Apparatus for carrying clothing suspended on a coat hanger
OwnerJames A. Guadnolainventor
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Abstract
Carrying apparatus for engaging a hook portion of a hanger to aid in carrying garments supported on the hanger. The carrying apparatus includes a handle having a cord inserted through a vertical hole in the handle; the hole extending in a direction perpendicular to the handle lengthwise axis. The cord includes a looped end portion for engaging the hanger hook to suspend the hanger from the hook when being carried. When not being carried, the cord is pulled upwardly through the handle hole so that the loop is partially engaged within the handle hole and is tightened around the hanger hook. The cord is secured within a slotted portion of the handle to secure the loop tightly around the hanger hook.
Claims9
Apparatus for carrying clothing which is supported on a hanger having a lower clothing suspension portion and an upper hook portion, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a handle having a first upper surface, a second lower surface, a hole which extends between said first surface and said second surface, and cord first retaining means;
- b. cord means including i) a first portion which is located above said handle first surface, ii) a second portion which extends through said handle hole and which is slidably engaged within said handle hole, said cord first portion having cord second retaining means for preventing withdrawal of said cord means from said handle hole, and iii) a third portion having a looped end portion for receiving the hanger hook portion therethrough;
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- c. said carrying apparatus being arranged so as to be able to have two operational modes including
- (1) a first mode in which said upper hook portion is inserted through said looped end portion and said handle is grasped by a user in a manner to suspend said hanger and clothing thereon, said looped end portion being disengaged from said hole, and
- (2) a second mode in which said apparatus is secured to said hanger by i) engagement of said looped end portion within said handle hole so as to tighten said looped end portion about said upper hook portion, and ii) releasable engagement of said cord first portion to said cord first retaining means in a manner to retain said looped end portion in said handle hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.