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US 5,288,120 AGranted
Garment carrier
OwnerE. Kevin Schopferinventor
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Abstract
A garmet carrier, and a blank for forming a garment carrier, may be used once, or a few times, for transport of one or a few garments on hanger hooks, and then discarded. The carrier has a body of thin material, e.g. corrugated cardboard or biodegradable or other plastic, forming a handle and defining an orifice for receiving the free end of one or a few hangers. A hinged flap extends at least across the body and may be secured thereto.
Claims22
A garment carrier formed of a thin piece of material, comprising
- a body having an upper portion defining a first orifice extending therethrough, said upper portion forming a handle, and a lower portion having a first vertical edge and defining a second orifice for receiving a free end of one or more garment hanger hooks therethrough,
- a first flap having a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge generally parallel thereto, said lower portion and said first flap joined in a hinged connection along respective first vertical edges,
- a second flap having a second vertical edge, said first flap and said second flap joined along respective second vertical edges,
- said second flap adapted for movement from a first position with an inner face surface spaced from face surfaces of said lower portion and a second position with said inner face surface disposed in opposition to an inner face surface of said lower portion, and
- means for securing said second flap in said second position for transport and storage of garments comprising a first securement tab extending from said body and a second securement tab having a surface disposed in opposition to a surface of said first securement tab when said second flap is in said second position, and means for joining said first securement tab and said second securement tab.
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A blank for forming a garment carrier, comprising
- a body having an upper portion defining a first orifice extending therethrough, and a lower portion having a first vertical edge and defining a second orifice,
- a first flap having a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge generally parallel thereto, said lower portion and said first flap joined in a hinged connection along respective first vertical edges,
- a second flap having a second vertical edge, said first flap and said second flap joined along respective second vertical edges, and said first flap and said second flap together defining a third orifice, and
- a first securement tab formed by dislodgement of material from said third orifice, said securement tab extending from said body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.