Security Hanger Loop Structure to Prevent Garment Creasing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hangers for garments often result in creases, require multiple sizes, and involve time-consuming and damaging security tag application, leading to inefficiencies in storage and sales processes, as well as potential theft risks for high-value items.
Innovation Solution
A hanger with a deformable elongate member featuring three pre-determined weakened regions forms a triangular loop for secure, crease-free hanging, integrated with a security tag and attachment mechanism that attaches to clothing during manufacturing, eliminating the need for separate hanger and tag application, and providing enhanced security and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If security tags are applied to clothing items in stores, then theft prevention is improved, but the clothing items are damaged due to holes and catching on shelving
Solution Approach 1:
The security tag is attached to the hanger during manufacturing before the clothing item is hung on the hanger. This preliminary action eliminates the need for store staff to attach security tags later, avoiding damage to the clothing from hole-punching and catching on shelving during the tagging process
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger serves as an intermediary object that carries both the clothing item and the security tag. The security tag is attached to the hanger rather than directly to the clothing, preventing direct contact between the security tag and the clothing item, thus avoiding damage
2Manufacturing precision
If staff members manually unpack and hang clothing items on hangers in stores, then proper display is achieved, but considerable time is consumed in the process
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger with the security tag pre-attached is prepared during manufacturing before the clothing item is hung on it. This preliminary preparation eliminates the time-consuming step of attaching security tags in stores, reducing the time staff need to spend on each item while maintaining proper display
Solution Approach 2:
The security tag attachment and hanger preparation processes are merged into a single step during manufacturing. By combining these operations beforehand, the number of separate steps required in stores is reduced, improving efficiency
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a device for hanging clothes, comprising an engaging portion and a deformable elongate member, the elongate member comprising a connection mechanism such that the elongate member can be deformed back upon itself and connected to itself to form a loop.