Hanger bag assembly

A hanger bag assembly comprising an elongate hanger rod including notches at opposite ends thereof for engaging a pair of parallel support rails so that the hanger rod is supported by parallel support rails engaged thereby, and a bag comprising a top, sides, and a bottom, and front and back portions defining a volume therebetween, said bag including at the top thereof a continuous sleeve extending across the width of the bag and having front and back portions contiguous with, and extending upwardly from, the front and back portions of the bag, said sleeve defining an elongate continuous opening extending across the width of the bag, and said hanger rod extending completely through said opening, being telescopingly received in and slidably removable from said opening, and projecting outwardly from opposite sides of said opening so that when the hanger rod is supported by parallel support rails said bag is suspended from said hanger rod, said bag being adapted to hold contents, being sealed at the sides and bottom and including an openable bag closure means, extending across at least a major part of the width of the bag and spaced below said hanger rod, for, when closed, providing sealed enclosure of the contents of the bag on all sides thereof within the bag volume, said notches at the opposite ends of said hanger rod extending outwardly from said sleeve on opposite side thereof beyond the sides of the bag, and said bag further including pleat means for, when expanded, enlarging the volume of the bag, said pleat means including pleats formed in said bag.