This invention relates to clothes hangers, and more particularly, to a clothes hanger used for hanging one or more articles of clothing with straps, such as tank tops, camisoles, bras, dresses and so forth.
A clothes hanger is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of articles of clothing such as shirts, tops, jackets and so forth. Conventional hangers consist of wire hangers bent in a flattened triangle-like shape that continues into a hook at the top, wooden hangers cut into a boomerang-like shape or triangle-like shape having a hook protruding from the top, and plastic hangers molded into boomerang-like shape or triangle-like shapes with a hook located on top.
Many hangers have notches or loops located thereon to hang an article of clothing having shoulder straps. Each strap is secured to a single notch or single loop located on opposite sides of the hanger. The article of clothing then spans the length of the hanger and the notches or loops keep the article of clothing from sliding off ends of the hanger. However, a problem with such conventional hangers is that only one article of clothing may be hung on a single hanger. This means multiple articles of clothing are hung sided by side (each on separate hangers) on a closet hanging rod, thereby taking up extra space in a closet.
Therefore, a need exists for a clothes hanger that will allow a user to hang multiple articles of clothing thereon to conserve storage space while still making it easy to organize the articles of clothing for easy access to the clothing.
The relevant prior art includes the following references:
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a clothes hanger that will allow a user to hang multiple articles of clothing thereon to conserve storage space while still making it easy to organize the articles of clothing for easy access to the clothing.
The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a hanger having a plurality of hooks located thereon for hanging multiple tank tops or other strapped articles of clothing. A plurality of hanging hooks extends from opposite sides of the hanger along the length of each side of the hanger. When multiple articles of clothing are placed on each side of the hanger, a counter balance is created so when multiple tank tops or other strapped articles of clothing are stored on the hanger, the hanger remains level. By hanging multiple articles of clothing on the single hanger, horizontal storage pace in a closet is saved. The hooks may be retractable into the body of the hanger and/or hingedly attached to the body of the hanger. In addition, the clothes hanger of the present invention may be used to store and organize jewelry.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention.
In the following detailed description, reference will be made to the attached drawings in which:
For purposes of describing the preferred embodiment, the terminology used in reference to the numbered components in the drawings is as follows:
1. clothes hanger, generally
2. first side of clothes hanger
3. second side of clothes hanger
4. center of clothes hanger
5. horizontal angle
6. apex
7. rod hanging hook
8. strap hanging hook
9. rear surface of clothes hanger
10. front surface of clothes hanger
11. bottom surface of clothes hanger
12. top surface of clothes hanger
13. vertical angle
With reference to
In addition, the first side 2 and second side 3 may angle outward from each other in the same or opposite directions to create a vertical angle 13 at the center 4 of the clothes hanger 1. This vertical angle 13 provides for a further counter balance to the clothes hanger 1.
It is to be understood that while a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the invention is not to be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and drawings.
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