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US 2017/0356123 A1Published application
Sock hanger
OwnerMichael J. Sopoligainventor
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Abstract
A sock holder is provided. The sock holder includes an elongated rod having a top end and a bottom end. A top hook is secured to the top end of the elongated rod. At least one plate is secured to the elongated rod and is disposed in a substantially horizontal position. At least one sock bracket is secured to the at least one plate and extends from the plate in a substantially vertical position. The at least one sock bracket is sized to be disposed within a sock and thereby support the sock in the substantially vertical position.
Claims7
A sock holder comprising:
- an elongated rod comprising a top end and a bottom end;
- a top hook secured to the top end of the elongated rod;
- at least one plate having a circular shape with an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer edge forming a circumference, wherein the at least one plate is secured to the elongated rod and disposed in a substantially horizontal position;
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- a plurality of sock brackets each comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is pivotally secured to the outer edge of the at least one plate by a hinge, wherein
- the plurality of sock brackets pivots about the hinge towards the elongated rod in a compact configuration and away from the elongated rod in the expanded configuration, and
- the proximal end of each of the plurality of sock brackets comprises a stopper abutting the outer edge of the at least one plate in the expanded configuration and thereby preventing the sock bracket from pivoting beyond 45 degrees relative to the elongated rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.