A hanger
AssigneeFord Invest Pty Ltd
InventorsDavid FORD, Matthew FORD
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Abstract
A hanger for items of clothing comprises a rigid support member (12) and a hanging portion (14). The 5 hanging portion comprises a plurality of clamping elements (16) which are resiliently movable to receive, hold and release clothing items therebetween and are arranged in a line in side-by-side relationship extending from the rigid support member.
Claims21
1-24. (canceled)
A hanger for items of clothing comprising:
- a rigid support member and
- a hanging portion comprising a plurality of clamping elements which are resiliently movable to receive, hold and release clothing items therebetween and are arranged in a line in side-by-side relationship extending from the rigid support member.
A method of manufacturing a hanging portion of a hanger for items of clothing, with the hanging portion comprising a backing strip and a continuous length of a material, typically a resilient material formed with side-by-side folds in a concertina arrangement which define the clamping elements, with the method comprising injection moulding the hanging portion as a one-piece unit in a curved form from a suitable plastics material.
A hanging portion of a hanger for items of clothing, with the hanging portion comprising a backing strip and a continuous length of a material, typically a resilient material, formed with side-by-side folds in a concertina arrangement which define the clamping elements, with the as-manufactured form of the hanging portion being a one-piece unit that is curved along the length of the hanging portion with clamping elements being in side-by-side relationship along the length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.