the hanging of an object on a wall or other surface. This apparatus includes: a main body section having a first surface; an upper section connected to the main body section and having a protruding portion that protrudes away from the fi
Provided is, among other things, an apparatus for facilitating the hanging of an object on a wall or other surface. This apparatus includes: a main body section having a first surface; an upper section connected to the main body section and having a protruding portion that protrudes away from the first surface; a lower section connected to the main body section and having an opening for accepting and holding a hanging/attachment element; and a securing mechanism. At least one of the upper section or the lower section is a slidable section that is slidably attached to the main body section and thereby capable of moving vertically up and down the main body section, but can be temporarily fixed at an arbitrary position along the main body section using the securing mechanism.
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1. An apparatus for facilitating the hanging of an object on a wall or other surface, said apparatus comprising: a main body section having a first surface;an upper section connected to the main body section and having a protruding portion that protrudes away from the first surface;a lower section c
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An apparatus for facilitating the hanging of an object on a wall or other surface, said apparatus comprising: a main body section having a first surface;an upper section connected to the main body section and having a protruding portion that protrudes away from the first surface;a lower section connected to the main body section and having an opening for accepting and holding a hanging/attachment element; anda securing mechanism,wherein at least one of the upper section or the lower section is a slidable section that is slidably attached to the main body section and thereby capable of moving vertically up and down said main body section, but can be temporarily fixed at an arbitrary position along the main body section using said securing mechanism, andwherein said opening comprises (a) a first opening that is elongated and vertically oriented and (b) a second opening that is narrower than the first opening and formed within a side edge of the first opening, with the second opening having a width to accommodate a shaft of at least one of a nail or a screw, and with the first opening being wider than a head of said nail or screw. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a magnet disposed adjacent the second opening. 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower section includes a plurality of openings to accommodate a plurality of hanging/attachment elements. 4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said openings have different shapes to accommodate different types of said hanging/attachment elements. 5. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said openings include at least two openings that are aligned horizontally, relative to a vertical motion of said slidable section. 6. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said openings include a set of said openings having a same general shape but different sizes to accommodate a plurality of said hanging/attachment elements having a same general configuration but different sizes. 7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion of the upper section has a substantially straight bottom edge that is oriented substantially perpendicular to a vertical direction in which said slidable section slides relative to the main body section. 8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper section is said slidable section. 9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body section includes markings to indicate distance. 10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the securing mechanism comprises a set screw. 11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the securing mechanism: (a) is included within said slidable section; and (b) includes an engagement element that is biased toward the main body section for temporarily fixing said slidable section at said arbitrary position along the main body section, but also can be manually retracted for permitting said slidable section to slide. 12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the engagement element engages with any of a sequence of indentations within the main body section. 13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a release actuator for the securing mechanism is provided on a handle that extends from the protruding portion and an engagement element for the securing mechanism engages with a front surface of the main body section. 14. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a level for identifying a line perpendicular to gravitational pull. 15. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a handle, disposed above the upper section and fixedly connected to the main body section. 16. A method of installing mounting hardware for hanging an item using the apparatus of claim 1, comprising: (a) placing the hanging/attachment element within the opening;(b) supporting an item to be hung from the hanging/attachment element while said hanging/attachment element is disposed within the opening;(c) following step (b), sliding the upper section down the main body section until the protruding portion makes contact with the item, thereby identifying a vertical position for said upper section;(d) following step (c), temporarily fixing the upper section at said position using the securing mechanism;(e) following step (d), removing the item from the hanging/attachment element;(f) following step (e), placing said apparatus at a location on a desired surface, with said upper section at the identified vertical position, and with a bottom edge of said protruding portion designating where a top edge of said item will be; and(g) with said apparatus placed at said location on said desired surface, and with the hanging/attachment element disposed within the opening, attaching the hanging/attachment element to said desired surface. 17. A method according to claim 16, further comprising steps, following step (g), of: (h) removing said apparatus from the hanging/attachment element; and then(i) more securely attaching the hanging/attachment element to said desired surface. 18. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a magnet, a notch or a resilient tab for maintaining said nail within said second opening. 19. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second opening is slightly wider than the shaft of said nail or screw. 20. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein there exists sufficient friction between the slidable section and the main body section so that they can only be slid relative to each other by applying manual force, gravity alone being insufficient. 21. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a release actuator for the securing mechanism is provided on a handle that extends from and is fixedly attached to the main body section. 22. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second opening is angled downwardly from a front surface to a rear surface of said lower section. 23. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a third opening formed within said side edge of the first opening, having a width to accommodate at least one of a nail or a screw that has a wider shaft. 24. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second opening is disposed at a distal end of a channel, said channel having a proximal end that extends from said first opening. 25. An apparatus for facilitating the hanging of an object on a wall or other surface, said apparatus comprising: a main body section having a first surface;an upper section connected to the main body section and having a protruding portion that protrudes away from the first surface;a lower section connected to the main body section and having (a) a first opening that is configured to accept and hold a nail and (b) a second opening that is configured to accept and hold the nail at a different angle than the first opening; anda securing mechanism,wherein at least one of the upper section or the lower section is a slidable section that is slidably attached to the main body section and thereby capable of moving vertically up and down said main body section, but can be temporarily fixed at an arbitrary position along the main body section using said securing mechanism.
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