Patent Application
20200305625
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of accessory holders and organizers of existing art and more specifically relates to tie and belt organizers.
Belts and neckties are both very commonly used. However, when it comes to storing and organizing belts and neckties, no effective means or devices exist. Current, common storage methods include rolling belts and necktie up and storing them away in drawers. However, the material of neckties can be stressed in that format, and silk ties are easily frayed just by their contact on a flat storing surface. Belts, even leather belts, suffer the same. The tension in a rolled-up form, not to mention buckle contact on the belt's surface, leave them subject to damage. A suitable alternative is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 9,357,866 to Edward Allahverdian relates to a clip for hanging a necktie. The described clip for hanging a necktie is a closet hanger especially for neckties. The hanger features a novel plastic clip, which allows easy one-handed insertion and removal of ties. Each clip supports the tie with lateral elastic tension. A plurality of clips is arranged to allow ties to be hung face-to-face, saving space over hangers that support ties side-by-side. An adjustable hook screw secures the hanger fixedly in place on the rod.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known tie and belt organizer art, the present disclosure provides a novel belt and tie holder system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a clothing hanger configured for effective use with neckties and belts.
A belt and tie holder system is disclosed herein. The belt and tie holder system includes an organizer assembly having a first-slat, a second-slat, and a third-slat. The second-slat is positioned in a center-position between the first-slat and the third-slat. The organizer assembly further includes a first-dowel-rod, a second-dowel-rod, and a hanger-hook. The first-dowel-rod and the second-dowel-rod are positioned at opposing ends of the first-slat, the second-slat, and the third-slat and maintain the first-slat, the second-slat, and the third-slat in positional-yet-spaced alignment to each other forming a first-gap between the first-slat and the second-slat and a second-gap between the second-slat and the third-slat. The organizer assembly is configured to receive and support at least one accessory including neckties, belts and the like.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a belt and tie holder system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to tie and belt organizers and more particularly to a belt and tie holder system as used to improve the storage of clothing accessories including neckties and belts without risk of them falling from the structure, while maintaining their individual visibility to the user, and posing no risk of damage to the accessories.
Generally, belt and tie holder system responds to and corrects common problems associated with storage of clothing accessories, and in a format that is superior to other methods. The belt and tie holder system is a clothing hanger designed for use with neckties and belts. In improvement to other devices with such purposes, the belt and tie holder system suspends clothing accessories without risk of them falling from the structure, maintains their individual visibility to the user, and poses no risk of damage to said accessories. The belt and tie holder system preferably features three (3) slats of wood each measuring approximately seventeen inches in length by one and one-half inches in height by three-eighths of one inch in depth (17″×1½″×⅜″), and two (2) dowels that maintain the wood slats in positional-yet-spaced alignment to each other. The dowels are approximately a two-inch length by half-inch diameter (2″×½″), and are flush-mounted perpendicularly at points of one-inch (1″) distance from the end points of the slats, allowing gaps of seven-sixteenths of an inch ( 7/16″) between the slats.
A hanger hook is also featured which projects perpendicularly from the top-center of the center-positioned wood slat. The hanger hook may be used to suspend the device in a closet. The hanger hook may rotate for the user to easily see the belts and ties within both gaps. The belt and tie holder allow for belts and ties to be easily organized, clearly visible, and allows easy access. The device ensures the buckle of certain belt designs, like slider belts, extends straight upward when hosted within the invention. The belt and tie holder system may be produced in variation to offer additional storage capability for accessories, such as but not limited to jewelry, hats and electronic devices.
More specifically, the present invention effectively eliminates the common problem of belts and ties falling from its hosting structure. Additionally, the dowel rods ensure belts and ties cannot slide off the ends. By preventing belts and neckties from falling from its structure, belt and tie holder system prevents the need to pick up said belts and neckties. Additionally, by preventing belts and neckties from falling from its structure, and thereby preventing the need to pick up those accessories, belt and tie holder system provides additional benefit to those who may suffer from mobility limitations. Ties are held in place as they are draped over the slats which means more of the tie is in contact with the slat which prevents them from slipping off. The hanger head of the belt and tie holder system may or may not include a frictional rubber coating. The belt and tie holder system may be provided in various sizes and shapes. The gaps between the slats of the belt and tie holder system may also vary in width. The product can be made out of various materials such as woods, plastics, metals and any combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, cedar is used as there are numerous benefits to cedar such as absorption of moisture and smells, as well as it's natural pleasing scent. The belt and tie holder system may include various decorative implements to enhance its appearance and/or theme design, such as but not limited to golf icons and clothing icons.
A user may simply drape neckties over individual slats of the belt and tie holder system from the length-centers of these ties. Belts may be inserted between the gaps of individual slats, with the buckles of said belts serving as braces that maintain their support without falling through these gaps. The belt and tie holder system can then host these neckties and belts without risk of their falling from its hosting structure. A user may select a belt and/or necktie from the belt and tie holder system without having to move them in order to fully see them. Upon that selection, the user can retrieve the desired belt and/or necktie without risk of dropping others from the hosting structure.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/919,644 filed Mar. 25, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62919644 | Mar 2019 | US |
