Shirt collar former
OwnerRussell J. Koolinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved shirt collar former for use in laundry and dry cleaning applications. A tapered cone of suitable material, preferably a ceramic, contains a slot for holding shirt hangers. The cone is combined with a heat source for accelerating the drying of shirt collars which typically contain more layers of material than the balance of the shirt. The tapered cone may accommodate shirts with collar sizes in a broad range. The slot contains a wide base capable of storing a number of hangers so that the hangers are readily available for use. Hangers may be positioned to receive a shirt when the shirt is placed over the collar forming cone. The present invention allows the convenient and efficient storage of hangers, drying of collars, and removal of shirts.
Claims13
A shirt collar former for holding a hanger having a hook portion and an outwardly extending lateral portion for supporting a shirt with the shirt collar surrounding the former to facilitate drying of the collar, said shirt collar former comprising:
- a tapered, generally conical body having an exterior surface with a top side and a bottom side, said top side having a diameter relatively smaller than the bottom side;
- the outer surface having a slot formed therein extending across the body through the outer surface and extending from the top side downwardly through the body to a slot bottom edge located above the bottom side of the exterior wall;
- the outer surface having a hanger storage opening formed therein at the slot bottom edge which storage opening is continuous with, and wider than, the slot formed in the outer surface;
- the outer surface having a hanger access cavity formed therein extending generally into the body from the outer wall to the slot and extending generally downwardly from the outer wall top side to a height located at a distance above the slot bottom edge so that a hanger hook will be exposed in the hanger access cavity when a hanger lateral portion is resting on the slot bottom edge.
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