CA2398735A1

CA2398735A1 - Hanger support

Info

Publication number: CA2398735A1
Application number: CA002398735A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Joel Caron
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-08-19
Filing date: 2002-08-19
Publication date: 2004-02-19
Also published as: US20040108431A1

Abstract

A hanger support assembly for use with clothes hangers comprising a frame having a plurality of hanging retaining clips thereon, a support arm pivotally connected to the frame, and a mounting bracket for mounting the support arm to a substrate. The hanger support assembly may be fixed in one or more locations with the frame also being that to be used in conjunction with a clothesline.

Description

HANGER SUPPORT
The present invention relates to a support structure, and more particularly relates to a support structure for hangers.
The use of hangers for holding clothing items has been known for many years.
Hangers have evolved from a bent wire frame to more recent plastic molded hangers.
However, the shape and function have remained basically the same.
Normally, the hangers are used to hang the clothes in a cupboard or other storage place. Occasionally, the hangers are themselves merely placed on hooks or the like which are mounted on a wall or other substrate.
When the laundry is done, clothes are frequently dried on a clothes line wherein they are either clipped to the line by means of clothes pins or alternatively, hung on hangers which are then put on the clothes line. However, a problem is that the hangers tend to slide along the clothes line and will not retain their position where they are placed.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a support for hangers and which support may be utilized in a variety of locations and for different purposes.
According to the present invention, there is provided a device which is suitable for hanging clothes which are on hangers, which is adapted to receive a multitude of hangers. The device may be used on either a fixed support such as pole or alternatively it may be wall mounted. The device may also be used in conjunction with clotheslines to support hangers.

Having thus generally described the invention, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings illustrating embodiments thereof, in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hanger support system according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the hanger support;
Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a mounting bracket;
Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the support arm;
Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the system mounted on a wall; and Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating views of the hanger support on a clothes line.
Referring to the drawings in a greater detail, and by reference characters thereto, there is illustrated in Figure 1 a support assembly which is generally designated by reference numeral 10. Support assembly 10 is formed of a support arm generally designated by reference numeral 12, a wall mounting bracket generally designated by reference numeral 14, a support frame bracket generally designated by reference numeral 16, and a support frame generally designated by reference numeral 18.
Support arm 12, as may be seen in Figures 1 and 4, has a horizontal section 20 and a vertical section 22 which are connected by an arcuate connecting section 24. The sections are formed of a tubular material and there is a first aperture 25 formed proximate a distal end of horizontal section 20 and an aperture 26 located proximate the distal end of vertical section 22.
Wall mounting bracket 14 has a base plate 28 in which there are provided a pair of mounting apertures 30. Secured to base plate 28 is a cylindrical tube portion 32 and

-2-which has a vertical slot 34 formed on the front face thereof. A horizontal slot 36 is also formed on tube 32 proximate a Lower end thereof. A plurality of downwardly extending recesses 38 are formed in conjunction with horizontal slot 36. An enlarged portion 40 is formed in vertical slot 34 for reasons which will be discussed hereinbelow.
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connecting pin 42 having an enlarged head 44 is provided and which is designed to extend through aperture 26 in vertical section 22.
Support frame bracket 16 has a vertical plate 48 from which extend a pair of spaced rear flanges 70 and a pair of front flanges 68.
Support frame 18 includes a central body 56 having a plurality of openings 58 formed therein for purposes of appearance and weight. Mounted on an upper portion of body 56 are a plurality of upper connectors 60 while on a lower portion there are provided lower connectors 62. Each connector comprises a base plate 64 along with a pair of C-shaped ears 66 to form a clip to receive a portion of a hanger between ears 66.
Thus, each of the connectors 60 and 62 perform a resilient type member which are designed to retain a portion of a hanger thereon. It will be noted that in the illustrated embodiment, upper connectors 60 extend upwardly from the central body while lower connectors 62 extend outwardly therefrom.
Support frame bracket 16, as may be seen in Figure 1, is mounted to horizontal section 20 of support arm 12 by means of a bolt 72 which extends through flanges 70 and is retained by means of a wing nut 74. Similarly, support frame bracket 16 has support frame 18 mounted thereon by means of a bolt 76 and wing and wing nut 78.
As may be seen in Figure 5, wall mounting bracket 14 may be suitably secured by means of screws 82 to a suitable wall structure.

-3-As shown in Figure 6, support frame 18 may be utilized alone by means of a plurality of guide members 84 to be supported on the upper portion of a clothesline C.
Hangers H are retained by connectors 60.
It will be understood that the above described embodiments are for purposes of illustration only and that changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows :

1. A hanger support assembly suitable for use with clothes hangers, the hanger support assembly comprising :
a frame, said frame having hanger retaining means thereon;
a support arm pivotally secured to said frame; and a mounting bracket for mounting said support arm to a substrate.

2. The hanger support assembly of Claim 1 wherein said mounting bracket is pivotally connected to said support arm such that said support arm may move between first and second positions.

3. The hanger support assembly of Claim 2 further including means for retaining said support arm in each of said first and second positions.

4. The hanger support assembly of Claim 1 wherein said hanger retaining means comprises a plurality of hanger retaining members mounted on an upper portion and a lower portion of said frame.

5. The hanger support assembly of Claim 4 wherein said hanger retaining members comprise resilient C-shaped clips.

6. The hanger support assembly of Claim 5 wherein said frame is formed of a plastic material.

7. The hanger support assembly of Claim 1 wherein said frame further includes a plurality of guide members extending upwardly therefrom, said guide members being designed to engage a clothesline.

8. A frame suitable of a use with clothes hangers and designed to operate in conjunction with a clothesline, the frame having a body with apertures extending there through, a plurality of hanger retaining members mounted on an upper portion and a lower portion of said frame, and a plurality of guide members on an upper portion of said frame, each said guide members being designed to fit over a clothesline and be retained thereby.