Furniture and clothing support/hanging arrangement
AssigneesStephen James Garlick, Michael John Garlick, Patrick Joseph Scahill, John Anthony Dowsett
InventorsPatrick Joseph Scahill, Stephen James Garlick
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Abstract
A garment support assembly which is adapted to be fitted to a backrest of a seat is described. The seat backrest includes a rear face and a forward face against which a user's back can rest when seated. The assembly includes a support movable between a first stowed non-usable position within the rear face of the backrest and a second usable position projecting from the backrest. The assembly is adapted when in use to support a garment, preferably a jacket sports coat or similar.
Claims13
A support hanger assembly adapted to be fitted to a backrest of a seat, and wherein the backrest comprises a rear face and a forward face, the forward face against which a user's back can rest when seated, the assembly comprising a support means movable between a first stowed non-usable position within the rear face of the backrest and, a second usable position projecting outwards and upwards from the backrest in order to support a garment when in use, and further wherein the support hanger means comprises a plurality of linking arms medially positioned substantially in alignment one above the other and, a hinge means, hingeably connecting said linking arms between the forward face of the support hanger assembly and the outer rear face of a base recessed within the rear face of a seat or chair backrest and wherein the linking arms are adapted to work co-operatively to enable the support hanger to move-between the first stowed non-usable position and the second usable position.
A seat backrest assembly arranged for fitment to the rear face of a backrest wherein said backrest comprises a forward face of a seat against which a user's back can rest when seated, the backrest assembly comprising a rear face incorporating a support hanger adapted to be movable between a first stowed non-usable position and a second usable position projecting outwards and upwards from the backrest and wherein the assembly enables a garment to be positioned and supported thereon, and wherein the rear face of the seat backrest is recessed to enable a support hanger to be housed within said backrest recess when the support hanger is in said first stowed non-usable position and the support means hanger comprises:
- a plurality of linking arms medially positioned substantially in alignment one above the other and a hinge means, hingeably connecting said linking arms between the forward face of the support hanger and the outer rear face of a base recessed within the rear face of the backrest and wherein the linking arms are adapted to work co-operatively to enable support hanger to move between the first stowed non-usable position and the second usable position.
The seat backrest assembly according to 5 wherein the medial support portion the neck portion is absent.
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