Claims
- 1. An attachment for a garment hanger comprising:a) an elongated body made at least partially of a resilient material, the body having a first and second end, and a top and bottom portion; b) a half-slit extending partially into the resilient material of the body running lengthwise along the bottom portion of the body; c) a through-slit extending from the top portion of the body into the half-slit, the through-slit located approximately equidistant from the first and second ends; and d) an outer layer completely surrounding the elongated body.
- 2. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the outer layer is a fabric layer.
- 3. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the outer layer is a flocking layer attached to the resilient material with adhesive.
- 4. The attachment of claim 3, wherein the adhesive is water resistant.
- 5. The attachment of claim 3, where in the resilient material comprising the elongated body is approximately the same color as the flocking layer.
- 6. An attachment for a garment hanger comprising:a) an elongated body made at least partially of a resilient material, the body having a first and second end, and a top and bottom portion, with the length of the elongated body approximately ten times the distance of the width of the elongated body; b) a half-slit extending partially into the resilient material of the body running lengthwise along the bottom portion of the body; and c) a through-slit extending from the top portion of the body into the half-slit, the through-slit located approximately equidistant from the first and second ends.
- 7. The attachment of claim 1, further comprising an area forming a hollow running lengthwise through the body, wherein the half-slit extends into the area forming the hollow.
- 8. The attachment of claim 7, wherein the area forming the hollow extends through the first and second ends of the body.
- 9. The attachment of claim 7, wherein the area forming the hollow has an approximately circular cross section with a diameter is significantly larger than the width of the half slit.
- 10. The attachment of claim 7, wherein the body is elongated along a straight line before being attached to the garment hanger, and conforms to the garment hanger when attached.
- 11. The attachment of claim 10, wherein the body has a uniform cross-section.
- 12. The attachment of claim 11, wherein the body has a cylindrical shape before being attached to the garment hanger.
- 13. A method for manufacturing a garment hanger attachment comprising:a) cutting an elongated body having a center, and a first and second end from a prefabricated slab of resilient foam; b) cutting partway into the elongated body a length-wise running half-slit; c) cutting near the center of the elongated body a through-slit that runs from an exterior surface of the body to the half-slit; and d) gluing a flocking layer on all external surfaces of the elongated body using a water-resistant glue.
- 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:e) removing excess flocking material from the elongated body.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of removing excess flocking material is accomplished by blasting air at the elongated body.
- 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of removing excess flocking material is accomplished by using a vacuum to pull excess flocking away from the elongated body.
- 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the flocking layer is selected to be the same color as the elongated body.
RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/827,044, Mar. 25, 1997 entitled “Expanded Garment Hanger Attachment,” which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,012,620.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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