Garment hanger

Abstract

A garment hanger including a hanger attachment means configured to attach the garment hanger to a hanging device. At least one strap extending from the hanger attachment means and a garment attachment means secured to an end portion of each strap. The garment attachment means configured to be removably attached to a garment.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to an improved means for hanging a garment on a hanger while relieving the stress of the hanging weight of a garment on the hanger and preventing the garment from slipping off the hanger.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hanger loops are usually attached to a garment at the junction of the underarm, sleeve and sideseam of the garment in order to relieve the stress of the hanging weight of a full dress or garment on the fabric by slipping the loop over a hanger. Hanger loops are also applied to garments where the neckline is too wide for a hanger, a single strap garment, a garment where there are thin straps or strapless garment in order to prevent the garment from slipping off the hanger and to relive the stress of the hanging weight of the garment on the fabric.[0003]The hanger loop forms a continuous loop that begins and ends at the underarm seam. The loop can slide over a hanger and take all the hanging weight of the garment and p...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent addresses the problem of hanger loops in garments. The invention provides a garment hanger with removable clips or attachments that can be attached to the garment to hang it on a hook. These attachments can be easily unclipped or unattached when the garment is being worn, allowing it to be worn without the hanger loops. When the garment needs to be re-hung after use, the attachments can be easily clipped or re-attached to the garment, transferring the weight of the garment to the straps of the hanger and preventing the garment from slipping off the hanger.

Problems solved by technology

Because the length of the hanger loop is often predetermined when the garment is manufactured, the length of the hanger loop is not always sufficient so as to carry the entire weight of the garment when it is placed on a hanger.

As a result, a hanger loop that is too long or to short for a particular hanger can pull the garment fabric and cause wrinkles or puckering in the garment fabric.

Typically, when the hanger loop is too long for the hanger, the fabric of the garment stretches because the entire weight of the garment is not transferred to the loops and bumps or pinched fabric form on the garment at the point where the garment is hung on the hanger.

In this instance, the bumps or pinched fabric commonly occur on the shoulder of the garment.

Although in some cases, hanger loops may be effective for solving the problem of storing or displaying a garment on a hanger, hanger loops also pose problems when the garment is worn.

If the hanger loop is tucked within the garment or underneath a bra's strap, the hanger loop can slip out and become exposed; it can create a crease in the fabric or irritate the wearer's skin.

If the hanger loop is permanently removed from the garment, it is then difficult to hang the garment on a hanger without putting stress on the fabric, or having the garment slip off the hanger.

These solutions, however, do not relieve the stress that a hanging garment places on the fabric and can leave a deformity such as indentation or puckering in the fabric where the garment is in contact with the hanger or the clip.

Additionally, friction hangers and clips do not work well for strapless, single strap, thin strap garments or garments that have a wide opening such as a boat neck garment or an off the shoulder garment.

The single hanger loop, however also poses problems.

It can get caught around a wearer's neck, head or face when putting on or removing the garment, and it can slip out of an opening of the garment so that it is exposed.

If the single hanger loop is removed, the problem again arises as to how to effectively hang the garment without creating puckering or wrinkles in the fabric, stretching the fabric or having the garment continuously slip off the hanger and end up on the floor.

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