Garment hanger
AssigneeChatham Communications Corporation
InventorJohn W. Machlica
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Abstract
A garment hanger having a frame, wherein a polymeric sheath defining a garment contacting surface is located over a portion of the frame. The polymeric sheath can be of a cellular structure. A further garment hanger includes an overchannel sized to increase the garment contacting surface, wherein the overchannel engages the frame. The frame can include a continuous convex surface extending from a hook to a transverse strut.
Claims20
A garment hanger having a frame forming a hook and a pair of depending garment engaging arms and a transverse strut extending between the garment engaging arms, the garment hanger comprising:
- (a) continuously convex length in each of the garment engaging arms, the convex length substantially extending from the hook to the strut;
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- (b) a polymeric sheath extending along at least one of the garment engaging arms, the polymeric sheath circumscribing the garment engaging arm along a length of the garment engaging arm.
A method of forming a garment hanger, comprising:
- (a) forming a frame having a hook, a pair of depending garment engaging arms and a transverse strut extending between the garment engaging arms, the garment engaging arms having a continuously convex length substantially extend from the hook to the strut;
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- (b) forming a polymeric encapsulation on the garment engaging arms.
An accessory for a garment hanger having a hook and a pair of garment engaging arms, the garment engaging arms having a longitudinal axis, the accessory comprising:
- (a) an overchannel having a generally U-shape cross section defined by a closed end and a pair of legs, and a channel longitudinal axis, the closed end including an aperture sized to pass the hook therethrough, the channel longitudinal axis being different than the longitudinal axis of the garment engaging arm, the overchannel extending beyond a terminal end of the garment engaging arm by approximately 40% of a length of the garment engaging arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.