Patent Application
20160324354
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The present invention relates to the field of containers for storing apparel, more specifically, an accessory configured for use in securing apparel to hangers.
The hanging garment cover is a cover that is adapted to be used with a hanger. The hanging garment cover is placed over a hanger holding apparel. The hanging garment cover prevents apparel from falling off the hanger and prevents apparel from getting entangled with hangers holding other garments.
These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the hanging garment cover will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the hanging garment cover in detail, it is to be understood that the hanging garment cover is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the hanging garment cover.
It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the hanging garment cover. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. They are meant to be exemplary illustrations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims.
The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments of the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description.
Detailed reference will now be made to a first potential embodiment of the disclosure, which is illustrated in
The shield 101 is formed from a rectangular sheet of plastic 104 comprising a hanger slot 103, a fifth wing 115, a sixth wing 116. A seventh hinge strip 117, an eighth hinge strip 118, a ninth cut out 119, and a tenth cut out 120. The rectangular sheet of plastic 104 is formed with rounded corners and is further defined with a length 133 and a width 134. The rectangular sheet of plastic 104 is further defined with a fifteenth edge 125, a sixteenth edge 126, a seventeenth edge 127 and an eighteenth edge 128. The fifteenth edge 125 and seventeenth edge 127 run along the length 133 of the rectangular sheet of plastic 104. The sixteenth edge 126 and the eighteenth edge 128 run along the width 134 of the rectangular sheet of plastic 104.
The fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are formed by removing the ninth cut out 119 and the tenth cut out 120 from the rectangular sheet of plastic 104. Both the ninth cut out 119 and the tenth cut out 120 are open areas formed in the shape of a parabola. The ninth cut out 119 is formed in the eighteenth edge 128. The tenth cut out 120 is formed in the sixteenth edge 126. The width 134 of the parabola that forms the ninth cut out 119 is smaller at points proximal to the hanger slot 103 larger as points grow more distant from the hanger slot 103. The width 134 of the parabola that forms the tenth cut out 120 is smaller at points proximal to the hanger slot 103 larger as points grow more distant from the hanger slot 103. At the point of the ninth cut out 119 distal from the hanger slot 103, the edges of the parabola that forms the ninth cut out 119 flair towards the fifteenth edge 125 and the seventeenth edge 127. At the point of the tenth cut out 120 distal from the hanger slot 103, the edges of the parabola that forms the tenth cut out 120 flair towards the fifteenth edge 125 and the seventeenth edge 127.
A nineteenth hypothetical line 129 is drawn between the two points of the ninth cut out 119 and the tenth cut out 120 that are closest to each other. The nineteenth hypothetical line 129, as described, will run through the hanger slot 103, the seventh hinge strip 117 and the eighth hinge strip 118. The hanger slot 103 is an oval hole that is formed through the rectangular sheet of plastic 104. The hanger slot 103 is centered both on the nineteenth hypothetical line 129 and centered between the ninth cut out 119 and the tenth cut out 120. The purpose of the hanger slot 103 is to allow a hanger 131 hook 136 to pass through the rectangular sheet of plastic 104.
The nineteenth hypothetical line 129 also divides the rectangular sheet of plastic 104 into a fifth wing 115 and a sixth wing 116. The fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are identical. Both the fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are roughly triangular in shape. The purpose of the fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 is to fold down around the hanger 131 to protect the apparel 132 that is stored on the hanger 131. The folding of the fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 is described elsewhere in this disclosure. The fifth wing 115 is formed with a thirteenth magnet pocket 123 and a fourteenth magnet 124 pocket. The sixth wing 116 is formed with an eleventh magnet pocket 121 and a twelfth magnet pocket 122. The purpose of the thirteenth magnet pocket 123, the fourteenth magnet 124, the eleventh magnet pocket 121, and the twelfth magnet pocket 122 is to receive and securely store the third magnet 113, fourth magnet 114, first magnet 111, and second magnet 112 respectively. The fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are formed so that if the sixth wing 116 is laid on top of the fifth wing 115 such that the sixth wing 116 overlays the fifth wing 115, the eleventh magnet pocket 121 will overlay onto the thirteenth magnet pocket 123 and the twelfth magnet pocket 122 will overlay the fourteenth magnet pocket 124.
The seventh hinge strip 117 is positioned between the hanger slot 103 and the ninth cut out 119. The seventh hinge strip 117 is formed so that the thickness 135 of the seventh hinge strip 117 is thinner than the thickness 135 of the fifth wing 115 and the thickness 135 of the sixth wing 116. The seventh hinge strip 117 is formed so that the seventh hinge strip 117 can be folded around an axis formed by the nineteenth hypothetical line 129. The eighth hinge strip 118 is positioned between the hanger slot 103 and the tenth cut out 120. The eighth hinge strip 118 is formed so that the thickness 135 of the eighth hinge strip 118 is thinner than the thickness 135 of the fifth wing 115 and the thickness 135 of the sixth wing 116. The eighth hinge strip 118 is formed so that the eighth hinge strip 118 can be folded around an axis formed by the nineteenth hypothetical line 129.
When both the seventh hinge strip 117 and the eighth hinge strip 118 are folded around the nineteenth hypothetical line 129, the fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are also folded around the same axis. This moves the fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 into a position to protect the apparel 132 hanging on the hanger 131.
The plurality of magnets 102 comprises a plurality of commercially available magnets. The plurality of magnets 102 further comprises a first magnet 111, a second magnet 112, a third magnet 113, and a fourth magnet 114.
To prepare the invention 100 for use:
The first magnet 111 is placed in the eleventh magnet pocket 121. The second magnet 112 is placed in the twelfth magnet pocket 122. The third magnet 113 is placed in the thirteenth magnet pocket 123. The fourth magnet 114 is placed in the fourteenth magnet pocket 124.
To use the invention 100:
A piece of apparel 132 is placed on a hanger 131. The hook 136 of the hanger 131 is placed through the hanger slot 103. The fifth wing 115 and the sixth wing 116 are folded using the seventh hinge strip 117 and the eighth hinge strip 118 until the first magnet 111 magnetically joins the third magnet 113 and the second magnet 112 magnetically joins the fourth magnet 114. The hanger 131 is then hung as desired.
The shield 101 can be directly formed from molded plastic. Suitable plastics include, but are not limited to, polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, or polycarbonate. The plurality of magnets 102 are readily and commercially available.
With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the various components of the invention described above and in
It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the various embodiments of the present invention which will result in an improved invention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
