Clothes hanger clasp

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6418595
  • Patent Number
    6,418,595
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, February 13, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 16, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Swann; J. J.
    • Rodriguez; Ruth C.
    Agents
    • Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
Abstract
An improved structure of a clothes hanger clasp includes a U-shaped main body that is composed of a lower clasp plate and an upper clasp plate that connects each other on one end. A stop post is disposed on the other end of the lower clasp plate. A curved area that projects outwardly and curls inwardly is arranged on the other end of the upper clasp plate. A plurality of enhanced bar are disposed on the lower clasp plate and the upper clasp plate respectively. The feature of the device is in check-pattern grooves and at least one hole for preventing slipping arranged on the curved area. When being used, if users want to remove the clothes hanger clasp, they just need to put finger on the curved area for applying force, combined with the structure of the hole for preventing slipping and the check-pattern grooves, they can easily take off the clasps.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a clothes hanger clasp, and especially to one that not only has an enhanced clasp force but also can be easily loosened by applying a force on a certain part and in a certain direction.




2. Description of the Prior Art




A common hanger clasp being used in stores or bazaars, as shown in

FIG. 5

, usually has higher elasticity than a household hanger with no clasps thereof. The clasp can not only fasten the clothes firmly but also may fix several pieces of clothes at the same time.




Referring to

FIG. 5

, the clothes hanger


30


includes a pair of moveable clasping pieces


31


arranged at each end respectively. The moveable clasping piece


31


can be opened to certain angles. A stop post


32


that functions to stop the hanger clasp is disposed on the front of the moveable clasping piece


31


so as to fasten the clasp with the clothes hanger.




With reference to

FIG. 5 & 6

, the main body


40


of the clasp is U-shaped with a lower clasp plate


41


and an upper clasp plate


42


. The length of the lower clasp plate


41


is longer than that of the upper clasp plate


42


. On one end of the upper clasp plate


42


is a curved area


43


. A plurality of enhanced bars


44


,


45


are arranged on the lower clasp plate


41


and the upper clasp plate


42


respectively. The main body


40


of the clasp is combined with the moveable clasping piece


31


by attaching the upper


42


and lower clasp plate


41


on two sides of the moveable clasping piece


31


and the curved part


43


hooked with the stop post


32


. Therefore, the moveable clasping piece


31


is clasped inward firmly for hanging the clothes tightly.




The tail end of the curved area


43


on the upper clasp plate


42


is curled inwardly while there is no part that is easy to apply force for taking off the clasp. This is the main shortage of the conventional clasps of clothes hanger. Furthermore, the enhanced bars


44


,


45


are disposed on the lower clasp plate


41


and the upper clasp plate


42


while there is no such structure on the middle part


46


of the main body


40


so that the elasticity is insufficient.




The U.S. Pat. No. 6,058,580 shows the improved structure of a clothes hanger clasp. The curved area


43


is replaced by a protruding jut (label


412


) that projects outwardly partly for applying a force. But there is still a drawback, because users still do not have easy access. It is still not easy to take off the clasps conveniently.




Heretofore, the conventional clasps are not only difficult to apply the force when being taken on and off, but also has less elasticity after being used time and again.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a clothes hanger clasp that has a U-shaped main body. The curved area on the upper clasp plate is curled outwardly first and then inwardly with check-pattern grooves thereon. At least a hole for preventing slipping is disposed on the proper position of that area. When users want to take off the clasp, they just need to put finger on the curved area for applying force, combined with the structure of the hole for preventing slipping and the check-pattern grooves, they can easily take off the clasps.




It is a further object of the present invention to provide a clothes hanger clasp that has a enhanced bar on the middle curved part of the main body of the clasps for increasing the elasticity.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The accomplishment of the above-mentioned object of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and its accompanying drawings which disclose illustrative an embodiment of the present invention, and are as follows:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a clothes hanger clasp according to the present invention;





FIG. 2

is an embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a cross-sectional view of the present invention hooking on a clothes hanger;





FIG. 4

is a cross-sectional view of the present invention being taken off from a clothes hanger;





FIG. 5

is an embodiment of a prior art;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of a prior art;











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to FIG.


1


and

FIG. 2

, the main body


10


of the clasp in accordance with the present invention is U-shaped. The main body


10


includes a lower clasp plate


11


and an upper clasp plate


12


that connects each other on one end. The lower clasp plate


11


is longer than the upper clasp plate


12


. On the other end of the lower clasp plate


11


is a stop part


21


. A curved area


13


is arranged on one end of the upper clasp plate


12


. A plurality of enhanced bars


16


,


17


are disposed on the lower clasp plate


11


and the upper clasp plate


12


respectively. The curved area


13


on the upper clasp plate


12


is curled outwardly first and then inwardly. The device has check-pattern grooves for preventing slipping set on the curved area


13


. And at least a hole


14


for preventing slipping is located on the proper position of the curved area


13


. In addition, on the middle part of the main body


10


, where the lower clasp plate


11


connects to the upper clasp plate


12


, a enhanced bar


20


is disposed there for improving the elasticity of the main body


10


.




As shown in FIG.


2


and

FIG. 3

, the main body


10


of the clasp is inserted into the moveable clasping piece


31


on the top of two ends of the clothes hanger


30


. The lower clasp plate


11


is fixed by a transverse post


33


while the upper clasp plate


12


is attached on the moveable clasping piece


31


by the curved area


13


thereof hooked with the stop post


32


. On the contrary, when users want to take off the clasp, as shown in

FIG. 3

, the fingers are put on the projecting curved area


13


. By the design of slipping-proof holes


14


and check-pattern grooves


15


, they can easily apply a force on the main body


10


of the clasp and push upwardly. The clasp on the left side of the clothes hanger in

FIG. 2

is easily taken off, as shown in FIG.


4


.




Moreover, and referring to

FIG. 1

, an enhanced bar


20


is disposed on the middle part of the main body


10


of the clasp so as to improve the strength there and increase the elasticity.




In summary, the advantages of the present invention include:




1. The curved area


13


for force applying projects outwardly more than the conventional one. And the design of holes and check-pattern grooves for preventing slipping also increases the convenience of force applying.




2. The enhanced bar disposed on the middle part of the main body of the clasp can reinforce the strength and the elasticity of the clasp for fastening more firmly with the clothes hanger.



Claims
  • 1. A clothes hanger clasp, comprisinga U-shaped main body having a lower clasp plate and an upper clasp plate, said lower clasp plate having a first end connected with a first end of said upper clasp plate, a length of the lower clasp plate being longer than a length of the upper clasp plate; a stop post arranged on a second end of said lower clasp plate; a curved area disposed on a second end of said upper clasp plate, said curved area having one end that connects with said second end of said upper clasp plate, said curved area being curled outward from the one end, and then being curled inwardly, said curved area having a plurality of check-pattern grooves formed thereon, and having at least one hole formed therein, said check-pattern grooves and said hole collectively preventing a finger of a user from slipping off of said curved area when the finger applies a pressing force against said curved area; and a plurality of enhanced bars respectively formed on said lower clasp plate and said upper clasp plate; wherein said clothes hanger clasp is engageable on a clothes hanger longitudinally; said clothes hanger clasp being removable from the clothes hanger by applying the pressing force against said curved area.
  • 2. A clothes hanger clasp as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an enhanced bar disposed on a middle of said U-shaped main body where said lower clasp plate connects to said upper clasp plate.
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