U.S. patent application number 11/306955 was filed with the patent office on 2007-07-19 for clothes-hanging device.
Invention is credited to Hsiu-Chen Lai.
Application Number | 20070163974 11/306955 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38262180 |
Filed Date | 2007-07-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070163974 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lai; Hsiu-Chen |
July 19, 2007 |
CLOTHES-HANGING DEVICE
Abstract
A clothes-hanging device includes a rack and a supplementary
beam assembly. The rack includes a base, two posts installed on the
base and a major beam installed on the posts. The supplementary
beam assembly includes two brackets installed on the posts, a
supplementary beam and two anchors connected to the supplementary
beam and detachably installed on the brackets.
Inventors: |
Lai; Hsiu-Chen; (Changhua
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
KAMRATH & ASSOCIATES P.A.
4825 OLSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
SUITE 245
GOLDEN VALLEY
MN
55422
US
|
Family ID: |
38262180 |
Appl. No.: |
11/306955 |
Filed: |
January 17, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/85.3 ;
211/182; 211/204; 211/206 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 25/0664
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/085.3 ;
211/204; 211/206; 211/182 |
International
Class: |
A47F 7/00 20060101
A47F007/00 |
Claims
1. A clothes-hanging device comprising: a rack comprising a base,
two posts installed on the base and a major beam installed on the
posts; a supplementary beam assembly comprising two brackets
installed on the posts, a supplementary beam and two anchors
connected to the supplementary beam and detachably installed on the
brackets.
2. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein the
supplementary beam is hollow.
3. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 2 wherein each of
the anchors comprises an insert fit in the supplementary beam.
4. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 3 wherein the
insert comprises a plurality of ribs formed thereon.
5. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein each of
the brackets comprises a sleeve fit on related one of the
posts.
6. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein the
posts are telescopic.
7. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 6 wherein each of
the posts comprises a lower tube installed on the base and an upper
tube for supporting the major beam.
8. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 7 wherein each of
the brackets comprises a sleeve fit on the lower tube.
9. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 8 wherein the
sleeve defines a large aperture for receiving the lower tube, a
small aperture for receiving the upper tube and a shoulder between
the apertures so as to rest on the lower tube.
10. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 5 wherein each of
the brackets comprises a pocket formed on the sleeve so as to
receive related one of the anchors.
11. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 10 wherein each
of the pockets comprises a shackle formed thereon for retaining the
related anchor therein.
12. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 11 wherein the
shackle comprises a member for restraining the related anchor. The
clothes-hanging device according to claim 11 wherein the shackle
comprises two parallel members for restraining the related
anchor.
13. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 11 wherein the
shackle is U-shaped for restraining the related anchor.
14. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 11 wherein each
of the anchors comprises a reduced neck restrained in related one
of the shackles.
15. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 14 wherein each
of the anchors comprises a head near the neck.
16. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 15 wherein the
head includes a circular configuration.
17. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 15 wherein the
head includes a square configuration.
18. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 1 comprising a
plurality of casters installed beneath the base.
Description
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a clothes-hanging
device.
[0003] 2. Related Prior Art
[0004] Disclosed in Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 589982 is a
clothes rack 10 that includes a base 14, four telescopic posts 13
installed on the base 14, a front upper beam 11 installed on two of
the telescopic posts 13, a rear upper beam 12 installed on the
remaining two of the telescopic posts 13, two connectors 20 each
for interconnecting two of the telescopic posts 13, a front lower
beam 15 installed on the connectors 20 and a rear lower beam 16
installed on the connectors 20. The connectors 20 each include two
sockets 212 directed toward the sockets 212 of the other connector
20. The sockets 212 receive the ends of the lower beams 15 and 16.
Clothes can be hung on hangers, and the hangers can be hung on the
beams 11, 12, 15 and 16. However, several problems have been
encountered during the use of this conventional clothes rack.
Firstly, clothes hung on the lower beams 15 and 16 might fall onto
the floor and get dirty as the ends of the lower beams 15 and 16
might accidentally be detached from the sockets 212 since the
former are only fit in the latter. Secondly, once the ends of the
lower beams 15 and 16 are detached from the sockets 212, clothes
might be contaminated and damaged by means of the sockets 212 since
the latter extend for a long distance. Thirdly, long clothes such
as dresses, overcoats and trousers cannot be hung on the lower
beams 15 and 16. Long clothes cannot be hung on the upper beams 11
and 12 without detaching the lower beams 15 and 16 from the
connectors 20. It is troublesome to detach the lower beams 15 and
16 from the connectors 20 since the upper beams 11 and 12 must
previously be detached from the telescopic posts 13, i.e., the
clothes rack 10 must be dismantled almost completely.
[0005] The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at
least alleviate the problems encountered in prior art.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0006] According to the present invention, a clothes-hanging device
includes a rack and a supplementary beam assembly. The rack
includes a base, two posts installed on the base and a major beam
installed on the posts. The supplementary beam assembly includes
two brackets installed on the posts, a supplementary beam and two
anchors connected to the supplementary beam and detachably
installed on the brackets.
[0007] An advantage of the clothes-hanging device according to the
present invention is that it can easily be modified to hang long
clothes since the supplementary beam can easily be detached from
the brackets.
[0008] An advantage of the clothes-hanging device according to the
present invention is that the supplementary beam can firmly support
clothes since the supplementary beam is firmly installed on the
brackets.
[0009] Still an advantage of the clothes-hanging device according
to the present invention is that the possibility that the brackets
contaminate clothes is low because they are small.
[0010] Other advantages and features of the present invention will
become apparent from the following description referring to the
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0011] The present invention will be described through detailed
illustration of two embodiments referring to the drawings.
[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of clothes-hanging device
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the clothes-handing device
shown in FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial view of the clothes-hanging
device shown in FIG. 2.
[0015] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the clothes-hanging
device shown in FIG. 3.
[0016] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a plurality of hangers hung
on the clothes-hanging device shown in FIG. 1.
[0017] FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial view of a clothes-hanging
device according to the second embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0018] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a clothes-hanging device
according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The
clothes-hanging device includes a rack 10 and a supplementary beam
assembly 20 installed on the rack 10.
[0019] The rack 10 includes a base 11, four casters 111 installed
beneath the base 11, two telescopic posts installed on the base 11
and a beam 14 installed on the telescopic posts. Each of the
telescopic posts consists of a lower tube 12 and an upper tube 13.
The lower tubes 12 are installed on the base 11. The beam 14 is
installed on the upper tubes 13 so that two ends 141 of the beam 14
extend beyond the upper tubes 13 for supporting as many hangers
(FIG. 5) as possible.
[0020] Referring to FIGS. 2 through 4, the supplementary beam
assembly 20 includes two brackets 21, two anchors 22 and a
supplementary beam 23. The brackets 21 are installed on the lower
tubes 13. The anchors 22 are connected to the supplementary beam
23. The anchors 22 are detachably installed on the brackets 21.
[0021] Each of the brackets 21 includes a sleeve 219 and a pocket
214 formed on the sleeve 219. The sleeve 219 defines a large
aperture 211 and a small aperture 212 that is in communication with
the large aperture 211. Thus, the shoulder 213 is formed between
the large aperture 211 and the small aperture 212. The large
aperture 211 receives related one of the lower tubes 12 so that the
shoulder 213 rests on the upper end of the related lower tube
12.
[0022] The pocket 214 includes a space 215 defined therein and a
U-shaped shackle formed thereon for partially shielding the space
215. The U-shaped shackle includes a first member 216, a second
member 217 and a third member 218 formed between the first member
216 and the second member 217.
[0023] Each of the anchors 22 includes a circular head 221 at an
end, a neck 222 near the circular head 221 and an insert 223 at an
opposite end. The diameter of the circular head 221 is larger than
that of the neck 222. The inserts 223 of the anchors 22 are fit in
two ends 231 of the supplementary beam 23. To this end, each of the
inserts 223 is formed with a plurality of ribs 226. As the circular
heads 221 of the anchors 22 are positioned in the pockets 214 of
the brackets 21, the necks 222 of the anchors 22 are positioned in
the shackles of the brackets 21. The supplementary beam 23 can
rotate.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 5, to hang a lot of clothes, a plurality
of hangers is hung on the beam 14, and another plurality of hangers
is hung on the supplementary beam 23. To hang long clothes, the
supplementary beam 23 can easily be detached from the brackets
21.
[0025] Since there is no need to pull the inserts 223 of the
anchors 22 from the ends 231 of the supplementary beam 23, the
former are fit in the latter very tightly. To this end, the length
of the inserts 223 is large, the number of the ribs 226 of the
inserts 223 is large, and the diameter of the ribs 226 of the
inserts 223 matches the internal diameter of the ends 231 of the
supplementary beam 23.
[0026] The clothes-hanging device of the present invention exhibits
several advantages. Firstly, it can easily be modified to hang long
clothes because the supplementary beam 23 can easily be detached
from the brackets 21. Secondly, the supplementary beam 23 can
firmly support clothes since the supplementary beam 23 is firmly
installed on the brackets 21 as the necks 222 of the anchors 22 are
restrained in the shackles of the brackets 21. Thirdly, the
possibility that the brackets 21 contaminate clothes is low as they
are small.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 6, shown is a clothes-hanging device
according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The
second embodiment is identical to the first embodiment except that
each of the anchors 22 includes a square head 224 instead of the
circular head 221. As the square heads 224 of the anchors 22 are
positioned in the pockets 214 of the brackets 21, the supplementary
beam 23 cannot rotate.
[0028] The present invention has been described through the
illustration of the embodiments. Those skilled in the art can
derive variations from the embodiments without departing from the
scope of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments shall
not limit the scope of the present invention defined in the
claims.
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