The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of clothes hangers and more specifically relates to a hanger for heavy garments.
A clothes hanger, or coat hanger, is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat, jacket, sweater, shirt, blouse or dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles, with a lower bar for the hanging of trousers or skirts. Some hangers include clamps for the hanging of trousers, skirts, or kilts. Both types can be combined in a single hanger.
Plastic and flimsy wire hangers often lose their shape when a pair of heavy jeans is hung. The jeans do not stay neat enough to wear without being ironed. A broken hanger can put an individual at risk for injury if he/she is unaware that the hanger is broken when reaching inside a closet. Further, when jeans are folded, creases may form from being stacked on top of one another. An effective alternative is needed.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,178,706 to James L. Socha relates to a heavy-duty garment hanger. The described heavy-duty garment hanger includes a hanger of hollow stainless steel construction, which can hold heavy articles of clothing. The hanger is made from hollow filamentous tubing shaped into an upwardly projecting hook adapted to engage a structure allowing the hanger to hang and a body having shoulder portions extending generally outwardly from the hook and an elongated cross member interconnecting the shoulder portions. A second length of hollow filamentous stainless steel tubing may be inserted and disposed concentrically within a portion of the first length of tubing, then bent to form the hook. A plug is inserted into the end of the hook.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known hanger art, the present disclosure provides a novel heavy garment hanger. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a hanger for hanging heavy garments, such as denim jeans, therefrom.
A hanger is disclosed herein, the hanger having a vertical axis defined by a top side and a bottom side, and a horizontal axis defined by a left side, and a right side, the pants having a folded-state and an unfolded-state. The hanger includes a hanger hook, a right arm, a left arm, and a bottom support. The hanger hook is positioned on the vertical axis and defines the top side. The right arm is coupled to the hanger hook, defining the right side, and extends downward and to the right of the hanger hook. Similarly, the left arm is coupled to the hanger hook, defining the left side, and extends downward and to the left of the hanger. The bottom support is made of wood and has a right end coupled to the right arm distally from the hanger hook, and also has a left end coupled to the left arm distally from the hanger hook, the bottom support includes a horizontal section configured to receive and support the pants when in their folded-state.
A method of using a hanger is also disclosed herein. The method of using a hanger may comprise the steps of: providing the hanger as above; holding the hanger; folding the pants in the folded-state over the bottom support; securing the hanger hook over a hook-receiving surface; and hanging the pants from the hook-receiving surface.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a heavy garment hanger, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to hangers and more particularly to a heavy garment hanger as used to improve the hanger for heavy garments, particularly denim jeans.
Generally, disclosed is a durable hanger capable of supporting a pair of jeans in a neat and practical manner. The hanger may feature a wooden dowel at a base of the hanger to prevent the hanger from sagging when a pair of jeans is hung. The jeans may then be hung in a closet or other storage area in a home. The hanger may eliminate a need to use flimsy hangers which typically break when supporting jeans.
The hanger may be comprised of a wire portion with a wooden dowel installed on the base. The wooden dowel may be intended to support heavy jeans without disfiguring the clothes hanger as above. The hanger may be placed in a closet or other storage area, hanging multiple pairs of jeans for easy access. The jeans may then be pulled from the hanger without needing to be ironed.
The hanger may be constructed using aluminum, wood, and other suitable materials. The hangers may be available in various sizes in order to accommodate all user needs and preferences. Exact size, measurement, construction, and design specifications may vary upon manufacturing.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
For reference, the hanger 100 may have a vertical axis 112 defined by a top side 114 of the hanger 100 and a bottom side 118 of the hanger 100 (i.e., extending therebetween). As illustrated here, the hanger hook 110 may be generally positioned on the vertical axis 112 and define the top side 114.
Using the above reference, the right arm 120 may be coupled to the hanger hook 110, defining a right side 122, and extending downward and to the right of the hanger hook 110. Similarly, the left arm 130 coupled to the hanger hook 110, defining a left side 132, and extending downward and to the left of the hanger 100. Accordingly, and also for reference, the hanger 100 may have a horizontal axis 116 defined by the left side 132 of the hanger 100, and the right side 122 of the hanger 100 (i.e., extending therebetween).
In a preferred embodiment, the hanger-hook 110, the right-arm 120 and the left-arm 130 may be made from a metal-wire material. In addition to this, the hanger-hook 110, the right-arm 120 and the left-arm 130 may be formed from a continuous piece of the metal-wire material. In the preferred embodiment, the metal-wire material may be aluminum. However, other metal-wire materials are contemplated. An example may include steel, or stainless steel. It should also be appreciated that other materials other than metal-wire material may be used to form the hanger-hook 110, the right arm 120 and the left arm 130. An example of another material may include plastic.
The bottom support 140 may include a right end 142 coupled to the right arm 120 distally from the hanger hook 110, and a left end 144 coupled to the left arm 130 distally from the hanger hook 110. Further, the bottom support 140 may include a horizontal section 146 configured to receive and support the pants 5 (
As shown, the hanger-hook 110 and the bottom support 140 may be arranged to include a height or space 148 therebetween. The space 148 therebetween may extend from a bottom-end 119 of the hanger-hook 110, relative to the vertical axis 112, and a top-end 149 of the bottom support 140 relative to the vertical axis 112. In one embodiment, the measured distance may be at least 5 inches. In the preferred embodiment, the measured distance of the space 148 therebetween the hanger-hook 110 and the bottom support 140 may be greater than a thickness 145 of the pants 5, such that the pants 5 may be positioned onto the bottom support 140 comfortably and to allow for optional stacking of at least two pants 5.
The length 141, height 143, and width 145 of the bottom support 140 may be configured or sized and dimensioned and made from materials to provide stability and rigidity to the bottom support 140 to prevent the bottom support 140 from buckling, breaking or losing shape when hanging heavy garment weights, particularly jean pants 5 (
It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). It should also be noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods for hanger 100 (e.g., different step orders within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps, including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc.), are taught herein.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/524,446 filed Jun. 23, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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