Hanger-Mounted Closet Organizer for Fast Clothing Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging to locate specific clothing items in a crowded and disorganized closet, as they often blend in with or get hidden by other apparel, making it difficult to find them quickly, especially in a hurry.
Innovation Solution
A closet organizing device with a base, stabilizers, and a tabular portion that can be slidably attached to a clothing hanger, featuring a hole for receiving the hanger's hook and stabilizers that fit over the hanger body, with a tabular portion extending outwardly to display information, helping to organize and identify clothing items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If clothing items are hung closely together in a closet, then the closet space utilization is improved, but the difficulty of locating specific items increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary information display device attached to the hanger that mediates between the crowded clothing items and the user's need to locate specific items. The tabular portion with printed information acts as a mediator that provides identifying details without requiring the user to physically search through or remove each item, thus resolving the contradiction between high storage density and easy item locatability
2Device complexity
If a traditional hanger without additional components is used, then the device complexity is minimized, but the ability to provide information about clothing items is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the information display function with the existing hanger structure by attaching a tabular portion to the hanger body. This combining approach allows the hanger to simultaneously serve its traditional purpose of supporting clothing while also providing information about the item, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining structural simplicity and enabling information provision
3Reliability
If a stable attachment method is used to prevent the organizing device from falling, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of operation for removing and repositioning the device decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic attachment system where the stabilizers can be inserted into and removed from the hanger body, providing stability when needed while allowing easy repositioning when required. The slot-and-stabilizer mechanism enables the device to transition between a stable fixed state and a movable repositionable state, resolving the contradiction between attachment reliability and operational flexibility
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AI summary
A closet organizing device includes a base, first and second stabilizers, and a tabular portion. The base has upper and lower ends and a hole formed therein extending through a central portion of the upper and lower ends for receiving a hook portion of a clothing hanger. The first and second stabilizers extend from the lower end and are substantially perpendicular to the lower end and are equidistant from and on opposite sides of the hole. The first and second stabilizers are configured to fit over opposite sides of a hanger body. An edge portion extends along an outer surface of the base between the upper and lower ends. A tabular portion extends outwardly from the edge portion, has parallel front and rear sides, and resides in a plane that is substantially aligned with a lengthwise direction of the hole.