Abstract: A decorative ornament which may be attached to a shutter, wall, door, fence or other structure typically outside a home or business to enhance the appearance of the structure or to express seasonal, holiday, scholastic or other sentiment. The decorative ornament includes an ornament mount block which removably engages the structure. An ornament body which is shaped in the configuration of a flower or other selected design is removably attached to the ornament mount block typically using brackets. In one embodiment, a hook mount spring is provided on the ornament mount block. A pair of hooks terminate respective ends of the hook mount spring for removably engaging louvers or slats on a shutter, for example, or other elements on an alternative structure. In another embodiment, the ornament mount block may be attached to the structure using fasteners such as screws.

Abstract: A wall plate holder comprising two opposing parts that are held together by a bracket and a coiled spring. The bracket has a number of hooks that allow the effective size of the holder (i.e. the distance between fingers on the parts that grip around the periphery of a plate). In this way the same holder can be safely and satisfactorily used for a wide range of diameter plates.

Abstract: A rear-view assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror and an anti-dazzle adaptor which is movably mounted in front of the mirror and which includes an optical cell having at least one electrically adjustable luminous characteristic selected from the group consisting of transmissivity and reflectivity. The anti-dazzle adaptor for a rear-view device of a vehicle includes an optical cell having at least one electrically adjustable luminous characteristic selected from the group consisting of transmissivity and reflectivity; and means for movably mounting the anti-dazzle adaptor on the rear-view device of the vehicle.

Abstract: A mounting system for suspending an appliance from an overhanging structure and, particularly, for suspending an appliance of the type having a housing including an upper surface and projecting rims extending away from the housing of opposite edges of the upper surface. The system includes a first bracket for attachment to the overhanging structure, the first bracket including a first lip for supporting one of the upper surface rims. A second bracket is in telescoping relation to the first bracket and includes a second lip for supporting the other of the upper surface rims. The first and second brackets are resiliently urged toward each other while the relative movement between the brackets is regulated. In a preferred embodiment, the relative movement between the first and second bracket is restricted by stops and prevented by a locking mechanism.

Abstract: A protective boot in combination with a dish or plate-mounting bracket formed to be mounted to the free hook ends of the bracket, whereby the boots directly engage the annular peripheral edge of a collector-type dish or plate to be hung for display, so as not to cause wear or damage thereto. The boot is formed from a soft, pliable, plastic material defining an elongated tapered body having a tapered central bore formed therein to readily receive the hook end of the bracket in a fixed manner.

Abstract: A plate hanger has a single spring to connect two plate-gripping members. The plate-gripping members may be formed identically to one another. Each plate-gripping member is formed of wire, the wire having a coating which, first, allows the wire to be formed; second, increases the frictional gripping capability of each plate-gripping member; and third, prevents the plate-gripping members from scratching either a wall surface or the plate which is held. Each plate-gripping member is formed generally in the shape of a "W", the ends of the "W" terminating in hooked portions so as to grip an edge of a plate. The middle of the "W"-shaped plate-gripping member is formed as a wire loop for securing one spring end, as well as a threequarter loop which connects the two "V"-shaped portions of the "W"-shaped wire plate-gripping member. In use, a plate edge is received into curved-in end portions of one plate-gripping member, the other plate-gripping member is then placed along an opposite plate edge.

Abstract: A decorative plate mounting assembly which includes a mounting panel or the like and means for securing a plate to the mounting panel. The mounting panel may, if desired, be framed.

Abstract: A metal picture hanger including a metal channel along the top and bottom of the picture with these two channels connected by a wire and tension spring to pull them toward each other. A metal hanger is threaded on the wire for insertion over a nail driven in the wall.