Seat-mounted clothing valet

A clothing valet particularly adapted for hanging one or more garments behind the backrest of an automobile seat, said clothing valet comprising:

• hanger means for draping and supporting clothing in a substantially vertical plane and in a substantially wrinkle-free condition, said hanger means having a base member and two wing members extending outwardly from and centrally supported by said base member;
• bracket means for supporting said hanger means behind said backrest and at a distance from said backrest, at least a portion of said bracket means being substantially T-shaped, wherein a top segment of said bracket means is adapted to be removably attached to the upper back portion of said backrest, and wherein a root segment of said bracket means is fixedly attached to said base member and adapted to support said hanger means behind and at a distance from said backrest, such that said backrest does not normally touch clothing draped on said hanger means;
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• strap means for removably attaching said top segment of said bracket means to the upper back portion of said backrest.

An apparatus for hanging clothing, such as coats, shirts, or the like, from the backrest of a car seat, such that the clothing does not obstruct the rear view of a person sitting in the seat, while allowing a major portion of the clothing to be draped vertically from the apparatus and positioned away from and behind the seat, the backrest of the seat defining a backrest plan, the apparatus comprising:

• hanger means for draping and supporting clothing in a substantially vertical plane and in a substantially wrinkle-free condition, said hanger means having at least two opposite wing members extending outwardly and downwardly from a base member, the outer ends of said two wing members defining a hanger line;
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• bracket means for supporting said hanger means behind and not significantly above the top of said backrest and at a sufficient distance from said backrest such that said backrest does not normally touch clothing draped on said hanger means, said bracket means having a first end fixedly attached to said base member, said bracket means having a second end adapted to be removably attached to the upper rear portion of said backrest, said bracket means defining a substantially planar portion disposed parallel to said hanger line and parallel to said backrest plane, said planar portion being of sufficient width to provide suitable lateral stability for said hanger means to maintain said hanger line below the top of said backrest and in a parallel orientation to said backrest plane when clothing is draped on said hanger means, said bracket means being constructed fracturably so as to break apart upon impact, thus ensuring passenger safety.