Hanger Holder Clip Structure for Space-Saving Hanger Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Empty clothing hangers occupy valuable closet space when stored, either by being hung or stacked, and often become tangled, making them difficult to retrieve.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a nylon clip that attaches to a hanger holder, featuring tubular spaces for secure attachment of a hook, stabilizing the hook's orientation and preventing movement, allowing for efficient storage and easy access while mounted on a wall or shelf.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If empty hangers are hung on the closet bar for storage, then they are easily accessible, but they occupy valuable hanging space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions hanger storage from a horizontal hanging arrangement (occupying closet bar space) to a vertical wall-mounted arrangement. The holder attaches to the wall and extends outward, utilizing the third dimension (depth) rather than consuming horizontal hanging space, thereby resolving the contradiction between accessibility and space occupation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wall-mounted holder as an intermediary device between the wall and the hangers. This mediator supports multiple hangers in a compact vertical arrangement, providing easy access while eliminating the need for hangers to occupy the closet bar directly.
2Area of stationary object
If empty hangers are stacked on a shelf or closet floor for storage, then hanging space is preserved, but hangers become tangled and difficult to retrieve
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves hanger storage from a horizontal stacking arrangement (on shelves or floor) to a vertical suspended arrangement. Hangers hang vertically from the wall-mounted holder, maintaining their individual orientations and preventing tangling while preserving closet hanging space.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of stacking hangers horizontally with hooks facing various directions (which causes tangling), the patent inverts the arrangement by suspending hangers vertically from their hooks. This inversion maintains the natural hanging orientation of each hanger, preventing entanglement and facilitating easy retrieval.
3Area of stationary object
If a wall-mounted hanger holder is used to save space, then closet hanging space is preserved, but the holder itself requires installation space and may limit hanger accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the hanger storage function into multiple segments by incorporating several individual hanger supports within a single wall-mounted holder. Each support can accommodate one or more hangers, and the holder can be positioned at different heights and locations on the wall, providing distributed access points that maintain ease of operation while maximizing space utilization.
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AI summary
An apparatus is provided for attaching an accessory to a hanger holder for holding at least one hanger. The hanger holder has a frame and first and second hanger supports extending from spaced points on the frame. The apparatus includes a first arrangement having a top portion for receiving an end of the accessory, and a second arrangement, arranged adjacent and parallel to the first arrangement, for receiving a section of the frame of the hanger holder in a lengthwise opening. A device is provided for attaching an accessory to a hanger holder. The device includes a first receiving element adapted to receive a first end of the accessory, and a second receiving element arranged adjacent and parallel to the first receiving element and adapted to receive in a lengthwise opening a section of a frame of the hanger holder.