US20060231516A1 - Add-on hook and rod assembly - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B61/00—Wardrobes
- A47B61/003—Details of garment-holders
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
- A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
- A47F5/0043—Show shelves
- A47F5/0068—Shelf extensions, e.g. fixed on price rail
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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
- A47G25/02—Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
- A47G25/06—Clothes hooks; Clothes racks; Garment-supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
- A47G25/0692—Details of rods for suspending clothes-hangers
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- the wooden add-on-rod with the slotted bottom, is pressed onto upward facing bend of the lower add-on hook.
- One-quarter inch of the add-on hook should be exposed at each end of the rod.
- This invention has two (2) small, individualy removable parts. The homeowner will find them easy to handle and install.
- the hook is “S” shaped with a small bend at the top, facing backward and downward; a stem extending downward vertically; a large foward-bend at the bottom ending upward to the tangent point; extending upward 1 ⁇ 4 inch parallel to the stem.
- the rod is 12 inches long is rounded on top and slotted the entire length of the rod on the bottom.
- two hooks are hung on the upper front transverse rod of the shelf spaced 12′′ apart; a rod is pressed onto the upward facing end of the hook, leaving 1 ⁇ 4′′ exposed at both ends; going in either direction, one rod and hook are added to provide any length without the use of fasteners. Garments do not have to be removed from their current placement until the installation is completed.
- the add-on hook is cut, to a length of 6.75 inches, from 1 ⁇ 8′′ ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2′′ cold rolled flat steel: the hook top is bent into half circle with a 3 ⁇ 8′′ dia. facing backward and downward; the stem goes vertically downward; the lower hook is bent forward and upward with a 11 ⁇ 4′′ dia.
- the add-on rod is made of maplewood; it is 1 ⁇ 2′′ wide, by 5 ⁇ 8′′ high by 12′′ long; has a rounded top; a slot 1 ⁇ 4′′ high by 1 ⁇ 8′′ wide that runs the entire length of the rod on the bottom; to assemble, two hooks are placed 12′′ aprart and a rod pressed onto the upward facing end of the hook, leaving a 1 ⁇ 4′′ exposed at each end; only one hook and one rod are required to go in either direction to make any length of continuous hanger rod.
- FIG. 1 Hanger hook; front view of upper bend, stem and lower bend
- FIG. 2 Hanger hook
- FIG. 3 Hanger hook; side view of hanger hook and rod assembled
- FIG. 4 Hanger rod; side view showing continuous slot
- FIG. 5 Hanger rod; end view
- FIG. 6 Hanger hook and rod assembly in perspective (shelving not a part of this invention)
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Abstract
This invention uses two small parts to make an easily assembled clothes hanger add-on attachment to be used in conjunction with wire shelves so as to allow uninterupted slidability of clothes hangers while retaining strength durability, low cost and ease of manufacture. The add-on hook and rod assembly is usable for both wide web and narrow web wire shelving. No fasteners are required. The existing hung garments do not have to be removed to install this system. Individual garments may be transferred after a completion.
Description
- In the past, closets were equiped with garment hanger rods made from wood dowels or galvanized pipe. A high percentage of todays shelving is wire—form welded aluminum which provides a longitudinal lower rod for hanging garments using a variety of hanger designs. There are two types of shelving: those where the transverse rods are bent at the front downward vertically and welded to a lower longitudinal rod. The spacing of the trans-verse rods vary by fabricators. Some are one inch and others are 12 inches in their spacing. The one inch space allows no slidability and the 12 inch improves that factor. This invention provides the maximum slidability by simply hanging the add-on hook with the small radius bend on the upper front longitudinal shelf rod every 12 inches. The wooden add-on-rod, with the slotted bottom, is pressed onto upward facing bend of the lower add-on hook. One-quarter inch of the add-on hook should be exposed at each end of the rod. By adding additional hooks and rods, a continuous slidable rod is created.
- This invention has two (2) small, individualy removable parts. The homeowner will find them easy to handle and install. The hook is “S” shaped with a small bend at the top, facing backward and downward; a stem extending downward vertically; a large foward-bend at the bottom ending upward to the tangent point; extending upward ¼ inch parallel to the stem. The rod is 12 inches long is rounded on top and slotted the entire length of the rod on the bottom. To assemble, two hooks are hung on the upper front transverse rod of the shelf spaced 12″ apart; a rod is pressed onto the upward facing end of the hook, leaving ¼″ exposed at both ends; going in either direction, one rod and hook are added to provide any length without the use of fasteners. Garments do not have to be removed from their current placement until the installation is completed.
- The add-on hook is cut, to a length of 6.75 inches, from ⅛″×½″ cold rolled flat steel: the hook top is bent into half circle with a ⅜″ dia. facing backward and downward; the stem goes vertically downward; the lower hook is bent forward and upward with a 1¼″ dia. to a half circle tangent point; extending upward ¼″ parallel to the stem of the hook; the add-on rod is made of maplewood; it is ½″ wide, by ⅝″ high by 12″ long; has a rounded top; a slot ¼″ high by ⅛″ wide that runs the entire length of the rod on the bottom; to assemble, two hooks are placed 12″ aprart and a rod pressed onto the upward facing end of the hook, leaving a ¼″ exposed at each end; only one hook and one rod are required to go in either direction to make any length of continuous hanger rod.
- FIELD OF SEARCH; 248/220.2., 222.2, 251,304,305.317,339,340, 211/90,94,105.1,106.123, 162,181.
- U.S. Patent Documents
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- U.S. Pat. No. D349,000 Rogers et al Jul. 26,1994
- U.S. Pat. No. D352,195 Rogers et al Nov. 8, 1994
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,750 Mason September 1991
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,350,072 Rogers et al September 1994
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,405,026 Lee et al Apr. 11, 1995
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,416 Remmers Jul. 2, 1996
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FIG. 1 Hanger hook; front view of upper bend, stem and lower bend -
FIG. 2 Hanger hook; side view -
FIG. 3 . Hanger hook; side view of hanger hook and rod assembled -
FIG. 4 . Hanger rod; side view showing continuous slot -
FIG. 5 Hanger rod; end view -
FIG. 6 Hanger hook and rod assembly in perspective (shelving not a part of this invention)
Claims (3)
1. An add-on hanger hook and rod assembly for independent attachment to the top front transverse wire of a wire shelf, the wire shelf having a plurality of horizontally spaced lateral wires attached to and traversed by the transverse wire, the assembly compriising:
an “S” shaped support hook;
the support comprised of an upper hook having a half circle bend facing backward and downward ;a stem vertically downward; a lower hook having a half ciircle bend facing forward and upward to the tangent point; extending a ¼″ parallel to the stem; the upper hook being removably positioned between adjacent lateral wires on the upper transverse rod of the wire shelf; two support hooks required to be placed for the first rod segment; one thereafter.
a maplewood rod:
the rod of only 12″ in length; rounded on top; slotted on the bottom; removably attached to the support hooks when pressed onto the upward facing end of the hooks.
2. Assembly of add-on system may be accomplished without removing the garments from their current hanging position.
3. Garments may, in most cases, be moved from the original rod to the add-on rod; most hangers today are flexible plastic or have swivel hooks.
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US10271650B2 (en) | 2015-10-19 | 2019-04-30 | The Invention Club, Llc | Support for wire shelf and method of use |
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US5405026A (en) * | 1993-11-01 | 1995-04-11 | Lee Rowan Company | Clothes hanger rod shelf attachment |
US5531416A (en) * | 1994-09-30 | 1996-07-02 | Clairson, Inc. | Continuous slide bracket |
US5758851A (en) * | 1996-05-07 | 1998-06-02 | Clairson, Inc. | Add-a-rod bracket assembly |
USD419344S (en) * | 1998-07-10 | 2000-01-25 | Combined closet shelf and hanger bar unit | |
USD455065S1 (en) * | 2000-09-29 | 2002-04-02 | Elfa International Ab | Hook for a string shelf |
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US5531416A (en) * | 1994-09-30 | 1996-07-02 | Clairson, Inc. | Continuous slide bracket |
US5758851A (en) * | 1996-05-07 | 1998-06-02 | Clairson, Inc. | Add-a-rod bracket assembly |
USD419344S (en) * | 1998-07-10 | 2000-01-25 | Combined closet shelf and hanger bar unit | |
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US11317744B2 (en) * | 2016-06-14 | 2022-05-03 | Glenn T Hathaway | Universal bracket mount for railings and fences |
US10021975B1 (en) * | 2016-10-27 | 2018-07-17 | Barbara B. Womble | Extendible support for hanging articles |
USD832682S1 (en) | 2017-06-06 | 2018-11-06 | The Invention Club, Llc | Hook support |
US10376059B1 (en) | 2019-01-15 | 2019-08-13 | The Invention Club, Llc | Support assembly for wire shelf and method of use |
US11311130B1 (en) | 2020-02-19 | 2022-04-26 | The Invention Club, Llc | Support assembly for wire shelf and method of use |
US11783392B2 (en) * | 2020-05-18 | 2023-10-10 | Invi Works, LLC | Self-organizing hanging system |
USD999622S1 (en) | 2020-08-05 | 2023-09-26 | Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. | J-hook rod holder |
US20230145842A1 (en) * | 2021-04-25 | 2023-05-11 | Closet Toolz Corporation | Repositionable closet bar |
US11571064B2 (en) * | 2021-04-25 | 2023-02-07 | Closet Toolz Corporation | System including a rail that is interlockable with repositionable closet bars |
US20220338626A1 (en) * | 2021-04-25 | 2022-10-27 | Jeffrey Lowell Streets | System including a rail that is interlockable with repositionable closet bars |
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