EP0127331A2 - Dispositif de marque pour être fixé à des cintres - Google Patents

Dispositif de marque pour être fixé à des cintres Download PDF

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EP0127331A2
EP0127331A2 EP84302883A EP84302883A EP0127331A2 EP 0127331 A2 EP0127331 A2 EP 0127331A2 EP 84302883 A EP84302883 A EP 84302883A EP 84302883 A EP84302883 A EP 84302883A EP 0127331 A2 EP0127331 A2 EP 0127331A2
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William John Edwards
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A47G25/1407—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means
    • A47G25/1414—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means connected to the hook member
    • A47G25/1428—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means connected to the hook member at or around the stem

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  • This invention relates to fitments for use on coat hangers of the general kind described and claimed in United Kingdom Patent Specification 1 397 413.
  • a garment identification tally removably mounted on a coat hanger said tally being generally in the form of a right cylinder, the wall or walls of which surround a hollow space, and the head of which is provided with an axial hole, through which the hook of the hanger passes, wherein the generated wall or walls of the cylinder are provided with a plurality of identification markings arranged side by side around the axis of the cylinder in such a way that at least one of said marking is visible from any angular position around said axis, and wherein the axial hole is so dimensioned in relation to the hook of the hanger that the tally rests on the shoulder of the hanger without tilting.
  • a tally in accordance with the said Patent specification is fitted on to a coat hanger by passing the free end of the coat hanger hook through the axial hole in the tally and manoeuvring the tally round the bends in the hook until it rests on the shoulder of the hanger. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fitment which does not need to be or, in certain cases indeed, cannot be, threaded on to the hook.
  • the present invention consists in a fitment for mounting on a coat hanger, said fitment being generally in the form of a right cylinder having a head and consisting of two portions hingedly connected one to the other along a hinge axis located in the, or a, generated wall of the cylinder, wherein each portion of the said head is provided with a recess adapted, when the two hinged portions are adjacent to one another, to form an axial hole and wherein locking means are provided to maintain said hinged portions adjacent to one another, with the hook of the hanger passing through said axial hole.
  • One embodiment of the invention is used as a garment identification tally.
  • the generated wall, or walls, of the cylinder is, or are, provided with a plurality of identification markings arranged side by said around the axis of the cylinder normally in such a way that at least one of said markings is visible from any angular position around said axis.
  • identification markings may be provided, or assisted, by colour coding of the material of which the tally is made.
  • the right cylinder may have a base as well as a head and, in this case, each portion of said base, as well as each portion of the head, is provided with a substantially semi-circular recess adapted, when the two hinged portions are adjacent to one another, to form an axial hole through which the hook of the coat hanger can pass.
  • the fitment may also be provided with an intermediate platform located mid-way between said head and said base.
  • each portion of the platform is also provided with a semi-circular recess and, when the two hinged portions of the tally are adjacent to one another, the two semi-circular recesses in the platform form an axial hole similar to the axial holes in the head and the base.
  • the right cylinder has no base.
  • the intermediate platform consists of two portions, each of which is provided with a recess arranged so that, when the two hinged portions are adjacent to one another, the two recesses in the platform form a hole, coaxial with the hole in the head.
  • the fitment should not be removable from the hook of the hanger without being destroyed in the process. This is particularly the case when the fitment is used as a garment identification tally. In certain uses of the tally it may suffer from the disadvantage that it can be removed from the hook of the hanger by children, staff or anyone else who cares to tamper with it. Thus, in this case, the tally is designed so that it cannot be manoeuvred round the bends in the hook, and the locking means are arranged so that, once they have been engaged, they cannot be disengaged without destroying the fitment.
  • the locking means are modified in such a way that the two hinged portions can be separated, if so desired, although they are normally held sufficiently firmly together to retain the fitment on the hook of the hanger.
  • the base and the intermediate platform are omitted, it is possible to remove the fitment by manoeuvring it round the bends in the hook.
  • fitments in accordance with the invention are not limited to that particular use.
  • a fitment in accordance with the present invention may be used solely to provide adequate separation between adjacent coat hangers on a garment rail.
  • each hole in the head, and also of the holes in the base and the intermediate platform when provided is substantially equal to the diameter of the hook of the hanger with which the tally is to be used, so that once the two portions of the tally have been locked into their adjacent position the tally grips the hook firmly.
  • a tally in accordance with the invention is made of synthetic resin material, for example polypropylene.
  • synthetic resin material enables the hinge between the two portions to consist of a thin web of the same material so that the two portions can be moulded in a single operation.
  • the locking means may comprise a pin projecting from one portion and a recess provided in the other portion.
  • the pin may be held in the recess solely because it is a friction fit, but preferably the free end of the pin is provided with a barb, or the like, which engages in a slot in the recess so that, once the shoulders of the barb have engaged in the slot, the two portions cannot be separated without breaking the barb or the pin.
  • the head and the base of the tally are circular, and each of the two portions is semi-circular.
  • a tally in accordance with the invention which is designed so that, once it has been fitted on to a hanger, it cannot be removed therefrom without being destroyed, is particularly suitable for use with disposable hangers, i.e. hangers which are given away with the garment which is displayed thereon in a shop or the like.
  • disposable hangers i.e. hangers which are given away with the garment which is displayed thereon in a shop or the like.
  • One way at the present time of marking disposable hangers is to attach an adhesive label thereto.
  • a tally in accordance with the invention is easier to apply to a hanger than an adhesive label and, in addition, it is a better visual aid for the customer than an adhesive label.
  • a tally in accordance with the invention is located above the garment on the hanger, whereas the adhesive label may be obscured by the collar of the garment.
  • the body consists of two generally semi-circular portions 1 and 2.
  • the portion 1 has a semi-circular head 3, a semi-circular base 4 and a semi-circular intermediate platform 5.
  • the portion.2 has a semi-circular head 6, a semi-circular base 7 and a semi-circular intermediate platform 8.
  • Each of the heads, bases and intermediate platforms is provided with a semi-circular recess, of which two are indicated at 9 and 10.
  • the two portions 1 and 2 are interconnected by a web 11 which constitutes a hinge. Further, the intermediate platform 5 is provided with a projecting pin 12, and the intermediate platform 8 is provided with a recess 13.
  • each of the portions 1 and 2 is provided with two identification markings, of which two can be seen at 16 and 17.
  • the free end of the pin 12 is generally conical, and forms a barb 18 having a shoulder 19.
  • the shoulder 19 is retained in a slot 20.
  • the modified locking means illustrated in Figure 5 again consists basically of a recess 13 in the portion 2 and a projecting pin 12 forming part of the portion 1.
  • the diameter of the pin 12 is less than the diameter of the recess 13 except that the pin 12 is provided with an enlarged portion 21, while the recess 13 is provided with a portion of reduced diameter 22.
  • the edges of the portions 21 and 22 are curved so that the pin 12 can readily be pushed into the recess 13 so that the enlarged portion 21 passes the portion 22. In this position (which is illustrated in Figure 3) the two hinged portions of the fitment are held securely together.
  • the two hinged portions can be separated if sufficient force is applied thereto without damaging the fitment, and in particular without breaking the pin 12 away from the portion 1.
  • the fitment can readily be removed from one coat hanger and clipped on to another hanger.
  • the head and base may have any desired shape.
  • the head and base may be square, and in this case the hinge is preferably provided in one of the corners of the squares so that the two portions of the head and the base will be in the form of isosceles triangles.
  • the invention has also been illustrated in connection with a tally having a base and an intermediate platform as well as a head.
  • a base and an intermediate platform as well as a head.
  • the base or the intermediate platform, or the base and the intermediate platform may be omitted in certain embodiments of the invention.

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EP84302883A 1983-05-04 1984-04-30 Dispositif de marque pour être fixé à des cintres Ceased EP0127331A3 (fr)

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GB8312138 1983-05-04
GB838312138A GB8312138D0 (en) 1983-05-04 1983-05-04 Garment identification tallies
GB838318028A GB8318028D0 (en) 1983-07-02 1983-07-02 Fitments for mounting on coat hangers
GB8318028 1983-07-02

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EP0127331A2 true EP0127331A2 (fr) 1984-12-05
EP0127331A3 EP0127331A3 (fr) 1986-01-02

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2722601A1 (fr) * 1994-07-13 1996-01-19 Morplan Dispositif d'identification notamment pour vetemenents

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1397413A (en) * 1971-12-09 1975-06-11 Morrish & Co Garment identification tallies
GB1439985A (en) * 1972-09-29 1976-06-16 Modern Modell Ab Identification devices
DE2636975A1 (de) * 1975-11-17 1977-05-18 Geb Lewis Josephine Slavin Identifizierungskennzeichen
DE3041747A1 (de) * 1980-11-05 1982-05-13 Helmut Dr. 2057 Reinbek Gantz Markierungstraeger auf dem haken eines kleiderbuegels

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1397413A (en) * 1971-12-09 1975-06-11 Morrish & Co Garment identification tallies
GB1439985A (en) * 1972-09-29 1976-06-16 Modern Modell Ab Identification devices
DE2636975A1 (de) * 1975-11-17 1977-05-18 Geb Lewis Josephine Slavin Identifizierungskennzeichen
DE3041747A1 (de) * 1980-11-05 1982-05-13 Helmut Dr. 2057 Reinbek Gantz Markierungstraeger auf dem haken eines kleiderbuegels

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2722601A1 (fr) * 1994-07-13 1996-01-19 Morplan Dispositif d'identification notamment pour vetemenents

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