Flexible-Hook Travel Clothes Hanger for Wrinkle-Reduced Packing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clothes hangers pose challenges when packing shirts, as the hook portion extends beyond the shirt collar, requiring removal from hangers, which complicates folding and results in wrinkles, and existing solutions either require time-consuming reinstallation or bulky mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A travel clothes hanger with a flexible section connecting the hook to the hanging section, allowing the hook to fold over shirts, reducing space and minimizing wrinkles, and enabling easy re-hanging without individual hook reinstallation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the hook portion is made removable or hinged to make the hanger more compact, then the hanger can be folded for storage, but it takes a great deal of time to individually fold or remove the hooks and they must be reinstalled or bent back into position individually when being removed from a suitcase
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger is divided into distinct segments: a rigid body portion and a flexible connection portion. This segmentation allows the flexible connection to be folded independently while the rigid body maintains its structure, enabling compact storage without requiring manual manipulation of the entire hanger.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the hook and hanger body transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible connection that can adapt its configuration. The flexible portion can be folded during storage and automatically returns to its functional position during use, eliminating manual folding and reinstallation steps.
2Volume of moving object
If the hook portion is individually folded or removed, then the hanger becomes more compact, but the attachment point of the hooks is generally inside the collar of the shirts which makes reinstallation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible connection portion acts as an intermediary element between the hook and the hanger body. This intermediary allows the hook to be positioned inside the shirt collar during storage while maintaining easy accessibility for reinstallation, as the flexible portion can be manipulated independently from the rigid hanger body.
3Volume of moving object
If individual folding of shirts is performed to accommodate the hanger, then the shirts can be compacted, but sharp creases are created which become wrinkles when the shirts are once again opened and hung
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible connection portion dynamically adapts its configuration during packing and unpacking. During storage, it allows the hanger to be compacted without requiring sharp folding of the shirt. During unpacking, it smoothly transitions to the functional position, allowing the shirt to be opened without creating sharp creases that would become wrinkles.
4Ease of operation
If the hook extends beyond the top of the clothing, then the hanger can be hung from a rod, but it requires additional space in the suitcase
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible connection portion enables the hook to dynamically change its position relative to the hanger body. During storage, the hook can be folded back against the hanger body, minimizing the overall volume. During use, the hook extends beyond the hanger body to enable hanging from a rod, thus adapting to different functional requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient packing and unpacking of multiple shirts with reduced wrinkling, as the flexible section allows compact storage and quick re-hanging, maintaining the hook's accessibility and minimizing additional space in luggage.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible section connecting the hook to the hanging section, allowing the hook to fold over shirts
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a garment hanger intended to be packed into a suitcase with shirts left on the hangers. The clothes hanger has a hook section that is substantially C-shaped to hang on a closet rod or other means. The body portion is generally triangular for holding a shirt or other garment. The hook and hanger sections are spaced apart and connected by the flexible/strap section. The arms of the shirts can be folded across the front of the shirts on top of the hanger section. The shirts is folded again from the bottom. The flexible section is folded about 180 degrees to place the hook portion on top of the hanging portion with the bend in the flexible section even with the top of the triangular hanging section and if a shirt is on the hanger, even with the collar of the shirt.