U.S. patent application number 10/371935 was filed with the patent office on 2004-08-19 for garment hanger.
Invention is credited to Huang, Chen Hung.
Application Number | 20040159686 10/371935 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32850461 |
Filed Date | 2004-08-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040159686 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Huang, Chen Hung |
August 19, 2004 |
Garment hanger
Abstract
A garment hanger has a hanger body, a clasp and at least one
engaging element. The hanger body has a plurality of first rounded
teeth formed respectively along sides thereof, with a constant
clearance between adjacent teeth. Each of the first rounded teeth
has a top larger than its bottom to form a small mouth between the
tops of two adjacent teeth. A hooked neck is connected to a roof of
the hanger body. A pair of round notches is respectively disposed
on exterior edges of a hook portion of the hooked neck in a
symmetrical manner. The clasp has a protruding button and a tab at
opposite ends. The protruding button and the tab respectively
engage with the notches of the hooked neck. The engaging element
has second rounded teeth properly spaced on one side thereof to
respectively fit in clearances formed by the adjacent first
teeth.
Inventors: |
Huang, Chen Hung; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HUANG CHEN HUNG
P.O. BOX. 26-757
TAIPEI
TW
|
Family ID: |
32850461 |
Appl. No.: |
10/371935 |
Filed: |
February 17, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
223/85 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 25/32 20130101;
A47G 25/743 20130101; A47G 25/50 20130101; A47G 2025/1492
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
223/085 |
International
Class: |
A41D 027/22 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A garment hanger, comprising: a hanger body, made of plastic by
injection molding into a shape of triangle, wherein a plurality of
first rounded teeth is formed respectively along sides of the
hanger body with a constant clearance between two adjacent teeth,
each of the first rounded teeth having a top larger than its bottom
to form a small mouth between the tops of two adjacent teeth,
wherein a hooked neck is connected to a roof of the hanger body,
and a pair of round notches are respectively on exterior edges of a
hook portion of the hooked neck in a symmetrical manner; a clasp,
made of a flexible plastics material, wherein one end of the clasp
is provided with a protruding button, another end of the clasp is
provided with a tab, and a plurality of retaining rings are formed
on the clasp close to the tab to further fasten the garment hanger
to a rod when the protruding button and the tab respectively engage
with the notches of the hooked neck; and at least one engaging
element, having second rounded teeth properly spaced on one side
thereof to fit respectively in clearances formed by the adjacent
first teeth.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a garment hanger and, more
particularly, to a garment hanger having teeth on sides of a hanger
body to fasten an item onto the hanger body.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A garment hung on a conventional garment hanger easily falls
off due to to winding or excessive weight. A clip is usually used
to further fasten the garment onto the garment hanger. In addition,
the traditional garment hanger may further drop from a rod on which
hangs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is an object of the invention to provide a garment hanger
having a plastic injection-molded hanger body with teeth spaced
thereon, that allows a garment, such as underwear, tank tops,
wide-neckline T-shirts and trousers, to be firmly fastened on the
garment hanger without the need of clips. The garment hanger can be
also properly positioned on the rod.
[0006] It is another object of the invention to provide a garment
hanger that can be firmly positioned on rods of various
diameters.
[0007] It is still another object of the invention to provide a
garment hanger on which a slim item such as tie or belt can be also
firmly hung.
[0008] In order to achieve the above and other objectives, a
garment hanger of the invention includes a hanger body, a clasp and
at least one engaging element. The hanger body has a plurality of
first rounded teeth that are formed respectively along sides
thereof with a constant clearance between two adjacent teeth. Each
of the first rounded teeth has a top larger than its bottom to form
a small mouth between the tops of two adjacent teeth. A hooked neck
is connected to a roof of the hanger body. A pair of round notches
is respectively disposed on exterior edges of a hook portion of the
hooked neck in a symmetrical manner. The clasp has a protruding
button and a tab at opposite ends. The protruding button and the
tab respectively engage with the notches of the hooked neck. The
engaging element has second rounded teeth properly spaced on one
side thereof to fit respectively in clearances formed by the
adjacent first teeth.
[0009] To provide a further understanding of the invention, the
following detailed description illustrates embodiments and examples
of the invention, this detailed description being provided only for
illustration of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The drawings included herein provide a further understanding
of the invention. A brief introduction of the drawings is as
follows:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a garment hanger assembled
with an engaging element according to one embodiment of the
invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a clasp of a garment hanger
according to one embodiment of the invention;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a garment hanger hung on a
rod according to one embodiment of the invention;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger
with an article women's underwear hanging thereon according to one
embodiment of the invention;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger
hanging with a tank top hanging thereon according to one embodiment
of the invention;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger
with a T-shirt hanging thereon according to one embodiment of the
invention;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger
with a pair of XL-size trousers hanging thereon according to one
embodiment of the invention;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger
with a pair of XS-size trousers hanging thereon according to one
embodiment of the invention;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an engaging element
according to one embodiment of the invention; and
[0020] FIG. 10 is a schematic view illustrating the assembly of a
garment hanger and an engaging element for hanging a tie according
to one embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0021] Wherever possible in the following description, like
reference numerals will refer to like elements and parts unless
otherwise illustrated.
[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a garment hanger assembled
with engaging elements according to one embodiment of the
invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a clasp that is used in
a garment hanger according to one embodiment of the invention. The
garment hanger of the invention includes a hanger body 1, a clasp
2, and at least one engaging element 8.
[0023] The hanger body 1 is made of, for example, plastic. The
hanger body 1 is made by, for example, injection molding. The
hanger body 1 is of triangular shape. First rounded teeth 11 are
formed respectively along exterior surfaces of the sloped sides of
the triangular hanger body 1, with a constant clearance between
adjacent teeth 11. The first teeth 11 can be further formed on a
bottom side of the hanger body 1. Each of the first rounded teeth
has a top 111 larger than its bottom to form a small mouth between
the tops 111 of two adjacent teeth 11. Furthermore, a hooked neck
12 is connected to a roof of the hanger body 1. A pair of notches
121, 121' is respectively formed on exterior edges of a hook
portion of the hooked neck 12 in a symmetrical manner. The notches
121, 121' are, for example, rounded.
[0024] It is noted that through the small mouth formed by the
adjacent teeth 11, a strip to be hung over the garment is securely
positioned on the hanger body. The use of the garment hanger of the
invention is illustrated as follows.
[0025] As shown in FIG. 4, when the garment hanger is used to hang
up an article of women's underwear, a strip 41 of the underwear is
positioned in the mouth formed by the adjacent teeth 11. As shown
in FIG. 5, the method of use is similar when the garment hanger is
used to hang up a tank top 5. A shoulder 51 of the tank top 5 is
positioned in the mouth formed by the adjacent teeth 11.
[0026] As shown in FIG. 6, when the garment hanger is used to hang
up a T-shirt 6, a neckline of the T-shirt 6 is firmly hung between
the first teeth 11 on both sloped sides of the triangular garment
hanger.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the garment hanger is
used to hang trousers (including XL- or XS-size trousers) provided
with hanging strips 71B, 71C, the hanging strips 71B, 71C are
respectively placed in the mouths formed by the first teeth on
either sloped sides of the hanger body 1. Thereby, trousers of any
size can be firmly placed on the garment hanger of the
invention.
[0028] Furthermore, the clasp 2 is made of a flexible plastic
material. One end of the clasp 2 is provided with a protruding
button 21. The other end of the clasp 2 is provided with a tab 22.
A plurality of retaining rings 23 is formed on the clasp 2 close to
the tab 22. As shown in FIG. 3, when the hanger body 1 is to be
hung on a rod 3, the protruding button 21 and retaining ring 23
respectively engage with the notches 121, 121' of the hooked neck
12 to fasten the garment hanger to the rod 3. Different locations
for the retaining ring 23 can be chosen depending on a diameter of
the rod 3.
[0029] The number of engaging elements 8 can be increased as
desired. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, second rounded teeth 81, 81'
are properly spaced on one side of the engaging element 8 to fit
respectively in the clearances formed by the adjacent first teeth
11. A slim item such as tie 9 or a belt (not shown) is hung on the
first teeth 11 at the bottom side of the hanger body 1 in a folded
manner. Then, the second teeth 12 of the engaging element 8 engage
with the clearances formed by the adjacent first teeth 11 to fasten
the slim item between the bottom of the engaging element 8 and the
first teeth 11.
[0030] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the
above description is only illustrative of specific embodiments and
examples of the invention. The invention should therefore cover
various modifications and variations made to the herein-described
structure and operations of the invention, provided they fall
within the scope of the invention as defined in the following
appended claims.
[0031] Reference Numerals
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