1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to wig hangers.
2. Discussion of Background Information
It is desirable to store wigs when not required for use in a way which preserves their shape and which, however, does not take up more space than necessary. A variety of stands is available in the marketplace, but while a stand may be satisfactory to maintain the wig shape, for example by incorporating a mannequin head on a base or providing some form of head-shaped framework, the stand has to have something to stand on when the wigs are stored which is consumptive of space and, additionally, stands tend to be of a height corresponding to the longest wig it is likely to be designed to store, and any shorter wig accordingly takes up more space when stored than is strictly necessary.
The patent literature includes a number of disclosures of wig stands and also of wig hangers. In particular, GB1151455(A) and DE2626307A1 disclose wig hanger constructions consisting of a hook connected via a laterally extending member to a relatively thin arched support structure. Hangers of the type disclosed in these two specifications support the wig from the inside only over a relatively narrow area running from front to back of the wig. This means that the wig tends to go out of shape when stored for any material length of time.
An alternative known construction of wig hanger consists of two interlocking oval plastics rings, one of which can be clipped inside the other so that the plane of each ring is perpendicular to the plane of the other, and attached to the narrower end of one of the oval rings is an extension which, when the wider end of the oval ring is upwards, goes down sideways and then loops upwards to a position over the top of the oval ring and terminates in a hook-shaped end which can be slipped over a suspension rail. A circular ring may be fitted to the two oval rings when assembled, the plane of the circular ring being perpendicular to the planes of the two oval rings, so that the wider end of the ovoid shape formed by the three rings has a horizontal support running round it. The complete assembly accordingly provides a framework of generally egg shape, wider end upwards, on to which a wig may be placed. A disadvantage of his construction is that the hanger acts merely as a hanger, i.e. it does not act as a stand in any way.
According to the present invention, there is provided a wig hanger comprising a domed structure having a flat base and extending from the side of the base, a vertical support bar which extends upwardly and then curves round to a position located substantially above the centre of the dome and which has a hook-shaped end. The dome shape construction acts as a support for the wig itself while the vertically extending member acts as a hook which can be hooked over a rail to suspend the wig for storage. It is preferred that in addition to having a hooked end, the vertical support base has a secondary hook or loop formed on or fixable to it so that it may be hooked over an appropriately shaped and sized wall-mounted hook, stud or the like, thus avoiding the need for a rail.
The flat-bottomed dome-shaped portion of the wig hanger in accordance with the invention may have a continuous dome-shaped surface, but preferably is skeletal, e.g. formed of two generally D-shaped sections, the sections having means to fit them together so that the planes of each section are at right angles to one another. The fitting together may take a variety of forms but it is particularly preferred that the members are made of resilient plastics material allowing one to be clipped into the other to construct the dome-shaped base structure, and to be simply unclipped to enable the wig hanger to be stored flat.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
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The two components are made of resilient plastics material and component 1 has two recessed sections on the exterior of its perimeter and halfway up the āDā shape. These can be sprung into the inside of the D-shaped part of component 2.
The hanger with a wig on can be hung up on a rail by the hook-shaped end 5 or hung on a wall by putting the ring 6 over a hook or stud mounted on a wall, or, for example, on the inside of a wardrobe door.
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Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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1523079.0 | Dec 2015 | GB | national |