EP0519781A1 - Universal-Kleiderbügel - Google Patents

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EP0519781A1
EP0519781A1 EP92401562A EP92401562A EP0519781A1 EP 0519781 A1 EP0519781 A1 EP 0519781A1 EP 92401562 A EP92401562 A EP 92401562A EP 92401562 A EP92401562 A EP 92401562A EP 0519781 A1 EP0519781 A1 EP 0519781A1
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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
    • A47G25/62—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type
    • A47G25/621—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type for stretching or tensioning trouser leg ends or the trouser skirt waistband comprising gripping members being urged apart
    • A47G25/625—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type for stretching or tensioning trouser leg ends or the trouser skirt waistband comprising gripping members being urged apart the gripping members being provided on resilient arms
    • 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

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  • the subject of the present invention is a universal hanger comprising a fastening member comprising a rod provided, at one of its ends, with a stop and, at the other end, with a fastening head and comprising a clothing support member as well as means such as tie rods capable of exerting traction on the support member on either side of the fastening member.
  • hanger systems for hanging clothes. They can be divided into two main groups. On the one hand, there are simple hangers intended for jackets, shirts, coats or other clothing of the same type. These hangers are generally rigid and not very deformable. The most common models are made of metal wire, possibly sheathed in plastic, or in hard molded plastic, or in wood with a metal hook. They have the advantage of being easy to build and assemble and inexpensive, but are unsuitable for presentation or storage in clothing cabinets such as pants, knickers, skirts and the like.
  • More elaborate models have been designed for this purpose.
  • devices intended to pinch the bottom of the pants There are, for example, devices intended to pinch the bottom of the pants.
  • An elaborate system of clips holds two wooden bars against each other, between which the bottom of a pair of pants is wedged. These bars can be moved apart by moving the hanger hook.
  • Another system consists of a bar provided with a hook, on which are mounted two clips resembling clothespins. These two clamps can be moved manually along the bar, to adapt to different widths of clothes.
  • This system is everything particularly intended for the presentation of clothing for sale.
  • Yet another system consists of two telescopic rods mounted with a spring which tends to spread them apart. Two clothespin-type clips are mounted at each free end of each rod; once hung, this system keeps a garment in a stretched position pleasing to the eye.
  • hangers formed by two blades in an arc of approximately equal dimensions, joined together at their ends by approximately vertical uprights comprising, on their external face, ribbed zones ensuring non-slip contact with the garment and the attachment head of which is connected to the upper blade by means of two tie rods arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the attachment head. These hangers are intended to essentially support a single size of clothing and therefore do not constitute a universal hanger.
  • the present invention relates to a universal hanger which overcomes these drawbacks of the prior art, while being of a particularly simple and inexpensive construction.
  • the present invention relates to a universal hanger of the aforementioned type in which the stop is supported on the support member and in which the free ends of said tie rods slide freely around the rod.
  • the support member consists of two blades connected at their ends, the rod of the hooking member passing through the blade and the tie rods being made of the two parts of the blade located on either side of the rod passage.
  • the stop is fixed to the support member by clipping.
  • the hanger comprises pads arranged at the ends of the support member and intended to be brought into contact with the clothes to be hung. It also includes anti-lift tabs arranged on the pads. The hanger also includes means for acting on the tie rods.
  • the hooking and support members are made of elastic molded plastic.
  • the rod has graduations corresponding to the various sizes of garment that said hanger can support.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hanger according to the invention. It is made of elastic plastic, for example polypropylene. It comprises an attachment member 1 of elongated shape. The latter has at one end a hooking head 2; its central part in the form of a rod 3 connects this attachment head 2 to a stop 4.
  • the hanger according to the invention further comprises a support member 5 intended to support the clothes.
  • the support member 5 consists of a piece of molded plastic of elongated shape, having at each of its ends pads 6, 7 intended to come into contact with the garment to be hung .
  • the central part of the support member 5 is split into two substantially parallel blades 8 and 9, the ends of which meet to form the pads 6 and 7.
  • the rod 3 of the attachment member 1 slides freely in the blade upper 9, and its stop 4 is fixed to the lower blade 8, for example by clipping. In this way, the attachment member 1 is free to rotate about the axis of the rod 3 relative to the support member 5.
  • the rod 3 through the blade 9 are arranged two organs 10 and 11 allowing to easily exert an action on the blade 9, so as to move it away from the blade 8.
  • FIG 2 is a perspective view of the hanger according to the invention, shown in Figure 1, on which a user exerts an action.
  • the user exerts an action on the attachment member 1 and on the support member 5.
  • he moves the blade 9 along the rod 3 of the attachment member 1.
  • it can for example place the index and middle finger of one hand under organs 11 and 10, while pressing with the thumb of the same hand on the end of the rod 3 connected to the attachment head 2.
  • the action of the user has the effect of spreading the blades 8 and 9 at the level of the rod 3.
  • the two halves of the blade 9 play the role of tie rods which make it possible to modify the shape of the support member 5, and in particular the spacing of the pads 6, 7.
  • the rod 3 of the hooking member 1 is provided with graduations, which make it possible to measure the width separating the two pads 6, 7, by reading the graduation appearing at the passage of the rod 3 in the upper blade 9. It is possible to graduate the rod 3 by clothing size.
  • a simple vision of the hanger wearing a garment - for example a skirt or pants suspended by its belt - allows to know the size of this garment, without the need to search for a label.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 We will now describe the use of a hanger according to the invention, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the hanger At rest, the hanger is in the state shown in Figure 1, and the spacing between the pads 6, 7 is maximum. Consequently, the blade 9 is close to the blade 8.
  • the user wishes to hang a skirt on the hanger, he takes it in one hand, as shown in FIG. 2, and thanks to the two members 10 and 11, he moves the blade 9 along the rod 3. This has the effect of bringing the two pads 6 and 7 together. All that remains is to introduce the pads 6 and 7 into the belt of the skirt, then let the blade 9 descend along the rod 3 towards the stop 4. The pads 6 and 7 then move away from each other until the belt of the skirt is kept taut. This can then be hung on a rod by the hanging head 2, and has a pleasant appearance suitable for sale, or for preservation in the state in a cabinet.
  • a reverse approach also makes it easy to unhook the garment from the hanger.
  • the hanger according to the invention does not only have the advantage described above of simple and rapid use: it is moreover self-locking, that is to say it intrinsically adapts to the weight of the clothes, and in the case of a heavy garment, maintaining it with greater force. But if the hanging garment is light, the hanger according to the invention does not exert on it a significant force which could damage it. Indeed, the weight of a garment suspended from such a hanger exerts an action on the pads 6, 7, which tends to cause them to descend, that is to say to lower the tie rods which constitute the blade 9 towards the stop 4. Consequently, the distance separating the two pads 6, 7 tends to increase, which holds the garment with more force. Thus, the force exerted on a light garment depends only on the elasticity of the hanger, and therefore will not damage it, while a heavy and solid garment will be maintained with more force.
  • the hanger according to the invention is not only easy to use and self-locking, but also simple to produce and assemble.
  • the parts which compose it can be molded in simple and inexpensive molds, for example with side mold release.
  • the assembly essentially comprises the step which consists in passing the rod 3 from the member hooking 1 through the blade 9, to fix the stop 4 to the blade 8. If a clip is used as a stop system, this step is quick, can be carried out easily with great reliability and is susceptible to be automated easily.
  • FIG 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a hanger according to the invention. Parts similar to those described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 are designated by the same numbers and are not described again.
  • the support member 5 is made of injected polypropylene with lateral mold release. It comprises a blade 8, the ends of which form pads 6, 7 intended to come into contact with the clothing. In the middle, the blade 8 can receive the stop 4 of the hooking member 1.
  • Two tie rods 12 and 13 are fixed by one of their ends, halfway between the middle of the blade 8 and the pads 6 respectively. and 7.
  • the free end of the tie rods 12, 13 is connected to a connecting piece 14 crossed by the rod 3 of the attachment member 1.
  • the joints between the tie rods and the part 8 on the one hand, and between the tie rods and the part 14 on the other hand, are produced during the molding of the support member 5, while providing narrowing.
  • Under the part 14, are arranged two recesses 10 and 11 on each side of the rod 3 in which the user can place his index and middle finger to modify the size of the hanger.
  • the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3 is particularly suitable for clothing stores: on the attachment member 1 between the attachment head 2 and the rod 3 is provided a free space 15 can receive information advertising, in the form of a sticker or by molding. It is thus possible to envisage personalization of the hangers during manufacture, by mounting different hooking members 1 on identical support members 5.
  • the pads 6, 7 intended to come into contact with the garment have ribs 16 as well as a grainy surface, which prevents the garment hanging from sliding up or falling from the hanger.
  • These tabs 17 can be molded at the same time as the support member 5, or even be assembled on this member. In this case, they can take specific forms and, for example, serve as an advertising medium.
  • the hanger in FIG. 3 also has stiffness ribs 18, as well as locking ribs 19. These are arranged between the part 8 and the tie rods 12 and 13 and keep the connecting part 14 spaced from the part 8, to facilitate the use of the hanger. Their size makes it possible to define the maximum distance between the pads 6, 7.
  • the rod 3 has a rectangular section and therefore does not allow the rotation of the fastening member 1 relative to the support member 5, which guarantees the correct orientation of a garment hanging in a wardrobe or on a sales shelf.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a hanger according to the invention. Parts similar to those described with reference to the preceding figures are designated by the same numbers and are not described again.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 4 is essentially similar to that described in Figures 1 and 2, but the two members 10 and 11 for easily adapting the size of the hanger are arranged between the blade 8 and the blade 9.
  • the figure 4 also shows the hand of an operator using the hanger shown. The operator's thumb rests on the attachment head of the attachment member 1, while its index finger and major are respectively in contact with the members 11 and 10, that is to say between the blades 8 and 9.
  • the operator exerts on the blades 8 and 9 an action which deforms the hanger to adapt it to a size of garment. so that a user can always slide his index and middle finger between the two blades 8 and 9, in contact with the members 10 and 11, the blade 9 has, in the vicinity of the passage of the rod 3, a U shape, which prevents contact complete of the two blades and constitutes the members 10 and 11.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of a hanger according to the invention. Parts similar to those described with reference to the preceding figures are designated by the same numbers and are not described again.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 5 differs from the embodiments described with reference to the preceding figures by the position of the members 10 and 11, and by the mode of use of the hanger.
  • the members 10 and 11 are arranged on the upper face of the blade 9, as in the embodiment described in FIG. 1. But they are not located in the vicinity of the passage of the rod 3 through the rod 9. On the contrary , the member 10 is located substantially at equal distance from the shoe 6 and the passage of the rod 3 through the blade 9. Similarly, the member 11 is located at approximately equal distance from the shoe 7 and the passage of the rod 3 through the blade 9.
  • the operation of the hanger is as follows: a user holds the hanger as shown in FIG. 5, ie with the thumb in contact with the member 10 and another finger in contact with the member 11. This other finger can for example be his middle finger or his index finger. The user squeezes these two fingers to bring the ends of the hanger closer, engages the garment and then releases the hanger.
  • the members 10 and 11 may be more or less close to the passage of the rod 3 through the blade 9, depending on the size of the hands of the potential users of the hanger.
  • the difference with the operation of the hangers described in FIGS. 1 to 4 is that the user does not have direct contact with the attachment member 1.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a hanger according to the invention.
  • the bodies similar to those described with reference to the preceding figures are designated by the same numbers and are not described again.
  • the blade 8 has ribs, substantially between its middle and the pad 6 on the one hand, and between its middle and the pad 7 on the other hand.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of a last embodiment of a hanger according to the invention.
  • the hanger of Figure 7 is substantially identical to those of the previous figures, but the fastening member has a fastening head having a flat surface intended to serve as an advertising medium.
  • the hanger according to the invention makes it possible to hang pants easily by their lower part, by letting them hang over their entire height. It suffices that the pads 6, 7 each have two rods parallel to the rod 3 and extending downward. By introducing such a hanger in the case of the legs of pants, one can easily hang it while keeping its folds.
  • a variant of the hanger described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 can be produced in the following manner: the hooking member 1 is modified so that the rod 3 has a central cavity in which a piston can slide.
  • the rod 3 of the hooking member is assembled in force in the upper blade 9, which has the effect of binding the hooking member to the blade 9.
  • the stop 4 of the attachment member 1 can be fixed to the part 8 of the support member 5, for example by clipping. But it is also possible not to link the stop 4 to the blade 8, and to simply provide a means preventing the rod 3 from completely coming out of the blade 9 or of the connecting piece 14. For example, one could modify by crushing the section of the rod 3 in the vicinity of the stop, after having introduced it through the blade 9 or the connecting piece 14. It could alternatively be provided with a ring of diameter greater than that of the hole made in the blade 9 or the connecting piece 14.
  • the hangers according to the invention described with reference to Figures 1 to 6 have the common property of using the elasticity of the material constituting them to keep the clothes they support taut. It is possible, in fact, to use them to make any type of elastic material and, in particular, easily moldable plastics such as polypropylene.

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DE9410806U1 (de) * 1994-07-06 1994-09-01 Coronet Kunststoffwerk Gmbh Kleiderbügel
US7182232B2 (en) 2004-06-25 2007-02-27 Gha Brands Limited Adjustable drop loop garment hanger
WO2011163503A2 (en) * 2010-06-24 2011-12-29 Casey Mcclellam Collapsible hanger

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US2259692A (en) * 1940-02-19 1941-10-21 Hegedus Emery Automatic self-adjusting trousers hanger and creaser
US2528788A (en) * 1949-04-16 1950-11-07 Rowan Lee Co Skirt hanger
US2612301A (en) * 1950-07-21 1952-09-30 Samuel L Rubin Skirt hanger
US2656078A (en) * 1951-10-29 1953-10-20 Ambrosino John Skirt hanger
US2977032A (en) * 1959-07-13 1961-03-28 Frank C Metzner Trousers hanger
US3262617A (en) * 1965-03-09 1966-07-26 Harry S Mcdonald Combined hanger and stretcher for trousers and slacks
DE2555915A1 (de) * 1975-12-12 1977-06-16 Leifheit International Spanner fuer hosen, roecke oder dergleichen
FR2414896A1 (fr) * 1978-01-23 1979-08-17 Hazenveld Martin Cintre a vetements
EP0390266A1 (de) * 1989-03-23 1990-10-03 Martin Gerard Hazenveld Kleiderbügel oder ähnliches

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US2259692A (en) * 1940-02-19 1941-10-21 Hegedus Emery Automatic self-adjusting trousers hanger and creaser
US2528788A (en) * 1949-04-16 1950-11-07 Rowan Lee Co Skirt hanger
US2612301A (en) * 1950-07-21 1952-09-30 Samuel L Rubin Skirt hanger
US2656078A (en) * 1951-10-29 1953-10-20 Ambrosino John Skirt hanger
US2977032A (en) * 1959-07-13 1961-03-28 Frank C Metzner Trousers hanger
US3262617A (en) * 1965-03-09 1966-07-26 Harry S Mcdonald Combined hanger and stretcher for trousers and slacks
DE2555915A1 (de) * 1975-12-12 1977-06-16 Leifheit International Spanner fuer hosen, roecke oder dergleichen
FR2414896A1 (fr) * 1978-01-23 1979-08-17 Hazenveld Martin Cintre a vetements
EP0390266A1 (de) * 1989-03-23 1990-10-03 Martin Gerard Hazenveld Kleiderbügel oder ähnliches

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE9410806U1 (de) * 1994-07-06 1994-09-01 Coronet Kunststoffwerk Gmbh Kleiderbügel
US7182232B2 (en) 2004-06-25 2007-02-27 Gha Brands Limited Adjustable drop loop garment hanger
WO2011163503A2 (en) * 2010-06-24 2011-12-29 Casey Mcclellam Collapsible hanger
WO2011163503A3 (en) * 2010-06-24 2012-04-19 Casey Mcclellam Collapsible hanger

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