US1977167A

US1977167A - Garment hanger hood

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Publication number: US1977167A
Application number: US677808A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bloom Benjamin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-06-27
Filing date: 1933-06-27
Publication date: 1934-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 1951-10-16

Description

Oct. 16, 1934. B, BLOOM 1,977,167.

GARMENT HANGER noon Filed June 27, 1935 INVENTOR Egg hm)? 5/000? M Kim ATTORNEY atenteci Oct. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application June 27, 1938, Serial No. 677,808

a 3 (llaimsi (Cl. 211-480) The purpose of thisv invention is to providea cover for garments on coat hangers in racks which will permit the garments to be readily removed, and which also provides an insecticide for protecting garments from moths or the like.

The invention is a comparatively light hood shaped to conform to the upper surfaces of gar.- ment hangers supported above the rod upon which the hangers are placed-and provided with a continuous hinged door at the front so that the hangers may readily be removed.

Garment racks of this type have normally been built in cabinets or in an open room, with one rack above or beside'another and garments sup ported on such racks are exposed to dust, or the like, and whereas temporary covers have been provided at night or when the racks are not in use, a permanent cover which permits the garment to be readily removed has not been used heretofore. H

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a cover for garment racks which may be supported from the and which is so constructed that the garments may readily be removed therefrom.

Another object is to provide a cover for racks for garments or the like which is spaced above the hangers so that the hangers may readily be raised and removed.

.Another object is to provide an .inclosure for the upper ends of garment racks having an insecticide therein for moth-proofing garments held therein.

A further object is to provide a hood for garment racks which may be used on any type of rack.

And a still further object is to provide a. cover for garment racks which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in View the invention embodies a cover formed of comparatively thin material shaped to correspond with the upper surface of garment hangers, spaced above said garment covers and the rod upon which they may be placed, a continuous hinged section in the front of said cover, and a container for an insecticide in said cover.

Other features and advantages of the inventicn will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a rack with a hood positioned thereon.

Figure 2 is a cross section thru the hood.

Figure 3 is a view showing an alternate design .ing the ends of the hood upon horizontal rod of the rack,v

in which the hood is usedwith a complete inclosure.

Figure 4 is a detail showing a method of mountthe horizontal rod of the-rack. V .9 Figure 5 is a similar View showing an alternate design in which the ends of the hood extend over means for supporting the rod.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a section thru a portion of the hood taken on approximately lines 6-6 of Figure 2.- v i In the drawing the device is shown as'it would be made wherein numeral 1 indicates the hood,

numeral 2 the closure, and numeral 3 the horizontal rod upon which the hood and garment hangersv are supported.

In the design shown the hood 1 is made of thin metal and this is curved to conform to the upper surface of the garment hangers and rod upon which they are supported. It will be understood;

however, that this hood may be made of any material and may be of any shape. The hood shown is formed with acentral portion 4 that extends upward above the rod 3 and is supported therefrom by a member 5 that may be threaded on the rod thru a hub 6 and threads '7 on the rod. It will be understood, however, that this member may be placed upon the rod in any manner and may be held in position thereon by any means. The curvature of the outer surface of. the member 5 conforms to that of the inner surface of the hood 1 and it will be noted thatthe hood may be held thereto by countersunk screws 8, as shown in Figure 2, or may rest freely thereo n, or may be held thereto by any manner or by any means. The closure 2 is provided in the front portion of the hood l and this is hinged to the hood with a continuous hinge 9 so that .it may readily be raised to provide free access to the garment hangers and to permit the hangers to be readily removed. This closure or door 2 may be provided at either side of the hood or in both sides and may extend the full length of the hood,

as shown, or may be of any length and may also be made in sections so that parts thereof may be raised independently without raising the full length of the hood. The ends of the hood may be closed by plates 10 and these may terminate at the edge of the hood, as shown in Figure 1, or may extend upward above the hood, as shown in Figure 6, or may terminate or extend to any point. The portion of the ends between the hinge 9 and the front edge may be provided with a flange 11 upon which the edges of the closure 2 may rest in order to support the closure at the ends.

This flange may or may not be used, as may be desired. At the rear of the hood is an extension 12 which extends downward along the rear edge and this extension is provided with a perforated pocket 13 in which an insecticide, germicide, or other disinfecting or deodorizing material may be placed. Similar pockets 14 may extend across the ends so that this material may be placed continuously around the back and ends of the hood. The pocket 13, or any means for holding camphor or an insecticide, germicide or disinfecting or deodorizing material may also be placed in the raised portion of the upper part of the hood above the rod 3 or at any point or points in-the hood. This pocketmay also be constructed in such a manner that the perforationsor openings therein may be closed, or sealedand opened when desired, or any means may be provided for cover ing or sealing these openings or perforations when the device is being shipped, or in the warehouse, or when not in use. It will be understood that any other means may be used for holding or providing an insecticide orsimilarsubstance.

The rod 3 maybe a pipe or tubeor may be of any material or shape, and this is supported in the stands 15 which may be of any'type or design and which may be made of any material. In the design shown these stands are formed with vertical rods supported in brackets and-at the upper ends of the rods'are sockets16-into which the ends of the horizontal rod 3 may be screwed.- It will be understood, however, that the rod 3 may be mounted in the stands 15 by'any other manner, or by any'other means. The upper ends of the stands may extend upward, as shown in Figure 4, and these may be madei'n any design or may be providedwith ornaments of any type or description. T

It will also be understood that the rod' 3 may be mounted in sockets as in a wall or in the-ends of cabinets or the like, and the cabinetsmay be of any type or design or arranged in any manner. The cabinets may be provided, as shown in Figure 3', with one above the other and the openings at the front may be covered with removable panels '17, which may be inserted in the cabinets at night or when they are not in use. It will be under stood, however, that the closure may-be used with racks, cabinets, or devices of any other nature or description. In the design shown in Figure 3 the forward edges of the covers are hinged,as shown in Figure 2, however, it will be understood that these hinges may be located at any point or points and also that the doors or openings may be of any type or description. It will; also be understood that the device may be used in combination with racks, as shown in Figure 1, arranged one above the other, as shown in Figure 3, a'nd these racks may also be positioned with one besidethe other, or arrangedin any manner. V

The hood may also be formed so that the lower edges may extend downward to any desired point and these may be of any shape or design. It will also be understood that although the device is shown as one continuous member, it may be made in sections and the sections may be assembled to form a hood of any length, and any number of sections may be used to form one hood.

In the design shown in Figure 4 the hub 6 is placed inside of the stands 15 so that th ends of the cover will be located inside of the e ds of the stand, as shown in Figure 1, however, it will be understood that the ends of the cover may be located upon theends of the stand, as shown in Figure 5, or the ends maybe located at any point or points and arranged in any manner.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the use of a hood of any other type or design, closure at the shape, another another may be in the use of a front. of the hood of any other may be in the use of any other .means'for mounting the closure to the hood, an-

other may be in the use of other means for supporting the hood, and still'an'othermay be in the use of other mean'sfor providing an insecticide'in the closure. 7 v i The construction will bereadily. understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may be provided,.as shown and described, and it will be understood that garments may be placed upon the rack, as shown in Figure 1, and when it is desired todisplay or remove the-garments, the closure 2 may readily be raised and the gar.- ment hangers may be raised above the rod 3 and readily removed. After the garment has been removed or replaced the closure may again be lowered and the garments on the rack will be protected from dust orthe like and as the insecticide will circulate thruout the hood, the garments willalso be protected from moth or other insects.

It will be understood that the hood, ends and stands or supports may be attached or held together in any other manner or by any means, and the ends may be provided in separate units or separate from the hood, or made integral therewith as may be desired.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz.

1.' The combination with a garmentrack comprising a rod upon which a plurality of garment hangers may be hung; of a hood positioned above said rod, spaced apart and supported therefrom by brackets and extending outward on both sides of the rod a suflicient distance to forma cover for garments hanging on said rod, said hoodhaving a continuous hinge extending longitudinally in one side thereof providing sections therein adapted to be raised above said hinge to display garments hanging thereunder..

' 2. A garment hanger hood as described in claim 1 in which the entire hood is made of thin stamped metal. r 3. A garment hanger hood as described in claim 1 having ends forming complete closures for the ends of the hood.

BENJAMIN BLooM.