US Patent 7421796 Positioning template

A positioning template for use in aiding in the hanging of objects on various supporting surfaces includes an electrostatically active template backing having a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of perimeter markers shaped and dimensioned for releasable selective placement on the front surface of the template backing in a manner representing outer dimensions of an object to be hung, and a hole marker shaped and dimensioned for releasable selective placement on the front surface of the template backing to indicate a desired position of a hole for an anchoring device.