U.S. patent application number 09/742234 was filed with the patent office on 2002-06-27 for hanger for displaying clothing.
Invention is credited to Huang, Chi-Tzung.
Application Number | 20020079277 09/742234 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 24983997 |
Filed Date | 2002-06-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020079277 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Huang, Chi-Tzung |
June 27, 2002 |
HANGER FOR DISPLAYING CLOTHING
Abstract
A hanger for displaying clothing includes two lateral rods, a
connecting bar, two side support tubes and a hang bar. The side
support tubes together with the sleeves of the connecting bar are
tightly screwed with the lateral rods at the same time, and the
combination of the hang bar and the inner tubes in the side support
tubes is effected by mutual engagement of insert button and insert
hole, easy to be detached for packing or storing. Besides, the
U-shaped plate under the side support tube forms a gap of a certain
height for the friction wheels to expand outward to rest against
the bottom side of the inner tube to stabilize the whole structure,
when the inner tube is pressed down Thus the hanger for displaying
clothing needs only a small space and stands very stably.
Inventors: |
Huang, Chi-Tzung; (Chia Yi
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
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Family ID: |
24983997 |
Appl. No.: |
09/742234 |
Filed: |
December 22, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/206 ;
211/182; 211/204 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F 5/137 20130101;
A47F 7/24 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/206 ;
211/204; 211/182 |
International
Class: |
A47F 005/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A hanger for displaying clothing comprising: two lateral rods
respectively having casters at a bottom, and a screw hole in the
center; a connecting bar having a sleeve provided respectively at
two ends; two side support tubes respectively containing an inner
tube able to move up and down; said inner tube provided inside
orderly from top to bottom with a press button, a stop member, a
coiled spring, friction wheels, and then a connecting bar,
connecting said press button, said stop member, said coil and said
friction wheels, said inner tube also having at a lower end a
support member with an upward arc-shaped recess, each said side
support tube fixed with a U-shaped plate having a downward vertical
bolt at a center to screw through said sleeve of said connecting
bar and the screw hole of said lateral rod and tightly fix them
together by means of a nut; a hang bar connected with said inner
tube for hanging clothing, having in each end a U-shaped elastic
member provided with an inserting button normally protruding out,
connected with said connecting sleeve of said inner tube in a right
angle by mutual engagement of said inserting button and said
inserting hole; said hang bar connected with said connecting sleeve
of said inner tube in a form of right angle by mutual engagement of
said inserting button and said inserting hole; said U-shaped plate
under said each side support tube being fitted in each said sleeve
at two ends of said connecting bar, said bolt under each said
U-shaped plate screwing through out of said through hole of each
said lateral rod and engaged with a nut tightly, said hang rod
fixed with said inserting sleeve by means of said inserting button
fitting in said each inserting sleeve, said hang rod combined with
said inner tube in a right angle; said U-shaped plate under said
side support tube forming a gap of a certain height to let said
friction wheels located under said each side support tube and
expand properly to keep said hanger wholly stable and not disengage
from one another when said hang bar together with said inner tube
is pressed downward, said components of said hanger for displaying
clothing possible to be dissembled from one another and laid
parallel to one another so as to save space for storing and cost
for packing, said hanger for displaying clothing never falling down
when it is pulled up or transported.
2. A hanger for displaying clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the bottom side of said sleeve of said connecting bar is formed
into an arc-shaped recess for closely engaging with the cylindrical
surface of said lateral rod to increase the effect of stability
when said sleeve is tightly screwed with said lateral rod.
3. A hanger for displaying clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said sleeve of said connecting bar is provided inside with a ring
for said side support tube to rest on to stabilize the structure
when each said side support tube is inserted through said ring and
screwed tightly together.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a hanger for displaying clothing,
particularly to one possible to economize packing space and lower
transporting cost, and convenient for transporting a whole hanger
without need of disconnection.
[0002] A conventional hanger for displaying clothing, as shown in
FIG. 6, consists of a bottom base 50, two side support tubes 51 and
a hang bar 52 as main components combined together.
[0003] The bottom base 50 has two lateral rods 501 provided with
casters 502 and a sleeve 503 with a screw hole 504 in one side, and
a connecting bar 505 connecting two sleeves 503.
[0004] Further, each side support tube 51 is fitted in the sleeve
503 of the bottom base 50, and the hang bar 52 has a vertical inner
tube 520 fixed at each end to be fitted respective in a side
support tube 51 to be able to move up and down for adjustment of
the height, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10. The inner tube 521 is
provided orderly from top to bottom with a press button 522, a stop
member 523, a coiled-spring 524 and friction wheels 526, all of
them connected with a connecting bar 525 provided integral at the
lower end with a support member 528 having an arc-shaped top recess
527. In assembling, two side support tubes 51 are respectively
fitted in each sleeve 503 of the bottom base 50, letting them push
against each other by means of a screw 511 screwing in the screw
hole 504 in one side of the sleeve 503. Then, two inner tubes 521
of the hang bar 52 are respectively fitted into the side support
tube 51 to finish the assembly.
[0005] The height of the hang bar 52 can be adjusted by pressing
down the press button 522 on the top of the inner tube 520 to let
the friction wheels 526 slide down and separate from the support
member 528 for facilitating adjustment of the height of the hanger,
and when it reaches a needed height, release the press button 522
to let the friction wheels 526 move up by the resilience of the
coiled spring 524 to touch the support member 528, and forced to
expand to rest tightly at a proper position in the side support
tube 51 so as to fix the hang bar 52 at a certain location.
[0006] Evidently, the conventional hanger for displaying clothing
mentioned above has the functions of stability and adjustment of
the height, but it is still found some defects as follows.
[0007] 1. The bottom base is made up of a connecting bar and two
lateral rods, and the hang bar is fixed with two vertical inner
tubes, not convenient for packing, storing or transporting.
[0008] 2. A screw screwing in the screw hole of the sleeve to push
against the side support tube, impossible to be tightly fixed,
carries out the combination of the side support tube with the
bottom base. Besides, excessively tight screwing may damage the
side support tube, reducing its service life.
[0009] 3. The hang bar is kept positioned only by the friction
wheel pushing against the bottom side of the inner tube so that a
snap motion of pulling up the hang bar may cause the heavy bottom
base fall off, resulting in unnecessary trouble.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The objective of this invention is to offer a hanger for
displaying clothing, including two inner tubes respectively fitted
in each side support tube, and provided on the top with a vertical
sleeve for receiving a hang bar. Then, a connecting bar has a
sleeve at each end for a screw under each side support tube to
screw through, and at the same time to be fixed with the lateral
rod. Such structure is easy to be disassembled for convenience of
packing or storing.
[0011] The feature of this invention is two side support tubes each
having a U-shaped plate with a bolt at bottom center to be fixed
with the lateral rod, forming a space between the side support tube
and the lateral rod. When the hang bar is pressed downward, the
inner tube will also move down to let the friction wheels
completely positioned under the side support tube to make the inner
tube fixed in place not easy to be pulled out.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] This invention will be better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0013] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a hanger for
displaying clothing of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the
hanger for displaying clothing of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of a hanger for
displaying of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the hanger for
displaying clothing of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 5 is an upper view of the inner tube of the hanger for
displaying clothing of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional
hanger for displaying clothing.
[0019] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the inner tube of the
conventional hanger for displaying clothing, showing the friction
wheels not touching with the inner tube.
[0020] FIG. 8 is an upper view of the inner tube of the
conventional hanger for displaying clothing, showing the friction
wheels not touching with the inner tube.
[0021] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the inner tube of the
conventional hanger for displaying clothing, showing the friction
wheels pushing against the bottom of the inner tube.
[0022] FIG. 10 is a side-sectional view of the inner tube of the
conventional hanger for displaying clothing.
[0023] FIG. 11 is an upper view of the inner tube of the,
conventional hanger.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0024] A preferred embodiment of a hanger for displaying clothing
in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, includes two lateral
rods 1, a connecting bar 2, two side support tubes 3, and a hang
bar 4 as main components combined together.
[0025] The two lateral bars 1, as shown in FIG. 2, respectively
have a vertical hole 11 in the center and casters 12 fixed at two
sides of the bottom.
[0026] The connecting bar 2 has a sleeve 21 each at two ends, and
each sleeve 21 has an arc-shaped recess 211 in its bottom and
having a ring member 212 welded integral inside.
[0027] The two side support tubes 3, as shown in FIG. 3, are
respectively provided with a U-shaped plate 31 at a lower end
having a vertical bolt 311 at a bottom center. Besides, an inner
tubes 32 is respectively fitted in each side support tube 3, having
a connecting sleeve 33 fixed on an upper portion and an inserting
hole 331 in the lower side. Then, each inner tube 32 is orderly
provided downward with a press button 321, a coil member 323,a stop
member 322, and friction wheels 325 at the lower end, all of them
connected with a connecting bar 324, and then each inner tube 32 is
fixed at the lower end with a support plate 327 having an
arc-shaped recess 326.
[0028] Then, each end of the hang bar 4 is provided with a U-shaped
elastic member 42 fixed with an inserting button 41 protruding out
normally.
[0029] In assembling, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, firstly, two
sleeves 21 of the connecting bar 2 are exactly positioned on the
central holes 11 of the two lateral rods 1, making the arc-shaped
recess 211 of the sleeve 21 closely fit the lateral rod 1, letting
the inserting hole 11 of the lateral rod 1 exactly face the central
opening of the ring 212 in the sleeve 21. Then, the side support
tube 3 is inserted in the sleeve 21 with the screw 311 under the
U-shaped plate 31 of the side support tube 3. A gap 313 is provided
between the lateral rods 1 and the U-shaped plate 31. Then, the
screw 311 of the U-shaped plate 31 is screwed through both the ring
212 inside the sleeve 21 and the inserting hole 11 of the lateral
rod 1 to combine the side support tube 3 with the two sleeves 21 at
two ends of the connecting bar 2 and at the same time fixed on the
lateral rod 2 fixedly by means of a nut 312.
[0030] Then, insert both ends of the hang bar 4 respectively in the
inserting sleeves 33 at the upper portion of the inner tubes 32 to
let the inserting button 41 insert in the inserting hole 331 of the
connecting sleeve 33 by elasticity of the elastic member 42, thus
finishing the assembly.
[0031] In using, when the hang bar 4 is pressed downward, the inner
tubes 32 will also move down, pushing the friction wheels 325 to
slip down and rest under the bottom of the side support tubes 3 and
then expand outward by the upward resilient force of the spring 323
to push against the bottom portion of the side support tubes 3,
preventing the hang bar 4 from pulled out.
[0032] As can be understood from the above description, this
invention has the following advantages.
[0033] 1. The connection of the hang bar with the inner tubes is
effected by mutual engagement of the inserting buttons of the hand
bar and the inserting holes of the connecting sleeves, and besides,
the combination of the side support tubes, the connecting bar and
the lateral rods is effected by screwing them together at the same
time, so that it is easy to disconnect them for packing with less
space, and possible to reduce transporting cost.
[0034] 2. The combination of the side support tube, the sleeve of
the connecting bar and the lateral bar is carried out by the bolt
under the U-shaped plate screwing through the sleeve and the
inserting hole of the lateral bar and fixed by means of a nut, thus
achieving an effect of stability.
[0035] 3. When the hang bar is pressed downward, the inner tube
will at the same time be pushed to drive the friction wheels to
rest under the side support tube and then expand outward to push
against the bottom side of the inner tube so that the hang bar and
the inner tube cannot be pulled out, and the lateral rods are not
liable to fall off, either, in case the whole hanger is pulled up
or transported about.
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