Hanger Tag System for Garment Identification Without Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Identifying items stored on clothes hangers without removing them from the rack is difficult due to similar garments appearing indistinguishable from the customary viewing angle.
Innovation Solution
A hanger tag system comprising a mount and an information medium, such as a labeling surface or electronic identifier, attached to the hanger, allowing information access without repositioning, and optionally operating with a computer program to manage and share garment information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If garments are hung on a rack or closet rod, then storage space is efficiently utilized, but identification of individual garments becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent attaches an information medium to the hanger that displays garment information in a dimension perpendicular to the rack rod, allowing identification without removing the hanger from the storage position. This dimensional change enables simultaneous storage efficiency and identification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information medium as an intermediary between the garment and the viewer. This intermediary displays garment information (such as labels or digital displays) attached to the hanger, allowing identification without direct observation of the garment itself.
2Loss of time
If hangers are kept on the rack for easy access, then retrieval time is reduced, but garment identification requires removing the hanger
Solution Approach 1:
The patent attaches an information medium to the hanger in advance, displaying garment information before the hanger is removed from the rack. This preliminary action allows users to identify garments while they remain in their storage positions, eliminating the need to remove hangers for identification.
3Productivity
If similar garments are stored together for organization, then storage efficiency is improved, but visual distinction between garments is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different information displays to different hangers, providing localized information about each garment. This allows similar garments stored together to be visually distinguished through their unique information labels, maintaining both storage efficiency and visual distinction.
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AI summary
Methods and apparatus for organizing items according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise a hanger tag system to convey information relating to an item on a hanger. The hanger tag system may comprise, for example, a mount connected to the hanger and an information medium mounted on the mount, wherein the information medium provides information relating to the item. In various embodiments, the hanger tag system further comprises a connector configured to connect the mount to the hanger. In various embodiments, the information medium comprises a labeling surface.