Flocked garment hanger attachment

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6267275
  • Patent Number
    6,267,275
  • Date Filed
    Monday, January 10, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 31, 2001
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Mohanty; Bibhu
    Agents
    • Beck & Tysver, P.L.L.C.
Abstract
A garment hanger attachment is presented that is formed of a unitary, elongated, flexible body. The body has a partial slit running lengthwise from a point proximal to one end of the body to a point proximal to the other end of the body. In the center of the body, the slit traverses through the entire diameter of the body to allow the hook of the hanger to pass through. The overall shape of the body is formed length-wise along a single axis, with the slit being molded or cut into the body. The garment hanger attachment is attached to a garment hanger through frictional engagement in the slit or through elastic stretching from one end of the hanger to the other. The attachment is elongated in a straight-line before being attached to the garment hanger, but conforms to the shape of the hanger when attached.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




This invention relates to the field of garment hangers, particularly to hanger attachments designed to provide garment hangers with a wider, non-slip surface on which the garment hangs.




It has long been known that the economical wire garment hanger, while having numerous advantages such as ease of manufacture and low cost, is also burdened by numerous disadvantages. In order to make a wire hanger in a traditional manner, the diameter of the wire must be sufficiently small so as to allow easy manipulation of the wire. Unfortunately, this thin diameter can damage or distort clothing hanging on it. In addition, wire garment hangers are capable of rusting, which also can destroy clothing through staining. Finally, wire hangers generally have a slick surface, which means that clothing may slide off of the hanger.




The recent emergence of plastic garment hangers has reduced these disadvantages to some extent. Standard plastic hangers have a wider diameter than wire hangers, which results in less distortion to the clothing. However, plastic hangers still do not have a diameter that approaches the size of a human shoulder, and therefore still result in clothing distortion. This is particularly true when clothing is left to dry on the hanger. A diameter that would be wide enough to prevent distortion (i.e., on the order of magnitude of the width of a human shoulder) would be difficult to make, deliver, store, and sell, if such a hanger were made completely out of plastic. In addition, although plastic hangers do not rust like wire hangers, they do have a similarly slick surface that allows clothing to slide off the hanger.




Specialty hangers have been developed that solved the problems relating to wire and plastic hangers. These specialty hangers have a hook, like all hangers, and have wide, padded arms. These arms have a width wider than that of a traditional plastic hanger, to allow the clothing to hang and to dry in a more natural form. The arms are generally padded, such as with a resilient, fabric covered pad. By covering the pads with fabric, or by alternatively forming the pads with a non-slip foam, the arms keep the clothing from sliding off. However, such specialty hangers are created so that the wide, padded arms cannot be removed. Removal is necessary in order to allow the pads to be washed if dirty, changed if damaged, or removed if no longer needed. In addition, specialty hangers tend to be significantly more expensive than standard plastic or wire hangers due to the additional steps required for their manufacture.




What is needed is a replaceable attachment for standard hangers that




can be used with both plastic and wire hangers;




creates a wide, rounded shoulder for allowing clothes to hang in a natural shape;




has a non-slip surface to prevent clothes from sliding;




is easily attachable and removable; and




can be constructed simply and inexpensively. Although there are several designs in the prior art for hanger attachment that meet one or more of these needs, none of the prior art attachments meet all of these needs.




For instance, one known type of hanger attachment is the rigid hanger sheath, exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 3,301,447 to Felton. In this patent, a sheath of rigid plastic material is made which can snap onto a standard wire hanger. Because the snaps which hold the sheath in place must be of the correct size to hold a wire hanger snugly, a single sheath could not be utilized with both a wire and a plastic hanger. In addition, although the sheath could be inexpensively manufactured through plastic injection molding, the rigidness of the plastic required to form the snaps generally prevents the surface from having a non-slip characteristic. Ridges in the surface of the sheath are known in the prior art, but are inferior to surfaces made entirely of a non-slip material. Also known is the technique of covering of the surface of the sheath with a cushioning material such as sponge rubber. However, this multi-layer design is inherently expensive.




Similar hanger sheaths, such as those in U.S. Pat. No. 3,762,614 to Musante and U.S. Pat. No. 3,807,609 to Tymoszek, also need to be constructed with rigid materials in order to keep their shape. As a result, it is difficult to create a non-slip surface without creating a multi-layer design. While not providing a complete sheath, the clothes hanger attachment in U.S. Pat. No. 3,733,016 to Rood also is made out of a rigid material in order to keep its shape and to snap onto a wire hanger.




An alternative attachment to a clothes hanger is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,680,747 to Quisling. In this attachment, an elongated strip of paperboard or plastic is wound about a wire hanger. Unfortunately, the shoulder portion created by this attachment is a flat, albeit wide surface, and consequently does not provide the preferred rounded shoulder.




A rounded shoulder is provided by U.S. Pat. No. 3,212,687 to Bradley through the use of two resilient pad sections, each constructed to hold the pad in the desired shape, and joined together by means of an elastic strip. Unfortunately, the complicated construction of this hanger attachment makes inexpensive manufacturing of the attachment impossible.




U.S. Pat. No. 3,602,408 to Gaydos describes a wire hanger clip designed to be clipped onto one end of a wire hanger to provide wide support for a garment's shoulder. A similar clip must be clipped onto the other end of the wire hanger to provide support for each shoulder. This invention suffers in that it is designed to be held in place frictionally or resiliently, and therefore must be manufactured for a specific width of a hanger—either a wire hanger or a plastic hanger, but not both. Furthermore, this invention suffers in that two separate attachments are necessary for each hanger, allowing the attachments to easily separate from each other.




Another prior art hanger attachment that is used in commercial retail markets is shown in FIG.


1


. To form this attachment


10


, a thin, rectangular sheet of material such as foam rubber is folded lengthwise and fused together at its two ends


12


,


14


. A length-wise hole


16


through the middle of the rectangle allows the hook


18


of a wire hanger


20


to pass through. The rounded corners of the hanger


20


abut the attachment


10


where the sides


12


,


14


of the attachment


10


are fused together. The main length of the attachment


10


is folded around the shoulder portions of hanger


20


, forming padded shoulder portions


22


and


24


.




The disadvantage of this attachment


10


is that the shoulder portions


22


,


24


that are formed are relatively narrow compared to other attachments and therefore do not adequately shape a garment that is hung on hanger


20


. The reason for this is shown in the cross-sectional view of attachment


10


shown in FIG.


2


. Because the thin rectangle material that forms the attachment


10


must be folded over the hanger


20


, the thickness of the material is limited. If the material forming attachment


10


were thicker, it would become difficult to easily fold the material over the hanger


20


and fuse it together at ends


12


,


14


.




A final prior art hanger attachment is shown in FIG.


3


. In this figure, the attachment


30


is a thin, rubbery layer that is glued or otherwise attached to a flat surface on plastic hanger


32


, such as by stretching a rubber-like band between two clips. Unfortunately, this attachment


30


must either be permanently attached, or otherwise cannot easily be used on hangers


32


not specifically designed for the attachment


30


.




The present invention overcomes these limitations in the prior art by providing a hanger attachment that can be used with both plastic and wire hangers; creates a wide, rounded shoulder for allowing clothes to hang in a natural shape; has a non-slip surface to prevent clothes from sliding; is easily attachable and removable; and can be constructed simply and easily.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The hanger attachment of the present invention is able to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by being formed of a unitary, elongated, flexible body. The body is preferably of a uniform cross section, and has at least a partial slit running lengthwise from a point proximal to one end of the body to a point proximal to the other end of the body. Alternatively, the slit can pass through both ends of the body. In the center of the body, the slit traverses through the entire diameter of the body to allow the hook of the hanger to pass through.




The overall shape of the body is formed length-wise along a single axis, with the slit being molded or cut into the body. The attachment is attached to the hanger through frictional engagement in the slit or through elastic stretching from one end of the hanger to the other. The attachment conforms to the shape of the hanger when attached.




The preferred embodiment of the present invention is made from a resilient foam material. The material is generally made in a straight, elongated shape. The material conforms to the shape of the hanger arms when attached to the hanger. Because the presented invention is generally in its relaxed, straight, elongated shape and is easily attached and removed from a hanger, it is easier to ship, store, and display than a hanger with a uniform, thick diameter, or a hanger attachment that does not have the straight, elongated shape.




The preferred embodiment is further covered in a colorfast flocking material, glued to the resilient foam with a water resistant glue. Excess flocking is removed from the foam via air pressure or vacuum. Alternatively, a fabric cover can be placed over the body of the hanger attachment.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a side view of a first prior art hanger attachment.





FIG. 2

is a sectional view of the first prior art hanger attachment of

FIG. 1

along line


2





2


.





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of a second prior art hanger attachment.





FIG. 4

is a perspective view showing the top portion of a hanger attachment of the present invention.





FIG. 5

is a perspective view showing the bottom portion of the hanger attachment of FIG.


4


.





FIG. 6

is a sectional view of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 5

along line


6





6


.





FIG. 7

is a sectional view of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 5

along line


7





7


.





FIG. 8

is a perspective view of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 4

with a hanger inserted therein.





FIG. 9

is a perspective view showing the bottom portion of a first alternative embodiment of a hanger attachment of the present invention.





FIG. 10

is a sectional view of the first alternative embodiment of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 9

along line


10





10


.





FIG. 11

is a sectional view of the first alternative embodiment of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 9

along line


11





11


.





FIG. 12

is a perspective view showing the bottom portion of a second alternative embodiment of a hanger attachment of the present invention.





FIG. 13

is a perspective view showing the top portion of a third alternative embodiment of a hanger attachment of the present invention.





FIG. 14

is an enlarged section view showing the top portion of the hanger attachment of

FIG. 5

along line


6





6


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION





FIG. 4

shows a hanger attachment


100


of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The hanger attachment


100


is in the shape of a cylinder


102


formed around axis or center-line


104


. Attachment


100


has a first end


106


at one end of the cylinder


102


and a second end


108


at the other end of the cylinder


102


. Approximately equal distant between the first end


106


and the second end


108


is a through-slit or hole


110


traversing diametrically through the cylinder


102


from a top portion


112


of the attachment


100


to a bottom portion


114


(not shown in FIG.


4


). The width-wise direction of through-slit


110


runs parallel to axis


104


.





FIG. 5

shows the bottom portion


114


of hanger attachment


100


. A half-slit


116


runs parallel to the axis


104


from a first end-point


118


proximal to first end


106


to a second end-point


120


proximal to second end


108


. The half-slit


116


does not pass through the attachment


100


, but stops approximately half-way through attachment


100


. This is shown clearly in

FIG. 6

, a cross-sectional view of hanger attachment


100


along line


6





6


.




The through-slit


110


is formed by continuing the half-slit


116


all the way through the diameter of the attachment


100


.

FIG. 7

shows the through-slit in a cross-section view along line


7





7


.





FIG. 8

shows the hanger attachment


100


being utilized on a hanger


122


having a traditional hook


124


. Two sloping shoulders


126


,


128


of hanger


122


run from the hook


124


downward, terminating in two rounded corners


130


,


132


, respectively. A crossbar


134


runs between corners


130


and


132


and completes the hanger


122


.




The hanger attachment


100


is utilized with hanger


122


by passing the hook


124


of hanger


122


through the through-slit


110


so that the hook emerges on the top portion


112


of attachment


100


. Although the through-slit


110


can be made as wide as the hook


124


(as is shown in FIG.


8


), it is only necessary for the hole


110


to be large enough for the circumference of the hook


124


to fit through. The two sloping shoulders


126


,


128


are inserted into half-slit


116


. The ends


106


,


108


of the hanger attachment


100


are then pushed down over the sloping shoulders


126


,


128


until the rounded corners


130


,


132


are at least partially within the half-slit


116


.




When properly connected, the hanger attachment


100


conforms generally to the shape of the hanger


122


. The attachment


100


slopes downward from the through-slit


110


at a slope generally parallel to the sloping shoulder portions


126


,


128


of the hanger


122


itself.




The hanger attachment


100


is held in place by either or both of two mechanisms. In the first mechanism, the sides of the half-slit


116


can frictionally engage the sloping shoulders


126


,


128


of hanger


122


. This is created by selecting a resilient material for the hanger attachment


100


. The resiliency of the material, which combined with a narrow half-slit, forces the sides of the half-slit


116


against the sloping shoulders


126


,


128


and thereby holds the attachment


100


in place. By careful selection of the material, the half-slit


116


can frictionally engage a plastic hanger or a wire hanger without alteration. The frictional engagement is further assisted by the presence of the hanger hook


124


in the through-slit


110


. This engagement helps prevent the attachment


100


from being dislodged from the hanger


122


when accidentally dropped or struck.




In the second mechanism, the length of the half-slit


116


is carefully selected so that when the attachment


100


is placed on the hanger


122


, the end-points


118


,


120


of the half-slit


116


abut the two rounded corners


130


,


132


of the hanger


122


. By having the end-points


118


,


120


stretched over the rounded corners


130


,


132


in this manner, the resiliency of the attachment


100


keeps the attachment


100


on the hanger


122


.




The preferred, resilient material for the hanger attachment


100


is polyurethane foam, specifically flexible polyurethane foam. Such foam is sufficiently resilient to allow the attachment


100


to be secured to the hanger


122


, and yet has a non-slip type of surface that will prevent clothes from slipping off of the hanger. Polyurethane foam is commonly available in densities ranging from 0.9 pounds per cubic foot to 3.5 pounds per cubic foot. The preferred embodiment utilizes a colorfast polyurethane foam having a density of 1.45 pounds per cubic foot.




Although flexible polyurethane foam is preferred, any foam material with the same general characteristics could be utilized. It would even be possible to create the hanger attachment


100


utilizing a foam that lacks a non-slip surface, although such a material would not be preferred.




The relative dimensions of the hanger attachment


100


are important to create the width


138


necessary to prevent the distortion of clothing. As shown in the figures, specifically in

FIG. 4

, the ratio of the length


136


of the hanger attachment


100


to the width


138


is approximately 10 to 1. This ratio, when used in connection with the standard hanger


122


, creates a width


138


sufficient to prevent the distortion of clothing that is dried or stored on the hanger attachment


100


.




The hanger attachment


100


can be formed from the selected foam material through one of two different types of processes. The first process, which is preferred, involves starting with “slabstock foam,” meaning the foam is pre-manufactured into a variety of stock sizes and densities. A slabstock foam of appropriate size and density is selected and then cut into the desired exterior length, circumference, and cross-sectional shape. While a generally uniform cross-sectional shape is preferred for ease of manufacturing and cost, the foam could be cut so that the cross-sectional shape of the attachment


100


varies. Next, the half-slit


116


and the through-slit


110


are cut into the hanger attachment


100


.




The second process is through molding the foam into the desired shape for the hanger attachment. To accomplish this, a mold having the desired length and cross-sectional shape would be created. The mold ideally would also have the half-slit


116


and the through-slit


110


as well, although these slits could be cut in after the molding process is completed. The foam material is then placed into the mold and cured according the techniques appropriate for the selected foam material, as is well-known in the prior art.




A first alternative embodiment of a hanger attachment


140


is shown in perspective view in FIG.


9


and cross-sectionally in

FIGS. 10 and 11

.

FIG. 10

shows a cross-section of that portion of the hanger attachment having only a half-slit


142


, while

FIG. 11

shows a cross-section of that portion of the hanger attachment having through-slit


144


. In both figures, an interior cylindrical hollow


146


is shown. This hollow


146


is sized to approximate the cross-sectional size of a standard plastic hanger (not shown). Note that the diameter of the hollow is wider than the slit half-slit


142


. By including hollow


146


, the hanger attachment


140


can utilize a denser foam material than that utilized in the embodiment shown in

FIG. 5

, since a plastic hanger would not require such a large deformation in the hanger attachment


140


. However, the inclusion of hollow


146


makes the hanger attachment


140


less useful in connection with wire hangers, since the wire hanger would not fill the hollow


146


. Hence, the wire hanger would be free to move relative to the hanger attachment


140


inside hollow


146


, which is not advantageous. On the exterior, the first alternative embodiment shown

FIG. 9

can be created to look substantially identical to the embodiment shown in FIG.


5


.




The first alternative embodiment shown in

FIG. 9

can be created with the hollow


146


extending all the way through ends


148


,


149


of attachment


140


. In

FIG. 9

, attachment


140


is shown with ends


148


,


149


sealed.




The construction of the first alternative embodiment of

FIG. 9

is accomplished in a similar manner as the embodiment of

FIGS. 4-8

. In the molding process, the mold can provide for the hollow


146


. In the cutting process, the hollow


146


can be drilled into the slabstock foam, either during the creation of the half slit


142


or in a separate step. If the hollow


146


extends through ends


148


,


149


, no additional work needs to be accomplished. If the ends


148


,


149


are to be sealed, they can be sealed via epoxy, melting, or any other of the well-known processes in the prior art.




A second alternative embodiment for the invention is shown in FIG.


12


. In this embodiment, the hanger attachment


150


has a half-slit


152


that runs completely from a first end


154


of the hanger attachment


150


to a second end


156


. In this embodiment, there are no end-points of the half-slit


152


that can be placed over the rounded corners of a hanger. As a result, the only mechanism for keeping the attachment


150


on a hanger is the sides of the half-slit


152


frictionally engaging the hanger. However, the embodiment in

FIG. 12

would be less expensive to create, since the slit


152


can be cut completely through the ends


154


,


156


.




A third alternative embodiment, hanger attachment


160


, is shown in FIG.


13


. As can be seen from this figure, it is not necessary that the attachment


160


be circular in cross-section, although it is preferred that the top portion


162


be rounded in order to prevent creasing in clothing.




The top portion of the cross-sectional view from

FIG. 6

is shown enlarged in FIG.


14


. In the preferred embodiment, the main interior core of hanger attachment


100


is comprised of resilient foam


170


. Because of appearance issues, it is often preferable to cover the resilient foam


170


with an outer layer


172


. This outer layer


172


could constitute a layer of fabric that is glued, stretched, or sewn around the resilient foam


170


. By making the outer layer


172


out of fabric, the variations in the overall look of the hanger attachment


100


are limited only by the variations in fabrics. For example, the fabric could be silk screen with a design or advertisements. The fabric could also be used in conjunction with the embodiment shown in

FIG. 12

, and could effectively close the ends of a slit


152


that is cut through end


154


,


156


of resilient foam


170


.




While the outer layer


172


can be fabric,

FIG. 14

actually shows an alternate embodiment where the outer layer


172


is a flocking material. The flocking material constitutes small particles of natural or synthetic fibers attached to the resilient foam


170


through an adhesive layer


127


. Through the flocking layer


172


, the hanger attachment


100


takes on a more professional, high fashion look. In addition, the flocking layer


127


also helps hide any imperfections in the surface of resilient foam


170


.




Since of the hanger attachment


100


may be used with valuable and delicate clothing, care must be taken to make sure the flocking material


172


is color safe and does not come off the attachment


100


. This is especially difficult because often clothing will be placed on attachment


100


when wet, and then remain on the attachment


100


for several additional days or weeks until removed.




The typical process by which flocking material is applied to foam is not satisfactory for the application of flocking layer


172


to the resilient foam


170


of the hanger attachment. This is in part due to the fact that most flocking glues fail to some degree the test of holding the flocking material


172


to foam


170


in the extreme condition of drying clothing. In addition, traditional flocking techniques fail to adequately remove excess, unglued flocking material


172


after the flocking material


172


is applied to the adhesive layer


174


. This excess flocking


172


will then end up on clothing used with the hanger attachment


100


.




In the preferred embodiment, the adhesive layer


174


is made of an extremely water resistant glue. Only by making the glue water-resistant can the problem of excess flocking material coming off on wet clothing be avoided. In addition, care is taken to remove as much excess, unglued flocking as possible. This can be accomplished either by subjecting newly flocked attachments to strong bursts of air to dislodge excess flocking, or by applying a vacuum to the flocked surface of the attachment. Finally, to approve the overall appearance of the flocked attachment, the resilient foam


170


should be formed from pre-dyed foam have approximately the same color as the flocking material constituting layer


172


.




The invention is not to be taken as limited to all of the details thereof as modifications and variations thereof may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. For instance, although the hanger attachments shown in the figures all have a uniform cross-section, it would be obvious to one skilled in the art to create an attachment with a non-uniform cross-section. Additionally, although the preferred embodiment of the attachment is manufactured with a resilient foam such as polyurethane foam, it would be obvious to make the attachment of the invented design of any material having the resilient properties of such foam. Finally, it is possible to form only a portion of the attachment out of the resilient foam. For instance, it is possible to incorporate rigid elements into the attachment, or to cover the foam with a fabric cover.



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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