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US 2012/0248158 A1Published application
Non-slip metal wire clothes hanger
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorMarc De Clerck
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Abstract
Metal wire coated with a thermoplastic elastomer has non-slip properties, especially suited for textile and paper. The coated metal wire is further mechanically deformable for use as a clothes hanger or a paperclip.
Claims16
A clothes hanger, comprising:
- a) a hook portion;
- b) at least one shoulder portion having a top end and a bottom end;
- c) at least one base portion extending from the said bottom end of said shoulder portion;
- and
- d) said shoulder portion and said base portion are formed from a single elongated metal core provided with a thermoplastic coating selected from a group consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic polyurethane.
2 more elements
A method for producing a non-slip clothes hanger, comprising the steps of:
- a) fully or partially coating an elongated metal element with a non-slip thermoplastic elastomer;
- and
- b) mechanically deforming said coated elongated metal element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.