U.S. patent number 3,592,343 [Application Number 04/842,177] was granted by the patent office on 1971-07-13 for travel tie hanger.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Dart Industries, Inc.. Invention is credited to Sidney Z. Smith, James B. Swett.
United States Patent |
3,592,343 |
Swett , et al. |
July 13, 1971 |
TRAVEL TIE HANGER
Abstract
A travel tie hanger constructed in a manner to provide a
convenient and accessible means of storage for not only neckties,
but also cuff links, tie tacks, belts, tie clasps and other men's
clothing accessories.
Inventors: |
Swett; James B. (Barrington,
RI), Smith; Sidney Z. (Worcester, MA) |
Assignee: |
Dart Industries, Inc. (Los
Angeles, CA)
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Family
ID: |
25286710 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/842,177 |
Filed: |
July 16, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/123; D6/327;
223/88; 211/113; 211/85.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G
25/743 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47G
25/74 (20060101); A47G 25/00 (20060101); A47j
051/24 () |
Field of
Search: |
;211/13,113
;223/87,85,DIG.1 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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882,514 |
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Mar 1943 |
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FR |
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508,219 |
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Jan 1955 |
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Primary Examiner: Frazier; Roy D.
Assistant Examiner: Frankel; Abraham
Claims
Having thus described the invention and enumerated several of the
advantages thereof, we claim:
1. An improved necktie and accessory holder adapted to hold various
furnishings for men in an orderly fashion and comprising:
an upper extended portion shaped in the form of a hook that is
adapted for engagement with a suitable supporting fixture;
a body portion attached to the base of said hook, which body
portion includes a plurality of outwardly extending racks arranged
so as to suitably accommodate the placement of neckties thereon;
and
a lower base attached to and extending below said body portion,
which base is hook shaped and is adapted to support additional
clothing accessories;
wherein the improvement comprises:
a rectangularly shaped clip bar on said body portion immediately
below and contiguous with said base of said hook, said clip bar
including upper and lower projections which assist in holding clips
which are engaged with said clip bar.
2. The necktie and accessory holder claimed in claim 1 wherein said
holder further includes a plurality of spaced-apart openings
positioned interiorly of said body portion that are adapted to
position and hold various furnishings for clothing.
3. The necktie and accessory holder claimed in claim 2 wherein the
interior of said body portion is recessed so that extension of said
furnishings beyond said body portion is reduced.
4. A necktie hanger according to claim 2 wherein said lower base
includes two oppositely directed hooks and wherein at least one of
said spaced-apart openings is substantially smaller than others of
said openings and therefore will accommodate small furnishings.
Description
This invention relates to a travel tie hanger and, more
particularly, to a tie hanger that is constructed so as to provide
for the orderly arrangement of a man' s miscellaneous furnishings
or accessories.
Prior tie hangers similar to that of this invention have generally
been restricted to a single function; that of suspending a
plurality of neckties. In this respect these tie hangers have
satisfactorily fulfilled their intended purpose of neatly holding
the traveling man' s neckties at intermediate or overnight stops or
the like.
It should be remembered, however, that the traveler normally also
carries with him a plurality of other clothing accessories that may
become lost or misplaced, both during travel and during a stop.
This invention therefore has as its primary objective to provide a
convenient means to stow such accessories during travel as well as
during any stop or layover where the clothing will generally be
unpacked.
An additional objective resides in the provision for the particular
placement of the various accessories.
Briefly, the invention encompasses a travel tie hanger which is
adapted to receive and carry a plurality of men's accessory items
such as tie clasps, tie tacks, cuff links. Such carriage or stowage
may be readily effected both for travel and during stops where
these items may be unpacked. Likewise, the tie hanger of this
invention is adapted to be hung on any suitable fixture such as a
closet pole. In this hanger position, a plurality of neckties may
be suspended in substantially parallel and overlapping relation so
that each may be easily removed without interfering with others so
suspended. In addition, there is also a means provided so that
belts, suspenders, and the like may be removably attached to the
hanger.
The novel features of construction and operation of the device will
be more clearly apparent during the course of the following
description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings where
there is illustrated a preferred form of the tie hanger.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a travel tie hanger constructed in
accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a partial cross section taken along lines 2-2 in FIG.
1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof showing the hanger as it would
appear in use.
Referring specifically to the drawings, there has been illustrated
a necktie hanger preferably formed of a high density linear
polyethylene or polypropylene. It should be understood, however,
that other materials of construction may be employed as desired.
This novel hanger is constructed such that three primary areas are
provided; these being an upper head or socket portion 2, a body
portion 10 and a lower base or hook portion 20.
The upper head or socket portion 2 comprises a hook 6 and a hook
base 8 that together form the arcuate socket area 4. The socket
area 4 is adapted to engage any suitable fixture such as a clothes
closet pole or the like. Such engagement, of course is made
possible by the opening 3 that is provided between hook tip 5 and
the hook base 8.
With continued reference to FIG. 1, it may be readily seen that the
body portion 10 is an integral extension of the hook base 8 and
lies in substantially the same plane as the hook base and remainder
of the upper head portion 2. Immediately below and contiguous the
hook base 8 is a rectangularly shaped clip bar 12. This particular
area of the tie hanger is of a substantially uniform surface
configuration and is adapted to receive a tie clasp 11 as may be
seen in FIG. 2.
Adjacent the clip bar is the cuff link and tie tack bar 21 from
which there are oppositely positioned a plurality of outwardly
extending tie racks 14 that terminate in an upturned ridge 9. The
racks 14 will hold a plurality of neckties in substantially
parallel and overlapping relation when the tie hanger is properly
held or positioned on a clothes closet pole or the like (FIG. 2).
Further, as is readily apparent in FIGS. 1 and 2 the cuff link and
tie tack bar 21 is provided with several variably sized and spaced
openings 16 and 18. The larger openings 16 are adapted to position
and hold cuff links 15, and the smaller openings 18 will
conveniently accommodate tie tacks (not shown).
The remaining portion of this novel tie hanger is the lower base or
hook portion 20 that includes belt hooks 24 and slots 22. This
particular hanger portion provides an additional accessory
accouterment area which may be employed to hold belts 17 or other
various and sundry articles when the hanger is placed in a closet
or the like.
It should, upon a perusal of the disclosure, be obvious that this
hanger provides numerous advantages for the male traveler. For
example, such traveler may now, at the time of packing for a trip,
stow his extra clothing accessories with the assurance that they
will not become lost among his other articles of clothing during
the trip. In addition, during any stop or layover, he is now
provided with a single device where he can place these same items
with similar assurances.
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