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Systems for hanging articles

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-02
WOMBLE BARBARA B
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a garment support that can be attached to horizontal supports like clothing bars or shelves for hanging articles like garments. The garment support can be mounted to a typical clothing bar or attached to the edge of a solid shelf. It is convenient for planning wardrobe changes, selecting items that need to be dry cleaned, and other wardrobe-related tasks. The garment support has a firmly attachable support frame that can be easily re-positioned along the attachment surface. The invention allows for additional hanging space and is portable and easy to use.

Problems solved by technology

Although commercial bars have more structural variation than clothing bars manufactured for non-commercial use, because of proprietary design, parts associated with commercial assemblies such as support frames and other accessories are not interchangeable with systems from other makers or with clothing bars manufactured for the consumer market such as those often sold as part of a closet storage solution.

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[0019]100′ garment support

[0020]120 support frame

[0021]122 attachment member

[0022]122a pad

[0023]122b collar

[0024]124 pivot hinge

[0025]126 tightening member

[0026]128 stay

[0027]130 bumper

[0028]132 hook

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[0029]Unless otherwise explained, any technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The singular terms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the word “or” is intended to include “and” unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of this disclosure, suitable methods and materials are described below. The term “comprises” means “includes.” All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety for all pu...

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Abstract

A system for the display and support of apparel includes a support arm which is attached to an horizontal surface such as a clothing bar or shelf The support arm extends perpendicularly relative to the horizontal surface such that hanging apparel hung from the support arm is displayed with its front showing rather than from the side.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 618, 718 filed Mar. 31, 2012. Cross reference is also made to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 252,881 filed Oct. 4, 2011 which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to supports for hanging articles, and more specifically to support frames designed for the consumer market which can be mounted on a clothing bar or shelf for the support of hanging clothing or other articles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Within the merchandising environment, various displays are used to hang articles such as clothing. The most common display means for hanging garments are clothing bars which are most typically straight or circular in order to display garments for sale. The clothing bars used in commercial environments typically have a rectangular profile while those available to the consume...

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IPC IPC(8): A47F5/14
CPCA47F5/14A47F5/0838A47G25/20A47G25/4053F16B2/08F16L3/08F16L3/02
Inventor WOMBLE, BARBARA B.
Owner WOMBLE BARBARA B