Abstract: A hollow wall fastener using a conventional toggle bolt and a toggle anchor which is pointed and which has an open groove for receiving the toggle bolt. An end cap within the anchor has an internally threaded head portion and a frangible portion which allows the head portion to separate from the rest of the end cap when the end of the bolt is threaded into the head portion, thus twisting the frangible portion until it breaks. Thereafter the head portion prevents withdrawal of the toggle bolt from the anchor. The end of the groove has a threaded portion which cooperates with a threaded portion of an aperture opposite the groove to permit the anchor to pivot with respect to the bolt to a position where the bolt is threadably engaged and locked in the threaded portions of the anchor, forming a "T" configuration behind the surface of the hollow wall. Thereafter the bolt may be rotated to draw the anchor tightly against the interior of the hollow wall.

Abstract: An arrangement for enabling hooks to be secured to a slotted bar, for holding and displaying kitchen tools and accessories or other items. The slotted bar is hollow, and is selectively engaged by a hook-supporting member having a sector-shaped shank portion with a flat near the longitudinal axis of the member, with an end portion forming at least two shoulders for engaging opposite edges of the slot. The end portion is inserted at a transverse angle with respect to the slot, so that the shoulders engage the edges of the slot and the adjacent internal surfaces of the hollow bar. A cap is threaded onto the body portion to urge the shoulders into firm contact with the bar, thus retaining in position the hook or other device attached to the body portion of the member.

Abstract: A hollow wall fastener using a specially shaped or conventional toggle bolt and a toggle anchor which is pointed and which has an open groove for receiving the toggle bolt. The end of the groove has a threaded portion which cooperates with a threaded portion of an aperture opposite the groove to permit the anchor to pivot with respect to the bolt to a position where the bolt is threadably engaged and locked in the threaded portions of the anchor, forming a "T" configuration behind the surface of the hollow wall. Thereafter the bolt may be rotated, e.g. by turning a screw or fastener body, to draw the anchor tightly against the interior of the hollow wall.

Abstract: A fastener body has a flat wall mounting surface with a recess in the body containing a fastener insert. The insert has a key for engaging a keyway in the adjacent portion of the fastener body, so that when the insert is only partially disposed in the recess the key and keyway engage each other to prevent relative rotation between the insert body and the fastener body. The fastener body also has a key receiving slot communicating with the keyway so that when the insert is disposed completely within the fastener body recess, i.e., after securing the insert and body to a wall, the fastener body may be rotated relative to the insert to orient said body at a desired angle. Thus, e.g., where the fastener body contains an article supporting hook, the fastener body may be rotated to straighten out the hook in the event that after hammering the fastener body and insert to a mounting wall, the hook is not vertical.

Abstract: A glass cutter having a cutting wheel rotatably mounted at one end thereof. A cutting fluid reservoir is situated within the tool housing at the end remote from the cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is mounted on a support member which is spring biased to provide a constant cutting pressure. A part of the wheel supporting member cooperates with the interior of the housing to form a valve which allows cutting fluid to flow through the wheel when the wheel is displaced against the action of the spring toward the housing during a cutting operation. A wheel cover pivotably mounted to the housing adjacent the cutting wheel has a closed position in which it protects the cutting wheel, and an open position in which the cover acts as a cutting guide.

Abstract: A fastener adapted to be affixed to a hard wall, such as a concrete wall, has a base through which at least one hole extends. A bushing is releasably held in the hole at one end thereof, and extends outwardly, and a pointed pin is held in the center hole of the bushing. The bushing guides the pin into the wall, upon impact. The hole in the base and the bushing may be provided with flanges to inhibit their relative separation. A hinged cover may be provided on the base, to cover the bushings and pins when the fastener is affixed to a wall. In modification of the invention, the pin and bushing are replaced by a screw which extends into an expandable fastener in the wall. The expandable fastener may be formed as a unitary element with the base.

Abstract: In a die casting technique, a first element is die cast with a cavity formed by a core, the first element having an interlocking surface such as a projection or shaped aperture. The core is then removed, and a second element is cast to extend into alignment with the cavity, employing the interlocking surface of the first element for a portion of the die in the formation of the second element. The second element is thereby interlocked with the first element to form a unitary article. The unitary article may be in the form of a hanger adaptable for use in extending a cord for suspending an object. The hanger has a body portion with a hole extending therethrough, one end of the hole being enlarged for receiving and holding therein the knot of a cord. A loop shaped portion of the hanger extends over the enlarged end of the hole. The loop shaped portion is rigidly affixed to the body portion, and serves as a hook.

Abstract: A locking pulley assembly includes a pulley adapted to be affixed to a surface, a pull handle, a swivel hook, and a cord extending between the swivel hook and the handle around the pulley wheel. The pulley includes a unitary pulley wheel having locking grooves and coaxial frustoconical bearing surfaces, the pulley wheel being mounted for rotation in a unitary frame having inwardly facing frustoconical bearing surfaces engaging the bearing surfaces of the pulley wheel to form a rotatable joint. The handle is comprised of a cylindrical member having a central axial hole with reduced diameter at its central portion for holding a knotted end of the cord. The handle also has a slot at each end thereof of width slightly less than the diameter of the cord, to enable the handle to hold the cord. The swivel hook has a first element adapted to be affixed to the other end of the cord, and a hook pivotally mounted on the first member.

Abstract: A wall bracket assembly has a wall plate with a pair of vertically spaced apart pivot pins adapted to pivotally hold a bracket arm. The pins may be noncircular to enable positioning of the bracket arm, and one pin may be longer than the other to facilitate assembly of the bracket. The bracket may have a tapered grooved end for receiving a hook or ring with a matching configuration. Alternatively, a saucer may have a grooved bottom adapted to be held on the top of the bracket arm and held in place by a hooked shaped element extending over the saucer edge.

Abstract: A mounting bracket has a pair of base members hinged together with the base members having separate mounting surfaces to enable affixing them to walls or the like extending at different angles. A mounting projection extends from one base member, preferably normal to the mounting surface thereof, at the pivotal joint. The mounting bracket may be die cast, with an edge of one base member forming a portion of the die for the mounting surface of the other base member. The pivotal axis is preferably displaced so that it is closer to the facing edge of one base member than to the facing edge of the other base member.

Abstract: A base member of a push pin is formed by casting or molding, and a pin is inserted pointed end first into a hole in the base member and forced through the base member until the end opposite thereof lies below the surface of the base member. The material of the base member is then flowed over the end of the pin, by mechanical or heat techniques, to form a substantially complete layer over the end of the pin within the base member. The pins preferably extend at an acute angle to a flat surface of the base member. The push pin may have pins extending from opposite surfaces thereof, a loop shaped projection adapted to be affixed to a wire, or a hinge separating the base member into a hook portion and a portion carrying one or more pins. The push pin may have a contoured base member to facilitate the affixing of a picture wire to a hook formed on the base member.

Abstract: A base member of a push pin is formed by casting or molding, and a pin is inserted pointed end first into a hole in the base member and forced through the base member until the end opposite thereof lies below the surface of the base member. The material of the base member is then flowed over the end of the pin, by mechanical or heat techniques, to form a substantially complete layer over the end of the pin within the base member. The pins preferably extend at an acute angle to a flat surface of the base member. The push pin may have pins extending from opposite surfaces thereof, a loop shaped projection adapted to be affixed to a wire, or a hinge separating the base member into a hook portion and a portion carrying one or more pins. The push pin may have a contoured base member to facilitate the affixing of a picture wire to a hook formed on the base member.