US20040256425A1 - Hanger for clothing made of plastic with reinforced rigidity - Google Patents

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US20040256425A1
US20040256425A1 US10/797,181 US79718104A US2004256425A1 US 20040256425 A1 US20040256425 A1 US 20040256425A1 US 79718104 A US79718104 A US 79718104A US 2004256425 A1 US2004256425 A1 US 2004256425A1
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Bertrand Barre
Xavier Gibert
Francis Lepage
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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
    • A47G25/28—Hangers characterised by their shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
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  • the present invention relates to a hanger for clothing made of injection-molded plastic.
  • the invention relates to hangers that can hold at least one item of clothing for display on a store clothes rail or for hanging in the home of the wearer of the clothing.
  • the injection-molded plastic hangers that are currently available comprise:
  • a hanging hook for hanging said hanger from a support external to the hanger and which comprises a head and a base,
  • a carrying body for supporting at least one item of clothing comprising at least a first and a second arm that extend substantially in the same longitudinal direction, but with opposite orientations, the hook and the two arms being made overall as one piece defining substantially the same plane,
  • each of the first and second arms comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the distal ends of the two arms being joined directly to the base of the hook by branching, and
  • the first and second arms and the hook having a hollow section comprising at least one end wall and two legs that are oriented substantially transversely to the plane of the hanger.
  • hangers of the above type have the drawback that they frequently break, or that they become deformed when an item of clothing that is too heavy is hung on them.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to propose a novel hanger for clothing made of injection-molded plastic that overcomes the abovementioned drawbacks, having a reinforced structure that does not cause deformation of the clothing that is to be hung. Furthermore, the present invention aims to propose a hanger having a good rigidity/weight ratio, such that the structure does not become deformed in a particular direction under the weight of the clothing. The present invention also aims to provide a hanger of improved esthetic appearance, so that the user can use the hanger indiscriminately by the front face or by the rear face.
  • the hook has the same hollow cross section as the first and second arms, i.e. comprising an end wall and two legs, and
  • the hollow cross section of the hook is joined to the two distal ends of the two arms, respectively, in a continuous manner, by branching, i.e. directly by dividing into two branches, with continuity of material and of cross section with the abovementioned two distal ends respectively.
  • This arrangement ensures a strong link between, on the one hand, the hanging hook and, on the other hand, the hanger's carrying body, without compromising the quantity of plastic used or the production of the hanger by injection-molding plastic.
  • the hanger have a section of reinforced structure having a good rigidity/weight compromise, but also a section whose shape does not cause deformation of the clothing that is hung on said hanger.
  • the non-angular shape of the hollow section comprises a shape chosen from among oval, round or rounded-square shapes.
  • the dimension of the section varies without interruption in a first direction, lying in the plane of the hanger, and/or in a second direction running in a direction transverse to the plane of the hanger, such that the hanger has a reinforced or greater section in the areas subjected to higher stresses.
  • the hollow section also has two wings each extending from one of the legs so as to define a W, such that the hanger comprises a front face with one groove and a rear face with two grooves.
  • This W section extends continuously along the hook and the arms of the hanger, including in the area where the distal ends of the arms join the base of the hanger.
  • the wings have a concave face on the side facing the legs of the section.
  • the hanger further comprises a transverse bar running between the proximal ends of the arms, made as one piece with these arms.
  • the hanger preferably also has a rib linking the first and second arms, near their distal ends.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hanger according to the present invention, seen from its front face.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rear face of the hanger of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views on lines III-III and IV-IV of the hanger shown in FIG. 2.
  • the hanger 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is designed to carry clothes and is made, as a single piece, of injection-molded plastic. It comprises, as is known, a hanging hook 2 for hanging the hanger from an external support, and a carrying body 3 designed to carry at least one item of clothing and made as one piece with the hanging hook 2 .
  • the hanging hook 2 comprises, as is usual, a head 4 extended by a base 5 .
  • the hook forms an open loop for retaining the hanger securely on a support bar (not shown)
  • the carrying body 3 has a first arm 7 and a second arm 8 , lying in the same plane, in one longitudinal direction but with opposite orientations.
  • the two arms 7 , 8 and the hook 2 are in the same plane, hereinafter called the hanger plane, and are made as one piece.
  • Each of the two arms 7 , 8 extends over a certain length in said plane between a distal end, denoted 9 , 11 respectively, and a proximal end, denoted 10 , 12 respectively.
  • the arms 7 and 8 are joined directly to the base 5 of the hook 2 so that their distal ends 9 and 11 form, with the base 5 , a Y-shaped branching.
  • All of the constituent parts of the hanger i.e. both the hook 2 and the two arms 7 , 8 , have the same hollow section (cross section, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the hanger), such that they each have (FIGS. 3 and 4) at least one end wall 15 and two legs 16 , 17 extending from this end wall 15 .
  • the hollow shape is open substantially transversely to the hanger plane, such that the two legs 16 and 17 extend substantially transversely to this plane.
  • the hollow section opens out either on the front face 21 of the hanger, or on the rear face 22 of said hanger.
  • the hollow section of the hanger 1 comprises two other wings 18 and 19 , each extending from one of the legs 16 , 17 , forming returns.
  • the hollow section thus defined is in the shape of a W.
  • the front face 21 of the hanger 1 therefore has one groove 23 , while the rear face 22 of this hanger has two grooves 24 , 25 .
  • the hollow shape extends continuously over all of the constituent parts of the hanger 1 , including the part where the distal ends 9 , 11 of the arms 7 , 8 join the base 5 of the hook 2 .
  • the groove 23 runs continuously over one face of the hanger, along the whole developed length of the hanger, while the two grooves 24 and 25 also run, on the other face of the hanger, along the whole length of said hanger.
  • the section is inscribed within a non-angular shape, chosen from among oval, round or rounded-square shapes.
  • the wings 18 and 19 have, at least on the outside of the W section, a rounded shape which is concave on the side facing the legs 16 and 17 of said section.
  • the item of clothing intended to be hung on this hanger rests on one of the wings 18 or 19 , in the present case on the wing 19 , without being deformed owing to the shape of said wing, since the latter is of rounded shape.
  • the dimensions of the W section vary without interruption so that the hanger has a cross section that is reinforced or greater in areas of this hanger that are subjected to the highest stresses.
  • the section of the arms 7 and 8 in their middle part, may therefore be bigger than the section of the rest of the arms.
  • the dimensions increase in a first direction lying in the plane of said hanger, and/or in a second direction running in a direction transverse to said plane.
  • the hanger may have areas of increased height and/or width.
  • front 21 and rear 22 faces may also be considered to be the rear and front faces, respectively.
  • the structure of the hanger according to the present invention means that it can be used indiscriminately by one or other of its faces.
  • the end wall 15 forms a hollow on one of the faces, whereas it is a solid part on the other face.
  • the areas where the legs 15 , 16 join the returns 18 , 19 are solid parts on one of the faces, whereas they form grooves 24 , 25 on the other face.
  • the wing 18 is made as one piece with reliefs 29 . These reliefs increase the capacity for retaining the clothing supported by the arms. When referring to the arms, this wing 18 may be considered to be the upper wing of the section, since it comes into contact with the clothing. Its concave shape helps prevent damage to the clothing supported by the hanger 1 .
  • the proximal ends 10 , 12 of the two arms 7 , 8 are curved toward one another so as to be integral with a transverse bar 30 .
  • This bar is designed to carry a pair of pants, for example, and has the same section as the other constituent parts of the hanger described above.
  • the dimensions of the section of the curved ends are also increased in the direction transverse to the hanger plane.
  • the hanger 1 has a rib 31 linking the first and second arms 7 , 8 , near their distal ends 9 , 11 . Together with the distal ends 9 , 11 of the arms, this rib 31 defines an oblong shape, delimiting a window 32 .
  • the rib is flat, for example.
  • the section of this rib is identical to that of the hook 2 and the arms 7 , 8 .
  • the shape of each of the arms 7 , 8 is interrupted in the area where it joins the rib 31 , to further improve the mechanical properties of the hanger.

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