Security Kit Lock-In Metal Frame

About the product

Security kits are picture hanging sets with all hardware needed to hang pictures with a higher level of security. A frame-locking feature makes this possible, preventing theft and falling, especially during earthquakes and high-traffic situations. Hang pictures with a security kit at home or in commercial spaces like restaurants, hotels, and art galleries—the hardware will stay hidden behind the frame, maintaining a clean and classy presentation on top of a secure display. 

• Secure multi-point picture locking system for fall-proof and anti-theft metal framed art and pictures, mirrors, wall decor, and plaques up to 24” wide

• No additional tools needed

• Each security kit includes:

• • Two (2) wall brackets, 3/4" wide and 1 1/2" long 

  • One (1) T-Head screw, 1 3/4” long

  • Two (2) #10 screws, 1” long 

  • Two (2) red or white wall bracket plastic anchors, 11/16” long

  • One (1) T-Head screw plastic anchor, 1 ¼” long

Note: Wrench sold separately

Instructions

1. Mark your desired position of the top corners of the frame on the wall.

2. Drill a 1/4" dia. hole in the wall about 1" down from these marked spots and 2-3” from the side. Make sure that these holes are as level as possible.

3. Insert the red or white plastic anchors provided. TIP: If the plastic anchors start to deform while hammering them, re-drill the holes in step 5 using a 5/16" drill bit.

4. Using the 1" screws, install the two wall brackets so that the flanged ends of the brackets face up and away from the wall. Do not over-tighten the screws.

5. Hang the frame on the wall brackets so that the flanged ends of the brackets are seated snugly inside the back channel of the frame's top rail.

6. Check that the frame is level. Adjust as needed by removing the frame from the wall, loosening the wall bracket screws slightly, shifting the brackets up or down as needed in their slots, and retightening the screws.

7. With the frame hung on the wall brackets, lightly pencil-mark the wall at the centerpoint of the frame's bottom rail where the back edge touches the wall.

8. For larger metal frames, an extra (fourth) mounting point should be used on the frame's bottom rail to make the frame more stable. To install an extra T-Head screw (sold separately), make two pencil marks instead of one in step 10, spaced an appropriate distance apart, and expand steps 12-15 accordingly. 

9. Remove the frame from the wall.

10. Measure the distance on your metal frame from the outer edge to the center of the channel. This dimension can vary with different types of metal frames.

11. Transfer this measurement to the wall, making a second pencil mark alongside the one in step 7 or 8. Erase the previous mark/s.

12. Drill a 5/16" dia. hole at the marked spot and gently hammer the blue T-Head screw plastic anchor into the drilled hole until it’s flush with the wall surface.

13. Thread the T-Head screw into the plastic anchor until about 3/8" extends from the wall surface. Start by hand and complete using the security wrench. Then, align the T-Head to a final horizontal position.

14. Hang the frame on the wall. The T-Head screw should fall inside the back channel of the frame's bottom rail.

15. From the right-hand side, slide the security wrench under the bottom edge of the frame and, without lifting the frame from the wall, engage and rotate the T-Head screw clockwise with a one-quarter turn to a vertical position. The frame is now locked to the wall.

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