Clothes support assembly
OwnerLeonard M. Goldberginventor
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a formed channel includes a body portion having laterally spaced side walls, and a bottom portion having laterally spaced tracks for supporting truck wheels each including vertical walls for guiding the truck wheels. Means are provided to maintain depending clothing hooks spaced from the wheels and perpendicular to the axles. This may comprise a single piece clothing hook shank or an additional separate spacer. A groove is provided between the vertical walls for guiding the truck wheels. A slot is provided between the vertical walls for the hooks depending from the truck to pass through, for supporting clothes hangers.
Claims11
A clothes support assembly consisting of:
- a formed channel;
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- at least one wheeled truck assembly riding in said formed channel;
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- separate support means for attaching said formed channel to the wall of a closet or other enclosure comprising at least one cooperating slot in the wall to retain said formed channel.
A clothes support assembly consisting of:
- a formed channel;
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- at least one wheeled truck assembly riding in said formed channel;
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- separate support means for attaching said formed channel to the wall of a closet or other enclosure, wherein said means for attaching said formed channel to the wall comprises separate wall means defining said cooperating slot to retain said formed channel, and
- wherein said means for attaching said formed channel to the wall comprises wall means including laterally spaced outer wall means and interior wall means located within said outer wall means for supporting the ends of said formed channel.
A clothes support assembly comprising:
- at least two formed channels wherein one channel is dimensionally smaller than the other channel, allowing said channels to slide adjustably with respect to one another;
- at least one wheeled truck assembly riding in said formed channels;
- a separate support means for attaching said formed channels to the wall of a closet or other enclosure;
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- wherein said formed channels contain outer walls, a roof, vertical walls, and laterally spaced tracks;
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- said laterally spaced tracks provide a surface to support wheeled truck assemblies;
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- spacing means maintaining proper spacing between the wheels;
- said spacing means comprising two slotted spacers, said spacers maintaining proper spacing between said wheels.
A wheeled truck assembly for a clothes support assembly comprising:
- at least two wheels;
- at least two axles;
- at least one hook which provides support for clothes hangers;
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- spacing means for maintaining said hook perpendicular to said axles and spaced from said wheels comprising;
- two slotted spacers, each spacer comprising an enlarged top body portion having an opening for receiving one of said axles;
- each said spacer further comprising means for engaging said hook comprising at least one slot.
A clothes supporting assembly consisting essentially of:
- a formed channel including;
- a body portion having laterally spaced side walls,
- a bottom portion having laterally spaced tracks for supporting a truck having truck wheels mounted on axles, each track including a vertical wall for guiding said truck wheels, and a slot located between said vertical walls;
- a hook depending from the truck passing through said slot for supporting clothes hangers, and
- cooperating end slots located at opposite respective end walls defining a closet or display area for supporting said formed channel, wherein
- said end slots are located in a location selected from said respective end walls and in supports attached to said respective end walls including laterally spaced outer walls and interior walls located there between.
A spacer consisting essentially of:
- a body portion including at least two laterally spaced arms;
- an upper portion extending between said arms;
- said upper portion having means for engaging at least one truck axle;
- and a lower portion having means for engaging at least one clothes hook;
- said upper portion being forked, forming at least one upper slot for engaging said axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.