US 2008/0185353 A1 · Utility items made with rods of oval construction

Abstract

An implement for use in a bathroom or a kitchen which is composed of at least one rod which is oval in cross section, the rod being aesthetic in appearance and providing an advantageous force distribution over rods with circular cross sections. The implement can be a hanging device, such as a hanger, a hanger for ties and belts, and many other variations having a hook portion for engaging a cylindrical support, an over-the-door/vertical wall device also including the rods with the oval cross section, the latter devices being, for example, clothes supporting hooks, hooks for articles made from fabric; wire metal baskets having a rim and/or transition device made from a rod with an oval cross section; paper or magazine holders comprising parallel racks separated by upstanding walls; bag dispenser and handles for implements.

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Dependent claims

A hanging device for engaging a horizontal support and for holding items on said hanging device, said hanging device comprising a rod having opposing wide surfaces convexly curved with respect to each other and opposing narrow surfaces convexly curved with respect to each other and interconnecting said wide surfaces to form the rod with an oval cross section, with a long axis extending between said wide surfaces and a short axis transverse to said long axis extending between said narrow surfaces, the long axes being parallel and the short axes being parallel in every cross section of said rod when said rod is in a straight condition, said rod comprising:

a bent supporting section being disposed in a vertical position to engage the horizontal support with the long axes of rod remaining parallel at each cross section of said bent supporting section and the short axes of said rod being non-parallel at each cross section of said bent supporting section;
and
a hanging section connected to said bent supporting section.

A hanging device for use with the top of a door or wall, said hanging device comprising:

at least one bracket for engaging the top of the door or wall to prevent the hanging device from falling off the door or wall;
at least one support rod with an oval cross section attached to said at least one bracket, said at least one support rod having wide surfaces and narrow surfaces defined by the cross section of said support rod, the wide surfaces being generally parallel with the door or wall;
and
a utility member attached to said at least one support rod for being hung on the door or wall for use.

1 more element

A utility device comprising at least one bent being made from a metal rod having an oval cross section, said oval cross section having opposing wide surfaces and opposing narrow surfaces interconnecting said opposing wide surfaces, said utilitarian device comprising:

at least one stabilizing member, the wide surfaces of said at least one stabilizing member engaging a stationary fixed item to restrain said utilitarian device from movement;
and
a utilitarian member operatively connected to said stabilizing member, said utilitarian member comprising at least one bent part made from a metal rod having an oval cross section, said oval cross section having opposing wide surfaces and opposing narrow surfaces interconnecting said oval wide surfaces, said utilitarian member being positioned so that at least one of the wide and narrow surfaces assists in the function of said utilitarian member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Utility items made with rods of oval construction

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Abstract

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