Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
223092000 | Coat or dress | 29 |
20090134189 | Decorative hanger - A narrow wrap of colorful cloth is helically wound end-to-end over a hanger body, including its upstanding central and downwardly sloping shoulder regions, but not covering the hanger swivel hook at the central region. A decorative yarn holds the wrap in place, being first secured near one end to the hanger swivel hook, and then being helically wound over one end shoulder region and out to proximate one hanger end and then being wound back over the shoulder and central regions substantially out to the other hanger end and back then to the central region. The yarn is then tied to the swivel hook. A thin padding preferably covers the hanger to underlie the wrap, but the swivel hook extends through a slit therein to be exposed. The ends of the tubular wrap are folded over and secured by the yarn to hide the hanger ends. | 05-28-2009 |
20090152310 | Garment Refreshing Hanger - Garment refreshing hangers incorporate activated charcoal, a proven odor absorbing material, into the body of the hanger. Garments such as a jacket are hung on the hanger in the traditional manner. The garment areas susceptible to odor producing body areas like the neck and armpits are placed in close proximity to the activated charcoal in the hanger. The activated charcoal absorbs the odors thus removing them from the garment. Provision is made for charcoal replacement upon consumption. Preferably, the charcoal includes activated carbon impregnated porous sheet material. | 06-18-2009 |
20090302074 | Sizer for a garment hanger and garment hanger having a sizer - A sizer for a garment hanger configured to extend over a garment hanger comprising a body. The body has an outer surface and an inner surface, and defines a cavity with an upper opening and a lower opening. The body further having a central region with a first wall and a second wall spaced apart therefrom, and, a first curved wall spanning between the first wall and the second wall and a second curved wall spanning between the first wall and the second wall. The first and second curved walls are outwardly convex and define a peak region on each of the first and second curved walls. Applying a pinching force upon the first and second curved walls toward each other drives the first wall and second wall further apart, to, in turn, temporarily widen at least one of the lower and the upper openings of the body. | 12-10-2009 |
20100140306 | GARMENT HANGER - A garment hanger includes a body having a hook member that extends outwardly from a cross bar that has a first end and an opposite second end. The cross bar has a first end portion that terminates at the first end, a second end portion that terminates at the second end, and a central portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion. The hook member is coupled to the central portion, wherein a cross-section of each of the first and second end portions has a first shape and a cross-section of the central portion has a second shape that is different than the first shape. In one embodiment, the first shape is an I-shape and the second shape is a Z-shape. | 06-10-2010 |
20100193552 | LIGHTWEIGHT TOP GARMENT HANGER - In a top garment hanger, through openings are formed in the arms of the hanger relative to a center axis of the hanger body. The provision of the various through openings reduces the total weight of the hanger and the resin material used to mold the hanger. The hanger is accordingly environmentally friendly. The manufacturing cost and the transportation cost of the hanger are reduced, which provide a market advantage for the manufacturer, transporter and retailer of the garment hangers. | 08-05-2010 |
20100252587 | HOOKLESS CLOTHES HANGER SYSTEM - A clothes hanging system wherein a clothes hanger has a metal or magnetic plug in lieu of a hook and may be packaged with metal or magnetic rods, strips or mounting systems for the purpose of hanging clothing to achieve clothes organization while eliminating stretching of collars and tangling of hangers. | 10-07-2010 |
223093000 | With clamp | 8 |
20080296324 | Non-Slip Hanger - A non-slip hanger includes a hanger body ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090001108 | Releasably lockable pinch grip hanger - A hanger includes at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging. The pinch-grip includes first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis. A spring force biases the lower ends together to a closed position and permits separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end. A releasable lock can be activated to hold the lower ends of the components in the open position. | 01-01-2009 |
20090045232 | HANG TIGHT HANGER - A one-piece hanger designed with clips on each side of the downward slopes of the hanger body is disclosed. The unique placement of the clips allows garment necks to be held tightly onto the hanger. Having clips on the two sloping sides of the hanger provides the present hanger unique advantages. | 02-19-2009 |
20090188954 | Garment arrangement system - Embodiment of the invention provide a garment support system, which may include a garment hanger and a garment bar physically unconnected to the hanger that can attach to the bottom of a garment supported by the hanger. The garment bar may include one or more clips for attaching the supporting to a garment. The support also may be weighted to provide additional support to the garment and/or to maintain a garment in a desired configuration. | 07-30-2009 |
20090272771 | COMPACT HANGING CLOTHING ASSEMBLY - A hanging clothing assembly includes a hanger, a clothing item, and a hanging strap. The hanger has a body portion and an upper support portion. The clothing item has a free-hanging length and defines an upper portion configured to be worn over an upper body of a wearer and a lower portion configured to be worn over a lower body of the wearer. The upper portion of the clothing item is supported on the body portion of the hanger. The hanging strap is secured to the lower portion of the clothing item and is also releasably secured in a closed loop that extends about the lower portion of the clothing item. The closed loop is releasably secured to the hanger such that the lower portion is supported from the hanger and the clothing item defines a display-hanging length that is less than the free-hanging length of the clothing item. | 11-05-2009 |
20100019005 | MULTIPLE WAVE CLIP WRAPAROUND HANGER - The present invention is a multiple clip wraparound garment hanger with a body having two arms extending laterally outward in opposing directions to a first end and a second end, and a hook extending upward from the body for suspending the garment hanger from a support. A first garment clip is secured to the first arm at the first end and a second garment clip is secured to the second arm at the second end. A plurality of wave garment clips is secured to the body inward of the first and second end. Each wave garment clip of the plurality of wave garment clips includes at least one ridge protruding from the clips for securing a garment. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025440 | MULTIPLE CLIP WRAPAROUND HANGER - The present invention is a multiple clip wraparound garment hanger with a body having a first arm and a second arm extending laterally outward in opposing directions to a first end and a second end, and a hook extending upward from the body for suspending the garment hanger from a support. A first pair of garment clips is secured to the first and second arms at the first and second ends, respectively. A second pair of garment clips is secured to the body inward of the first and second ends, and a third pair of garment clips secured to the body inward of the second pair of clips. The second and third pairs of garment clips have a first support member and a second support member, each support member having a different thickness. The first support member is substantially flexible and permits deflection of the first support member in a direction into and out of a plane of the body. | 02-04-2010 |
20100084442 | GARMENT HANGER HAVING SINGLE HANDED LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A garment hanger has a pair of clamping members. Each clamping member comprises a pair of planer end sections and a central curved section attached to the pair of planer end members. The pair of end sections of a first clamping member will touch a corresponding pair of end sections of a second clamping member and the central curved section of the first and second clamping members form an elongated oval when the pair of clamping members is placed together in a closed position. A locking device is attached to the central curved section of the first and second clamping members. The locking device secures the pair of clamping members together. When pressure is applied to the locking device, the locking device forces opens and separates the pair of clamping members. A hook assembly is attached to the locking device. | 04-08-2010 |
223094000 | Foldable or telescopic | 15 |
20080283558 | GARMENT HANGER WITH A COLLAPSIBLE/RETRACTABLE SUPPORT HOOK - A garment hanger with a hook that pivots between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position. The body of the hanger having detents for securing the hook in either the vertical or horizontal position. The hook capable of being alternately attached and detached from the body of the hanger. The hook additionally capable of being rotated along a substantially vertical axis. | 11-20-2008 |
20090095778 | Folding coat hanger - A coat hanger has two arms joined at one of their respective ends by a joint, whereon they may rotate, which permits two use positions. In the first position, the arms are totally open adopting a suitable angle for the correct adaptation of the form of the garments to hang. In this position it has the appearance of a traditional coat hanger. In the second position, the arms, rotating in their joint, are folded back one over the other until totally coinciding, so that the size of the coat hanger is compacted reaching its minimum volume. | 04-16-2009 |
20090120974 | Adjustable clothes hanger - The adjustable clothes hanger has adjustable sleeve upper stays, sleeve lower stays, and torso side stays. These components adjust to spread the sleeves and torso of a shirt on the hanger to hold the fabric in a smooth, lightly stretched condition to optimize drying and preclude wrinkling. The hanger has opposed sleeve upper stays, which adjust along the underlying frame of the hanger. The outer portions of the sleeve upper stays extend to support the shirtsleeve upper edges. Torso side stays extend downwardly from the horizontal crossmember of the hanger, and adjust to hold the sides of the shirt apart and to hold the torso fabric in a smooth and unwrinkled condition during drying. Pivotal or fixed sleeve lower stays may extend from the upper portions of the torso side stays, or may extend adjustably from the outer ends of the adjustable sleeve upper stays. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127298 | Collapsible Garment Hanger - A collapsible garment hanger comprising:
| 05-21-2009 |
20100059557 | Perfect shirt hanger - Perfect Shirt Hanger is a premium-quality, hook-topped collapsible shirt hanger, manufactured in injection-molded thermoplastic or wood having the collapsible shoulder and upper-arm portions contoured and shaped to provide a crease-free hang for the shirt or other garment, and is flared somewhat to further preserve the garment's natural shape. | 03-11-2010 |
20100294815 | EXPANDABLE TRAVEL HANGER - An expandable travel hanger includes an adjustable triangular shaped frame, which can go from a compacted state for storage in a suitcase to an extended state to hang clothes therefrom. A hooked movable suspension component is located at an apex of the adjustable triangular frame, which can go from a compacted state for storage in the suitcase to an extended state for use to engage with a pole in a clothes closet. A pair of release buttons, wherein each the release button is located on each said curved tubular end support, so that when the release buttons are manually pressed, said adjustable triangular shaped frame will automatically go from the compacted state to the extended state. | 11-25-2010 |
20110073626 | Extendible garment hanger - An extendible garment hanger for clothing items having shoulders of differing widths. The garment hanger includes a body having an upright hook from which a pair of shoulder supports are oppositely laterally downwardly dependent. A pair of extension arms each include a slide section slidably mounted along one of the shoulder supports. The extension arms each have a proximal end with an upright finger tab and a distal end with a downwardly curved end support. The extension arms are manually positionable in a plurality of longitudinal positions along the shoulder supports by moving the finger tabs such that the end supports fit the width of the clothing item. The garment hanger can include a clothing support that interconnects the shoulder supports. The shoulder supports can have a slide bore and an adjoining tab slot along which a plurality of tab-receiving detents or spaced holes are disposed in which the slide sections and finger tabs are respectively slidably disposed to provide a finite plurality of the longitudinal positions by moving the finger tabs along the slide bores into the tab-receiving detents or respective locking tips of the slide sections into the holes. Alternatively, the shoulder supports can have a slide groove in which the slide sections are slidably disposed to provide an infinite plurality of the longitudinal positions using friction. The shoulder supports have at least one retaining loop to retain the slide sections within the slide grooves. | 03-31-2011 |
20110121041 | ADJUSTABLE CLOTHES HANGER - An adjustable clothes hanger assembly is provided. The adjustable clothes hanger assembly has a substantially rigid frame with a pair of slanted rail segments that are in transverse relation to one another. The assembly also has a pair of shoulder segments, each shoulder segment slidably disposed on a corresponding rail segment. Each shoulder segment is slidable on the corresponding rail segment between a collapsed position and an at least partially extended position, providing adjustable hanger width. | 05-26-2011 |
20110220693 | EXTENDIBLE CLOTHES HANGER - An extendable clothes hanger includes a base and two symmetric brace members. The base includes a hanging hook and an outer surface forming successive corrugation to serve as a skidding prevention structure. The base forms therein an elongate channel. Each brace member includes a bar, which has an end extending through a stop plate and is fixed to a curved end claw that is rotatable to be set at different angular position and an opposite end movably received in the channel of the base. The stop plate is then mounted to an end of the base to thereby complete the hanger. The bars of the brace members are extendible out of and/or retractable into the channel of the base to adjust a distance between the base and each end claw so as to realize adjustment of length of the hanger for hanging clothes of various sizes. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220694 | EXTENDIBLE CLOTHES HANGER - An extendable clothes hanger includes a base and two symmetric brace members. The base includes a hanging hook and has front and rear surfaces that are recessed to form channels extending in an inclined manner from opposite ends of the base toward a central portion and each having an inner face that defines a plurality of spaced positioning holes. Each brace member includes an elongate member that is bent to form two symmetric bars connected at one end that is curved downward slightly and having opposite ends bent inward to form barbs. The brace members are received in the channels with the barbs selectively and detachably received in the positioning holes. The brace members are extendible out of and/or retractable into the channels to adjust a distance between each brace member and the base so as to realize adjustment of length of the hanger for hanging clothes of various sizes. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233240 | Adjustable width hanger - An adjustable width hanger having a main body defining a central neck, and two shoulders of a generally hollow three sided inverted channel shape of thermoplastic material, a plurality of locking seats formed in each of the shoulders, respective extension arms of hollow inverted channel shape formed of thermoplastic material, joint portions formed on the arms dimensioned to be received in the shoulders, locking tabs on the joint portions adapted to interlock with the locking seats in the shoulders, flexible hinges joining said locking tabs to the joint portions, and finger abutments on the locking tabs whereby they may be engaged by a finger and swung between locked and unlocked positions. | 09-29-2011 |
20110297708 | Garment hanger - This disclosure provides a simple and cheap collapsible cloth hanger. According to one embodiment of the current invention the hanger consists of a hook attached to two arms that movably cross each other, thereby forming an X-configuration. By pressing the uppermost ends of the cross together the lowermost ends that form the hanger arms will move closer to each other, thereby forming a narrow assembly that can be inserted through a small neck hole. By releasing hold of the upper ends, the arms of the hanger are back to the original width and the cloth is supported by the lower ends of the arms. According to another preferred embodiment the invention works without the X-configuration and two movable arms are embedded through a pivot in a fixed structure. According to this embodiment the user pressures the two arms to allow the hanger to form a narrow assembly to be inserted through a small neck hole | 12-08-2011 |
20110315723 | COLLAPSIBLE HANGER - Described herein is a collapsible hanger. The collapsible hanger typically has a hook disposed on a top portion of a deployment rod. A deployment hub is slideably coupled to the deployment rod and is configured to move the collapsible hanger from an extended state to a contracted state. A first hanger arm and a second hanger arm are pivotably coupled to a first flange and a second flange respectively. The collapsible hanger also includes a first deployment link and a second deployment link. A proximal end of the first deployment link is pivotably coupled to a distal end of the deployment rod and a distal end of the first deployment link is pivotably coupled to the first hanger arm. Additionally, hanger arm extenders that are slidably coupled to the hanger arms adapted to extend and retract the total length of the arm members can be included. | 12-29-2011 |
20120080460 | EXPANDABLE COAT HANGER - An expandable clothes hanger. The hanger includes a first and second fixed arm attached to a hanging hook. A first telescoping arm selectively extends from the first fixed arm, while a second telescoping arm extends from the second fixed arm. A fixed pants bar connects the free ends of the first and second fixed arms. A telescoping pants bar connects the free ends of the first and second telescoping arms. Soft shoulder pads are preferably attached to the free end of each of the telescoping arms. A detent mechanism is preferably provided so that the hanger will stay in a state of expansion set by the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20160022076 | COLLAPSIBLE HANGER APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A collapsible hanger apparatus and methods using the collapsible hanger apparatus, having both a folded and unfolded configuration, comprising a central body having a suspension member, a first lower extending portion, a second lower extending portion, and a tongue adjacent to the suspension member, the first extending portion and the second extending portion. Said hanger apparatus further comprising a first shoulder pivotally attached to the first lower extending portion of the central body at a first end of the first shoulder, a second shoulder pivotally attached to the second lower extending portion of the central body at a first end of the second shoulder and a crossbar hinge formed by pivotally connecting the first shoulder at a second end to the second shoulder at a second end, wherein the crossbar hinge forms a groove configured to mate with the tongue of the central body. | 01-28-2016 |