Two-Piece Spiraled Hook Hanger to Prevent Tangling and Overlap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hangers with single-piece hooks often overlap and tangle with each other when not in use, making them difficult to move or store efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A two-piece hook design with a solid body that prevents hooks from overlapping on a rod and reduces tangling by having a top portion with a first and second curved portion forming a rod opening and hook opening, which inhibits swiveling and ensures proper alignment on a rod.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single-piece hook design is used, then the hanger structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the hooks overlap and tangle with each other when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is divided into two separate pieces: a first curved portion and a second curved portion, which are positioned at different locations on the hanger. This segmentation prevents the hooks from overlapping and tangling with each other, while still maintaining ease of manufacture through techniques like integral forming or simple assembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single-piece hook design is used, then the manufacturing process is straightforward, but the hangers get tangled up with each other when not hung on a rod
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the hook into two separate curved portions positioned at different locations, the design ensures that the portions cannot overlap or tangle with each other or with other hangers, providing reliable tangle prevention while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The two curved portions are arranged in different spatial locations and orientations, utilizing dimensional separation to prevent tangling. The first curved portion and second curved portion extend in different directions, creating a three-dimensional configuration that eliminates the tangling problem.
3Device complexity
If a single-piece hook design is used, then the hanger structure is simple, but it is difficult to move hangers along a rod when hooks get tangled
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented hook design with two curved portions prevents hooks from interlocking and tangling, allowing hangers to move freely along the rod. The separation of the first and second curved portions eliminates the mechanical interlocking that occurs with single-piece designs.
4Device complexity
If a single-piece hook design is used, then the hanger is simple in construction, but empty hangers easily get tangled into a massive jumble
Solution Approach 1:
The two-piece hook design fundamentally changes the geometry of the hanger, creating a configuration where the first and second curved portions cannot interlock with other hangers. This segmentation eliminates the massive jumbling that occurs with single-piece designs during storage and transport.
Data Source
AI summary
A clothing hanger can include a solid body or substantially solid body. A top portion of the hanger can include a first and second curved portions that make up a rod opening and a hook opening. The body of the hanger can be solid or substantially solid and include one or more cutouts for hanging pants, skirts, scarves, or ties. The two curved portions and the solid or substantially solid body can prevent the hooks of the hanger from becoming entangled with other hangers.