U.S. patent application number 10/803842 was filed with the patent office on 2004-09-23 for clothes hanger.
This patent application is currently assigned to MAINETTI TECNOLOGIE S.P.A.. Invention is credited to Mainetti, Mario.
Application Number | 20040182891 10/803842 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32800778 |
Filed Date | 2004-09-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040182891 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Mainetti, Mario |
September 23, 2004 |
Clothes Hanger
Abstract
There is disclosed an improved clothes hanger, of the type
provided with a clip in the upper part of both shoulders, known in
technical terms as the "notch". The hanger clips are covered with
an anti-slip material, deposited by over-moulding, smearing,
pasting or with other known state of the art methods for the
purpose of permitting the hanging on the hanger of light clothing
articles not necessarily having straps for engagement by the clips
or notches.
Inventors: |
Mainetti, Mario;
(Castelgomberto (Vicenza), IT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BUCKNAM AND ARCHER
1077 NORTHERN BOULEVARD
ROSLYN
NY
11576
US
|
Assignee: |
MAINETTI TECNOLOGIE S.P.A.
|
Family ID: |
32800778 |
Appl. No.: |
10/803842 |
Filed: |
March 18, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
223/85 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 25/486
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
223/085 |
International
Class: |
A41D 027/22 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 19, 2003 |
IT |
VI 2003A000054 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An improved hanger, having an arch shaped body with shoulders of
the type provided with a clip or "notch" in the upper part of each
shoulder, wherein said clips are covered with an anti-slip
material, deposited by over-moulding, smearing, pasting or other
known methods.
2. The hanger according to claim 1 wherein the two upper clips are
made of two distinct and separate elements with respect to the
arch-shaped body of the hanger itself.
3. The hanger according to claim 2, comprised of an arch-shaped
body 2, at whose ends, on the upper part, clips 3 are present,
wherein each clip 3 is an element separate from body 2 to which it
attaches through an elastic connection.
4. The hanger according to claim 3, wherein the elastic connection
of clip 3 to body 2 is of the "clip" type, achieved with pins 5
projecting below a header 6 of the clip, which is then engaged in a
recess 7 formed in body 2.
5. The hanger according to claim 2, wherein the anchoring of clip 3
to body 2 is achieved through mechanical means, laser welding, by
pasting or with other known systems adapted for such purpose.
6. The hanger according to claim 2, wherein clip 3 is covered only
on its upper part with a layer of an anti-slip material (4').
7. The hanger according to claim 2, wherein clip 3 is covered both
on its upper and lower part by a layer of anti-slip material
(4").
8. A method for producing a hanger according to claim 3, comprising
the following steps: (a) moulding of the arched body 2; (b)
moulding of the clips 3; (c) application of the anti-slip material
4 on the clips 3; and (d) mounting of the clips 3 on the body 2.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes hanger of the
type provided with a chip in the upper part of both shoulders of
the hanger.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
[0002] Clothes hangers used to hold clothing items with shoulders
are all, in their most simple conformation, made of a rigid,
arch-shaped structure equipped with a central hook, with the arch
shaped structure terminating with a substantially round shape on
both sides.
[0003] For hung items provided with straps such as, for example,
light clothes, underwear and similar items, hangers are employed
which are equipped with a clip in the part above both shoulders,
known in technical terms as a "notch," which forms the attachment
of said straps. These hanger types are considerably lacking from
the performance standpoint when they are used as common hangers for
clothes with shoulders, in particular, light clothing items, such
as shirts, T-shirts and other similar clothing articles. Such
hangers, because of their specific conformation and the reduced
arch dimensions are unable keep the articles of clothing
hanging.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a hanger
of the type equipped with upper clips or "notches" which overcomes
the drawbacks of such prior art hangers and in particular manifests
an anti-slip action when used to hang clothes with shoulders, even
of the light type.
[0005] A further object of the present invention is to provide a
hanger of the type equipped with upper clips which results from
easy and simple moulding manufacturing.
[0006] The first object of the invention is achieved by providing a
hanger of the type with upper clips in which the anti-slip action
is obtained by covering the two clips with an anti-slip material.
The anti-slip material, such as rubber, may be applied on the clips
using diverse methods, for example by over-moulding, by pasting and
through smearing, all well-known in the present state of the art
and normally employed in other types of clothes hangers.
[0007] The second object of the invention is achieved by providing
a hanger of the type with upper clips in which the two clips form
two separate elements with respect to the arch-shaped body. With
this structural solution, it is therefore possible to make clips
equipped with an anti-slip covering through a moulding operating
separate from the moulding operation of the arched hanger body.
Only subsequently are the separately formed clips applied on the
shoulder of said body to form the final object.
[0008] Such working procedure, even if requiring two distinct
moulding operations, that for achieving the arched body and that
for achieving the clips equipped with anti-slip material, is
however considerably advantageous with respect to a single
operation moulding, followed by the application of anti-slip
material, since it permits the use of more simplified and thus less
costly moulds, while the time required to attach the two clips to
the body, with automatic assembly systems, insignificantly effects
the final cost of the object.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The invention will be more clearly understood with reference
to its particular embodiment, given only as a non-limiting example,
with the help of the attached drawings, in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 shows a front elevational view of a clothes hanger
according to the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the clothes hanger of FIG.
1;
[0012] FIG. 3 shows a front elevational view of a clothes hanger
according to the present invention with extractable upper
clips;
[0013] FIG. 4 is a view of a portion of the hanger of FIG. 3
exploded;
[0014] FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing the hanger
assembled;
[0015] FIG. 6 shows a frontal view of one form of clip; and
[0016] FIG. 7 shows a frontal view of another form of clip.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hanger according to the
present invention, indicated in its entirety with reference numeral
1, is composed of an arch-shaped body 2, at whose ends, on the
upper part, clips 3 are present, covered by a layer of anti-slip
material 4, deposited by over-moulding, smearing or pasting.
[0018] As is clear from FIGS. 3 to 5, in a particular embodiment of
hanger 1, clips 3 are elements separate from body 2, to which they
are attached by way of an elastic dap joint connection, preferably
of the so-called "clip" type, achieved with pins 5, projecting
below the header 6 of clip 3, said pins engaging in the recess 7
formed in body 2.
[0019] As is clearly seen in FIGS. 6 and 7, clip 3 may have header
6 covered with an anti-slip material, in a partial manner 4' (only
on the upper part) or completely 4", in order to confer an
anti-slip action even to the straps of hung clothes.
[0020] The method of manufacturing the hanger according to the
present invention which is equipped with separate clips foresees
the following work phases:
[0021] (a) moulding of the arched body 2, equipped with recesses
7;
[0022] (b) moulding of clips 3;
[0023] (c) over-moulding, deposit by smearing or pasting on the
clips 3 of the anti-slip material 4; and
[0024] (d) mounting of the clips 3 on body 2.
[0025] Clearly, embodiments of the invention different from that
described are possible, in particular the anchoring of clips 3 to
body 2 may occur through mechanical means, laser welding, by
pasting or other systems adapted for such purpose and known in the
state of the art without departing from the scope of the following
claims.
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