Lapel support
OwnerLisa A. Davisinventor
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Abstract
A lapel support comprises a grip, a loop and a coupling member. The lapel support is for use on a garment that is being supported by a hanger. The hanger comprises a clothes support structure and a rod for suspending the clothes support structure from a rod, for example in a closet. The grip grips the rod of the hanger and is coupled to the coupling member. The coupling member is also coupled to the loop, and maintains tension between the grip and the loop. The loop engages a button on a garment.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- a) a hanger comprising a clothes support structure and a rod suspending the clothes support structure;
- b) a garment supported by the hanger, the garment having a lapel and a button;
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- c) an apparatus for preventing lapel wrinkles comprising:
- i) a grip for removable placement around the rod for gripping the rod;
- ii) a loop removably engaging the button on the garment for removable attachment to the button;
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- iii) an elastic coupling member coupled to the grip and the loop and providing tension between the grip and the loop for preventing lapel wrinkles.
An apparatus for preventing lapel wrinkles for a garment on a hanger, the hanger comprising a clothes support structure and a rod for suspending the clothes support structure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a grip for removable placement around the rod for gripping the rod;
- b) a loop for engaging a button on the garment;
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- c) an elastic coupling member providing tension directly from the loop to the grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.