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US 4,732,270 AGranted
Garment bag hanger support
AssigneeAndiamo, Inc.
InventorsJay E. Myers, M. Todd Myers
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Abstract
This invention provides a hanger supporting device for a garment bag which will accommodate both ordinary hangers and luggage-type hangers. The device includes a plate attachable to a garment bag, a first channel connected to the plate, a second channel carried by the first channel, a third channel pivotally connected to the second channel, and a rail connected to the second channel. The rail is adapted to engage luggage-type hangers. A pad having a notched surface is carried by the third channel and adapted to support ordinary hangers. A latching arrangement releasably holds the third channel adjacent the first channel to retain the hanger in the notches in the pad.
Claims24
A garment supporting device for a garment bag comprising
- a plate adapted for connection to the upper wall of a garment bag,
- a first channel attached to said plate,
- a second channel,
- means for pivotally connecting said second channel to said first channel adjacent one end of said first and second channels for permitting pivotal movement of said second channel toward and away from said first channel,
- releasable latching means for holding said second channel adjacent said first channel and preventing such pivotal movement,
- said second channel having an open side facing said first channel and an opposite side having a wall extending therealong,
- an elongated pad of resilient material received in and carried by said second channel and extending outwardly from said open side thereof,
- said pad having a surface adjacent said first channel when said second channel is so held adjacent said first channel,
- said surface having a plurality of transverse notches therein for receiving the hook portions of ordinary hangers which hook portions are retained by said first channel when said second channel is so held adjacent said first channel,
- and a member attached to and carried by said second channel,
- said member including a rail in spaced parallelism with said wall of said second channel and being adapted for engagement by locking luggage-type hangers,
- whereby said garment support can accommodate both ordinary and luggage-type hangers.
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A hanger supporting device comprising
- a first element including an elongated channel generally U-shaped in cross section, and an elongated pad received in said channel and supported and carried thereby,
- said pad having an outer surface having transverse notches therein each of which is adapted to receive the hook portion of an ordinary hanger, said transverse notches being on one side of said channel,
- a second element adjacent said pad for confining hanger hook portions and retaining them in said traverse notches,
- said first and second elements being movable relative to each other for separating said second element from said pad to allow hanger hook portions to be inserted into or removed from said transverse notches,
- and a third element adjacent and attached to said first element and including an elongated rail spaced from the opposite side of said channel for engaging and supporting luggage-type hangers, whereby said support device can support both ordinary and luggage-type hangers.
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A device for retaining and supporting both an ordinary hanger having a hook and a locking luggage-type hanger having a pivotal locking element comprising
- a first jaw element including a substantially rigid member and a pad supported thereby, said pad having an exposed outer surface,
- a second jaw element including a substantially rigid member,
- means interconnecting said first and second jaw elements so as to permit said first and second jaw elements to be selectively placed in a first relative position in which they are spaced apart for permitting the hook of an ordinary coat hanger to be placed therebetween or removed therefrom, and in a second relative position in which said exposed outer surface of said resilient pad is in juxtaposition with said second jaw element for thereby retaining the hook of an ordinary coat hanger between said jaw elements, and permitting one of said jaw elements to carry said ordinary coat hanger,
- an elongated rail,
- and means for connecting said rail to one of said jaw elements so that said rail is spaced from said one jaw element and is exposed and unobstructed so that the locking element of a locking luggage-type hanger can be extended over said rail, whereby said device can retain and support a locking luggage-type hanger as well as an ordinary coat hanger.
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In combination with a garment bag, an ordinary coat hanger having a hook and a locking luggage-type hanger having a pivotal locking element, a device for supporting both of said hangers in said garment bag comprising
- a first jaw element including a substantially rigid member and a resilient member supported thereby, said resilient member having an exposed outer surface,
- a second jaw element including a substantially rigid member,
- means connecting one of said jaw elements to said garment bag,
- said jaw elements being in a first relative position in which said exposed outer surface of said resilient member is in juxtaposition with said second jaw element, and said hook of said ordinary coat hanger is between said exposed outer surface of said resilient member and said second jaw element, so that said hook is retained by said jaw elements and carried by one of said jaw elements,
- means interconnecting said first and second jaw elements so as to permit said first and second jaw elements to be selectively moved relatively to a second relative position in which they are spaced apart for permitting said hook of said ordinary coat hanger to be placed therebetween or removed therefrom, stop means for limiting movement of said first and second jaw elements from said first relative position to said second relative position,
- means for selectively and releasably holding said jaw elements in said first relative position,
- an elongated rail,
- and means at opposite end portions of said rail for connecting said rail to one of said jaw elements so that said rail is spaced from said one jaw element and is unobstructed and exposed between said end portions thereof, said locking element of said locking luggage-type hanger being extended over said rail intermediate said end portions thereof for securing said locking luggage-type hanger to said rail, whereby said device retains and supports said locking luggage-type hanger as well as said ordinary coat hanger.
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A device for retaining and supporting both an ordinary hanger having a hook and a locking luggage-type hanger having a pivotal locking element comprising
- a first jaw element, including a substantially rigid member,
- a second jaw element including a substantially rigid member,
- means interconnecting said first and second jaw elements so as to permit said first and second jaw elements to be selectively placed in a first relative position in which they are spaced apart for permitting the hook of an ordinary coat hanger to be placed therebetween or removed therefrom, and in a second relative position in which said first jaw element is in juxtaposition with said second jaw element for thereby retaining the hook of an ordinary coat hanger between said jaw elements, and permitting one of said jaw elements to carry said ordinary coat hanger,
- an elongated rail,
- and means for connecting opposite end portions of said rail to one of said jaw elements so that said rail is spaced from said one jaw element and is exposed and unobstructed between said end portions thereof so that the locking element of a locking luggage-type hanger can be extended over said rail, whereby said device can retain and support a locking luggage-type hanger as well as an ordinary coat hanger.
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The method of supporting and retaining both an ordinary coat hanger having a hook projecting therefrom and a locking luggage-type hanger having a locking element which can be moved between an open position and a locked position in which it can extend over a supporting device comprising the steps of
- providing a first substantially rigid jaw element, supporting a resilient member by said first jaw element so that said resilient member has an exposed outer surface,
- providing a second jaw element,
- providing for relative movement between said first and second jaw elements such that said jaw elements may be selectively spaced apart in a first relative position, and may be brought into adjacency with said exposed outer surface of said resilient member in juxtaposition with said second jaw element in a second relative position,
- providing an elongated rail in spaced adjacency with one of said jaw elements so that a central portion of said rail is exposed and unobstructed,
- positioning said jaw elements in said first relative position,
- inserting said hook of said ordinary coat hanger between said jaw elements while said jaw elements are in said first relative position,
- moving said jaw elements to said second relative position so that said hook of said ordinary coat hanger is between said jaw elements and retained by said resilient member and said second jaw element, positioning said locking luggage-type hanger adjacent said central portion of said rail with said locking element in said open position thereof, and
- moving said locking element to said closed position thereof so that said locking element extends over said central portion of said rail and locks said locking luggage-type hanger to said rail, thereby to support and retain both said ordinary hanger and said locking luggage-type hanger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.