Garment hanger
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Patents(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SPOTLESS PLASTICS PTY LTD
- Publication Date
- 2000-09-19
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is directed to the field of light-weight, molded, plastic garment hangers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMolded plastic garment hangers are widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments. Particularly, in the garment manufacturing industry, such a hanger is often an inexpensive ship-on type whereby the garment is shipped from the manufacturer or wholesaler to the retailer while suspended from the hanger. Generally, such garment hangers are inexpensive single-piece or unitary molded plastic structures which are adapted to be either discarded at the time of sale, returned to the garment manufacturer or provided to a customer free of charge in conjunction with the purchase of the garment suspended therefrom.Garment hangers of that type may either be simply constructed as molded plastic structures incorporating a unitary or metal central hook portion adapted to be suspended from a suitable support, such as a garment rack or the li...