The disclosure relates to hat and wig holding devices and more particularly pertains to a new hat and wig holding device for supporting and storing a plurality of head coverings.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a post that has a top end and a bottom end. A base is attached to the bottom end and retains the post in a vertical orientation. A mount is positioned on the post between the top and bottom ends. Each of a plurality of head covering supports is removably engaged to the mount.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A mount 24 is positioned on the post 12 between the top 14 and bottom 16 ends. As can be seen in the Figures, the mount 24 may include a plurality of mounts 24, such as up to four mounts so that the apparatus 10 is modular in nature. The mount 24 includes a plurality of saddles 26 that are equally spaced from each other and includes at least two saddles 26. The Figures depict four saddles 26 though up to six saddles 26 may be utilized. The saddles 26 are thus extending away from the post 12 in all directions relative to the post 12. The mount 24 is movably coupled vertically to the post such the mount 24 is configured to be selectively positioned between the top 14 and bottom 16 ends. A conventional threaded fastener 28 may be utilized to retain the mount 24 at a selected position. When the fastener 28 is loosened, it may be possible to have an embodiment allowing rotation of the mount 24.
A plurality of head covering supports 30 is provided. Each of the head covering supports 30 is removably engaged to the mount 24. Each of the head covering supports 30 includes an arm 32 that has a first end 34 and a second end 36. The arm 32 may have a plurality of bends 38 therein to space the second end 36 laterally away and vertically above the first end 34. A bracket 40 is attached to the first end 34 and is removably extendable into one of the saddles 26. The bracket 40 includes a downwardly extending plate 42 that extendable into a slot 44 formed in an upper edge of each saddle 26. The arm 32, bracket 40 and plate 42 may comprise a unitary structure as shown in the Figures. A holder 46 is attached to the second end 36 and is configured to releasably receive a head covering 48. The head covering 48 may comprise a wig, hat or the like for which the owner would like to retain its shape. The holder 46 has an upper half 50 having a semi-spherical shape. The holder 46 is positioned vertically above the first end 34 of the arm 32 and has an apex positioned above the second end 36 of the arm 32. The holder 46 may be removably attached to the second end 36 of the arm 32 such that holder 46 includes a first mating member 70 releasably engageable with a second mating member 72. The holder 46 may comprise a sphere and more particularly may comprise a sphere having a plurality of openings extending therethrough. For this reason, the sphere may be comprised of arcuate rods as shown in the Figures.
A finial 52, which may function as a grip, is attached to the top end 14 of the post 12.
In use, the user will utilize as many mounts 24 are needed to support the amount of hats and/or wigs need to be stored. The head covering supports 30 may be added or removed as necessary and may be selectively positioned such that they are only positioned on one side of a vertical plane of the post 12. Thus, as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.