Patent Application
20160227952
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to hanging accessories, and more particularly to a portable hanger for hanging a purse from a table.
2. Description of the Related Art
A well-known and common predicament for people who use purses, purse-like bags, and small personal items is the dilemma of what to do with the item while seated at a table.
In response to this dilemma, the approach most commonly taken to providing purse hangers is a portable hanger which includes a base having a generally planar bottom surface and a perimeter. The bottom surface is adapted to rest upon and frictionally engage a table or horizontal surface as seen in U.S. Pat. No. 7,644,900 issued in 2006 to Yap. For smaller personal items such as keys, U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,439 issued in 1995 to Miller embodies a magnetic key fob for use on magnetized surfaces.
The prior art suffers from at least three disadvantages. Firstly, some of the prior art does not attach to the surface of a vertical plane. Secondly, prior art that can attach to the surface of a vertical plane does not provide a solution for hanging items heavier than a personal set of keys. Thirdly, prior art does not embody aesthetics, design, or composition for semi-permanent use on the exterior of a personal item.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of article securing devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new system for securing personal items to horizontal and vertical surfaces having magnetic properties.
The present invention in one embodiment generally comprises an assembly for securing at least one personal item to a surface, leaving the user's hands free and said personal item off the ground. One embodiment of the assembly comprises one or more magnets within a fabric encasement, which connects to a detachable clasp. The detachable clasp is clipped to the user's personal item and can then be adhered to a magnetized surface.
The present embodiment offers a plurality of advantages. Firstly, it allows the user to hang personal items of substantial weight from a vertical magnetized surface such as a bathroom stall partition. Secondly, it removably attaches to the interior or exterior of said personal items making it readily and immediately available to the user. Thirdly, the design and composition of the assembly makes it suitable for use as a decorative accessory on the exterior of said personal items.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the present embodiment 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 invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The present embodiment of the invention will become more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description of the present embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the views, and in which:
The drawings disclose the present embodiments of the present invention. While the configuration according to the illustrated embodiments are presently preferred, it is envisioned that alternate configurations of the present embodiment may be adopted without deviating from the invention as portrayed. The present embodiments are discussed hereafter.
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Variations or modifications to the subject matter of this invention may occur to those skilled in the art upon reviewing the disclosure herein. Such variations, if within the scope of this invention, are intended to be encompassed within the scope of any claims to patent protection issuing hereon. The description of the present embodiment set forth herein is done so for illustrative purposes only.
