Information
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Patent Grant
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6418595
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Patent Number
6,418,595
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Date Filed
Tuesday, February 13, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, July 16, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Swann; J. J.
- Rodriguez; Ruth C.
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 024 679
- 024 6711
- 024 336
- 024 487
- 024 535
- 024 536
- 024 537
- 024 543
- 024 545
- 024 559
- 024 560
- 024 562
- 024 563
- 223 85
- 223 90
- 223 91
- 223 93
- 223 96
- D06 326
- D06 328
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International Classifications
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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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