US20070029355A1

US20070029355A1 - Wall & rod multiple garment hanger

Info

Publication number: US20070029355A1
Application number: US11/371,146
Authority: US
Inventors: Gerald Dente
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-03-07
Filing date: 2006-03-07
Publication date: 2007-02-08

Abstract

An easily mounted and removable closet space making system where the first of two components is designed to be instantly install against the back wall of a clothes closet between the shelve and the shelve supporting member. This component has a hinge that supports a single garment arm used to hang multiple clothes hangers on. After installing 1 or 2 of these components, the clothes that were hanging on the clothes rod can now be transferred to the back wall of the closet, freeing up most or all of the clothes rod for the second component. The second component hooks onto the clothes rod and has a double hinge that supports two garment arms and is on a swivel so either side can face forward. With both components, gravity drops the arm down in the storage position. To select a garment, simply slide your hand in behind the garment in front of the garment you want and lift the arm. This will create ample space to access the garment you are after. Pushing the clothes to the back wall and hanging the remaining clothes on the double garment hook will completely transform the closet. All the garments will now cascade down, one in front of another so all garments will be visible all at once. The shelve above will be easily accessible and therefore much more useful. The entire floor will be visible and accessible and most importantly, you can virtually double the storage in a closet.

Description

This application claims priority of Provisional Application No. 60/659,239, entitled “Wall & Rod Multiple Garment Hanger” filed on Mar. 7, 2005, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to clothes closet organizers, and more particularly to increasing the storage capacity of any closet where clothing is hung on traditional hangers and the hangers are in turn hung on a traditional clothing rod within a closet.
No matter how many closets there are in any given home or apartment, there never seems to be enough room for storage. Closets, therefore, become overcrowded, cluttered and messy making it difficult to keep your clothes neat and organized. It becomes increasingly difficult to find what you are looking for and many garments can actually be overlooked and essentially lost for days, weeks and even years.
A congested closet forms a wall of clothing that creates a physical and visual obstruction that confronts you as you open the closet door. This makes it extremely difficult to reach over this obstruction of clothing to get to the items stored on the shelve found above the rod. Additionally, the obstruction of clothes makes it nearly impossible to see, never-mind reach all the items, usually shoes stored on the floor. You have to bend down and duck under the clothes to get to shoes along the back wall of the closet. Additionally, cramped and cluttered closets make it very difficult to find individual garments. Because of this problem, retailers often use rods that display garments cascading downward as the garment faces the consumer so they can clearly see every garment on the rod.
One possible solution to the problem is to build a new, larger closet, which costs thousands of dollars to build. Even if you chose this option, you would be forced to loose some of your bedroom or hallway space because the new closet space has to come from somewhere else in the house or apartment. Obviously, people who rent do not have this option. There are hundreds of closet organizer systems on the market, but none of the systems instantly increase useable space in the closet as well as to organize garments.
It is therefore an object of this invention to instantly eliminate the aforementioned problems associated with closet storage, not by making closets larger, but by making better use of the existing space that until now was wasted in closets.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a versatile, portable, hinged, multiple garment hanger system where a removable mounting plate attaches to one end of a single garment arm and can be instantly installed in a closet against the back wall and is supported between the back wall and the shelve found over the rod.
It is a further object of this invention that this multiple garment, wall mounted hanger system hold multiple garments facing forward as they lie flat, just inches off the back wall, freeing up the closet rod for a similar rod supported unit.
It is yet a further object of this invention to provide a portable, double hinge, mounting plate where one end of two garment arms attach (back to back) and is hung on a rod with a single swivel hook.
It is an even further object of this invention that the universal garment arms are removable and fit both wall and rod mounting plates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objects set forth above as well as other objects and advantages of the present invention are achieved by the embodiments of the invention described herein below.
One embodiment of the present invention provides a multiple garment arm that is pivotably mounted to a single hinge at one end and can be attached to either a rod mounting plate or a wall mounting plate. The garment arm has a unique locking feature keeping the garments neat and secure to the arm both when being lifted and when at rest. The forward facing garments cascade downward, one in front of another so all garments are viewable simultaneously. An important feature of the garment arm is the extension of the arm beyond the last garment notch that is of sufficient length to lock the garments in place as the arm overlaps the hanger.
Another embodiment of the present invention includes a rod mounting plate having a swivel hook on center that allows for instant installation and two hinges (one on each side of hook) where garment arms are pivotably mounted, one on each hinge. The garment arms have numerous “wave like” notches for supporting hangers. The notches face away from each other when mounted to the rod mounting plate so each side can be viewed and lifted independently. The hook can swivel so either of the garment arms can face forward as the garments cascade downward for easy viewing. This single hook can slide up and down the closet rod so the entire floor is in view and accessible.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a wall mounting plate having a single hinge on the front side of the plate and one garment arm that is pivotally mounted on the hinge and can be removed, rotated 180 degrees, and returned to the hinge. The unique shape of the wall mounting plate enables it to be instantly mounted between the top of the 1″×4″ wood shelve support and the back of the shelve, resting on top of the 1″×4″ wood shelve support by simply pulling the shelve forward, inserting the plate and pushing the shelve back into place.
With the wire top shelve system, slide the top of the plate between the back of the shelve and the wall after attaching the spacer to the back of the wall plate. If the wire shelve is flush mounted, simply slide the friction pad down the garment arm and drop the arm down through the top of the wire shelve and push flush against the back wall.
In the unlikely event that the wood top shelve is secured to the 1″×4″ wood shelve support, simply reverse the garment arm and slide the wall plate upward on the face of the 1″×4″ wood shelve support to the bottom of the secured wood shelve and install the wall plate with two screws.
An alternative wall bracket of garment hanger includes a biasing or attachment device integrated into flange that is positioned between the shelve and the shelve support.
Yet another alternative wall bracket of garment hanger includes a wall plate with a back surface having a portion thereof with adhesive characteristics, such as adhesive double-side strips or any suitable commercially adhesive product, such as glue or resin.
In an alternative embodiment of the single arm garment hanger, the single garment arm is not removable from the bracket/hinge and is pivotally mounted to the bracket/hinge by conventional means such as a pin or the like.
An accessory for the present rod invention is generally cylindrical and T-shaped. The accessory provides a means for attaching a garment hanger thereto and provides a means for sliding the accessory along a rod to avoid shelve structural obstacles, such a vertical supports, without removing the accessory from the rod.
For a better understanding of the present invention, together with other and further objects thereof, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a side view of the present invention;
FIG. 1B is a rear view of one embodiment of the wall plate of the present invention of FIG. 1A showing the garment arm assembly opening with a portion of the hinge partially hidden;
FIG. 1C is a pictorial view of the present invention of FIG. 1 adapted for use with a closet shelve;
FIG. 1D is a pictorial of an alternative embodiment of the present invention illustrating a hinge with a pin hole configuration;
FIG. 1E is a pictorial view of the garment arm being positioned from resting position B to loading position A;
FIGS. 1F-1H are pictorial views of an assembly method of a garment hanger as depicted in FIG. 1A;
FIGS. 2A-E are pictorial views of another embodiment of the present invention illustrating an inverted wall plate assembly;
FIGS. 2F-2H are pictorial views of an assembly method of a garment hanger as depicted in FIG. 2B;
FIGS. 3A and 3B are pictorial views of the present invention of FIG. 1A adapted for wire shelve installation;
FIGS. 4A and 4B are a side and a partial section view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention having two garment arms;
FIGS. 5A-E are pictorial views of an accessory for use with the present invention of FIG. 4A in conjunction with a wire shelve;
FIG. 6 is a pictorial view of a biasing or attachment mounting device for the present invention; and
FIG. 7 is a pictorial view of an adhesive mounting device for the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

An exemplary garment hanger 1 of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1A. Garment hanger 1 includes garment arm 4 with pivot pin 5 and wall bracket 24 having hinge 7. The loose fit of pin 5 within hinge 7 allows garment arm 4 to pivot to a user's desired angular position as well as slide forward and back along opening 8 a to facilitate assembly and disassembly of garment hanger 1, as well as locking arm 4 in loading position A (discussed in detail below).
Now turning to FIG. 1A, garment arm 4 is generally an elongated member including flat backside 2 and front side 3. The flat backside 2 is generally a smooth contour and free of discontinuities such as notches, sharp edges, protrusions, projections, extensions, tabs, indentations, slots, slits, cut-outs, nicks, burrs, recesses, hooks, voids, cavities, and other non-linear surface characteristics. The flat, smooth backside 2 condition minimizes snagging of and damage to the hanging clothing. The front side includes a plurality of hanger receivers 3A preferably wave-like configured notches capable of receiving single or multiple clothes hangers. Notches 3A have an advantage over holes because the hanger hooks can easily be added to or removed from garment arm 4 without having to fish the hook through a hole. Though notches are the preferred hanger receivers, other configurations, such as holes, are also acceptable receivers. Garment arm 4 includes a top end 4A and a bottom end 4B. Pinhole 4C is drilled into top end 4A and sized to receive pin 5. Pin 5 is retained in pinhole 4C by conventional attachment means such as, but not limited to, interference or pressed fit, adhesive, and screw/nut. Bottom end 4B of garment arm 4 has an extension 4D beyond the last notch 3A that serves as a locking mechanism, locking the hangers to garment arm 4 so the hangers cannot fall off, even when being lifted.
FIG. 1E illustrates the operation of garment hanger 1. To initially load hanging garments onto garment hanger 1, the empty garment arm 4 is raised upward from resting position B to loading position A, which is substantially perpendicular to wall 32 (FIG. 1C). Clothes are hung in each of the first few notches 3A starting at the top of garment arm 4A. The garment arm 4 is lowered to the resting position B. The weight of the clothes will press garment arm 4 against the hangers and clothes locking them in place. Therefore, if something brushed up against clothes, they would stay in place and not be knocked up and off the notch 3A. Arm 4 is raised again once again and the remaining notches 3A are filled with clothes on hangers. Extension 4D presses against the last few hangers making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off garment arm 4 if brushed up against.
Referring again to FIG. 1A, notches 3A each include a wall portion 3B, such as an outer edge. Notch 3A is sized to allow a hook portion of a conventional clothing hanger to move through each notch 3A so as to allow the conventional hanger to be received and hung or suspended on the respective wall portion 3B. Notch 3A may vary in size, may all have the same size, or may be some combination of similar and different sizes. Each wall portion 3B may be configured to support the conventional hanger while garment hanger 1 is in the loading position A and the resting position B, and while moving between the relative positions. For example, wall portion 3B may define respective hook portion 3C that define corresponding mouth 3D that opens to notch 3A. Mouth 3D may be sized for receiving the hook portion of a conventional hanger, and notch 3A may have the same or different sized mouths within the same garment hanger 1. In the preferred embodiment of notch 3A, a part of each wall portion 3B adjacent to the respective mouth 3C may form an inclined angle with respect to a horizontal axis of arm 4 to resist sliding movement of the conventional hanger along wall portion 3 b and out through the corresponding mouth 3D. Arm extension 4D and notch 3A configurations, as describe above, individually or in combination eliminates the need for a pronounced internally curved hook at the end of notch or channel within the notch to secure the hook portion of a conventional hanger within the notch.
Wall bracket 24 includes hinge 7 connected orthogonally to a wall plate 6 (FIG. 1A). Hinge 7 includes two parallel plates 26 (FIG. 1B). In the exemplary hinge 7, each plate 26 includes U channel 8, which has an opening 8A on one side of plate 26 juxtaposition to wall plate 6 to receive pin 5 during assembly of garment arm 4 (discussed in detail below). Once assembled, pin 5 can freely slide forward and backward, and pivot within U channel 8 of hinge 7 (discussed in detail below) allowing the garment arm 4 to be rotated over 180 degrees. U channel 8 can be of sufficient depth or length and width to operate garment arm 4.
Now referring to FIG. 1B, each plate 26 may further include flanges 25 that are orthogonal to the U channel 8. Flanges 25 mate with front face 27 of wall plate 6 and are joined together by conventional means such as rivet, bolt/nut, weld, solder, braze, adhesive, and the like. Wall plate 6 can include an opening 29 of sufficient size to receive bottom end 4B of garment arm 4 with pin 5 attached thereto.
Now turning to FIGS. 1F-1H, garment arm 4 can be assembled to hinge 7 by sliding bottom end 4B of garment arm 4 from the rear face 31 of wall plate 6 through opening 29 and extended until pin 5 of garment arm 4 engages end 33 of U channel 8 of hinge 7 of wall bracket 24. At that point, garment arm 4 can freely pivot to any angular position desired by the user.
Garment arm 4 can be locked in a substantially horizontal position to facilitate easier hanging and removal of hung closet. Garment arm 4 is rotated substantially orthogonal with bracket plate 24 and aligned with opening 29 in the wall plate 6. Top end 4C of garment arm 4 is sufficiently inserted into opening 29 such that an edge of garment arm 4 contacts top edge 29A (FIG. 1B) of opening 29 to stabilize and hold garment arm 4 in a substantially horizontal position.
In an alternative wall bracket of the present invention shown in FIG. 1D, U channel 8 is substituted by a hole 35 in each plate 26. Instead, garment arm 4 without pin 5 is disposed between the two plates 26 of hinge 7. Holes 4C of garment arm 4 and holes 35 of plates 26 are aligned. Pin 5 is inserted through holes 4C and holes 35 to secure garment arm 4 to hinge 7. Therefore, opening 29 of wall plate 6 can be eliminated.
Now referring to FIG. 1A, Wall plate 6 is bent 90 degrees at bend 6A toward wall 32 to rest section 6B on top of the 1″×4″ wood shelve support (FIG. 1C). Then wall plate 6 is bent 90 degrees at bend 6C in the opposite direction to rest section 6D flat against wall 32 (FIG. 1C). Then wall plate 6 is bent 90 degrees at bend 6D in the same direction to make C shaped channel 9 for the wood shelve to slide into as it is pushed back towards wall 32, thereby securing wall plate 6 between the 1″×4″ wood shelve support, wall 32, and the wooden shelve (FIG. 1C). C shaped channel 9 includes flat section 6B, 6D, and 6F, which are oriented substantially orthogonal to adjacent matching flat sections. Wall plate 6 can be slid between wall 32 and the back of some wire shelve systems that are not flush mounted against the wall (FIG. 3A).
An alternative embodiment 10 of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show wall plate 6 in the inverted position in the event that the wood shelve is secured to the 1″×4″ wood shelve support. If garment arm 4 is assembled to wall bracket 24 as discussed above, then remove garment arm 4 from wall bracket 24, flip garment arm 4 over, reassemble garment arm 4 into wall bracket 24 though opening 29 (FIG. 2F), and slide garment arm 4 until pin 5 contacts end 33 of U channel 8 of hinge 7 (FIG. 2G) and rotate arm 4 downward to resting position B (FIG. 2H). Now the wall plate 6 can slide up the 1″×4″ wood shelve support flat to the bottom of the secured wood shelve where wall plate 6 can be installed to the 1″×4″ wood shelve support with two wood screws 11 installed through to two pre-drilled holes 11A in wall plate 6 when the wood shelve is secured to the 1″×4″ wood shelve support (FIGS. 2A-2C).
As illustrated in FIGS. 2 d and 2E, this inverted position is also used to install garment hanger 10 in the attic, cellar, mud room or anywhere additional storage is needed for off season or other clothing by simply installing the mounting plate 12 to the wall with two conventional screws (not shown) through mounting holes 13 and then securing wall bracket 24 to the mounting plate 12 using pre-drilled holes 12A. Mounting plate 12 is approximately the same width as wall plate 6 and takes the place of the 1″×4″ so garment hanger 10 can be installed in the attic, cellar, mud room or anywhere additional storage is required.
Now referring to FIG. 3A that illustrates an exemplary method of installing garment hanger 1 (FIG. 1A) to wire shelve system 28. Typically, space 30 is formed between wall 32 and the back 34 of the wire shelve 36 by a bracket 38. Mounting plate 12 is attached to wall plate 6. Then wall plate 6 is positioned between wall 32 and back 34 of wire shelve 36 allowing wall plate 6 to rest on top 40 of wire shelve 36 and spacer 12 to rest against wall 32.
In the event that wire shelve 36 is mounted flush against wall 32 and space 30 is not formed, friction pad 14 is attached to face 6A of wall plate 6, garment arm 4 is positioned above wire self 36, and garment arm 4 is lowered down between slot 42 of wire shelve 36 allowing friction pad 14 to rest on top of the wire shelve 36 and, if desired, push snug against wall 32.
An alternative wall bracket 124 of garment hanger 100, illustrated FIG. 6, includes wall plate 106 includes a back surface 131, a flange 106B orthogonally connected to the back surface 131, and a biasing or attachment device 106F integrated into flange 106B. One flange 106B embodiment includes a biasing device 106F disposed along the surface of flange 106B, whereby the biasing device 106F imposes a force on to a shelve (not shown) and a support structure (not shown) when flange 106B is disposed therebetween. The preferred embodiment of the biasing includes outwardly extending projections 106F from flange 106B. The projections may be “V” shaped notches cut-out of flange 106 and pointing toward back surface 131. The projections may also be extended upward. This mounting configuration eliminates channel 9 of plate 6 and the need to move the shelve away from the wall. The flange 106B can be inserted between a shelve support (e.g., 1″×4″ wood board) and the shelve bottom surface whether the shelve is secured or not. In the situation that the shelve is not secured, the weight of typical items stored on top of the shelve will provide sufficient downward force for the projections 106F to hold the flange 106B in place. Another embodiment of flange 106B includes an attachment device where the projections 106F can act as teeth to bite into the shelve support instantly installing garment hanger 100.
Yet another alternative wall bracket 224 of garment hanger 200, illustrated FIG. 7, includes a wall plate 206 having a back surface 208 with a portion thereof having adhesive characteristics, such as adhesive double-side strips 206G or any suitable commercially adhesive product, such as glue or resin. Further, wall bracket 224 includes hinge 207 with pin hole 208A sized to receive pin 205. By reducing the components of the wall bracket down to a wall plate 206 and a hinge 207 by the use of adhesives, the possible locations to install garment hanger 200 increases. Garment hanger 200 is not restricted to the back wall of the closet and the need for a shelve or supporting structure. Garment hanger 200 can now be installed, for example, in the mud room, cellar, attic, or laundry room. Without the reliance of the shelve, garment hanger 200 is more versatile and can be installed at low heights in a closet, door, or bedroom wall for children.
Now referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, another alternative embodiment 43 of the present invention includes rod component hook 15, double garment arm rod mounting plate 16, and two garment arms 4. Hook 15 is pivotally attached to the rod mounting plate 16 by a conventional swivel mechanism 44, such as a swivel clothes rod hook on top center. As illustrated in FIG. 4B, mounting plate 16 includes holes 16A that align with pin holes 4C of garment arms 4 when garment arms 4 are positioned back to back and positioned within U channel 46 of mounting plate 16. The two garment arms 4 are mounted so that the “wave” like hanger receivers (discussed in detail above) face away from each other and the garment arms move pivotably independent of each other. Pins 5 are inserted through holes 16A in rod mounting plate 16 and pin holes 4C of garment arms 4 allowing garment arms 4 to pivot freely. The two garment arms 4 in garment hanger 43 are identical to garment arm 4 of garment hanger 1 illustrated in FIG. 1A and each possesses all the same features. Pins 5 can be removable or permanently affixed to garment hanger 43. The arms 4 are shown is resting position in FIG. 4A. The garments are hung on arms 4 by raising each arm separately up to loading position as shown in FIG. 1E. Clothes are hung in each of the first few notches 3A starting at the top of garment arm 4A. The garment arm 4 is lowered to the resting position B as shown in FIG. 1E. The weight of the clothes will press garment arm 4 against the hangers and clothes locking them in place. Therefore, if something brushed up against clothes, they would stay in place and not be knocked up and off the notch. Arm 4 is raised again once again and the remaining notches 3A are filled with clothes on hangers. Extension 4D presses against the last few hangers making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off garment arm 4 if brushed up against.
FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate garment hanger accessory 19 for use with garment hanger 43 (discussed above). Accessory 19 is generally hollow, cylindrical, and T-shaped having a horizontal section 48 and vertical section 20. The sections can be of any length, width and thickness, or inner and outer diameter but must be sufficient for the intended purpose. For illustration purposes, horizontal section 48 can be approximately 2 inches long with a 1 inch inner diameter (I.D.) bore 50, and vertical section 20 can be approximately 1 inch. Bore 50 extends the entire length of horizontal section 48. Also, spiral channel 22 circumscribes the entire length of horizontal section 48 starting on the right side of one end and ending on the left side of the other end. Spiral channel 22 enables accessory 19 to slide down an endless length of closet rod without having to be lifted off the closet rod. The spiral channel 22 can be a clockwise or a counter-clockwise spiral. Bottom end 51 of vertical section 20 includes hole 21 to receive the rod component hook 15 of garment hanger 43. Bottom end 51 of vertical section 20 can be integral to accessory 19 or can be a plug 52 (as shown is FIGS. 5A and 5B) that is inserted into bore 53 formed in vertical section 20. Bore 53 can be of sufficient depth and thickness to receive plug 52. Plug 52 can be secured in bore 53 by conventional means including adhesive, threaded male/female members, interference/press fit, and the like.
FIGS. 5C-5E illustrates the method to slide the garment hanger accessory 19 down an endless length of closet rod without having to be lifted off the closet rod. When sliding accessory 19 left-to-right (as shown) and accessory 19 reaches an obstacle, such as a vertical shelve support, the user will rotate accessory 19 counter-clockwise and the obstacle will be guided through the spiral channel 22. The method is reversed when accessory 19 is slide from right-to-left.
It will now be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments, improvements, details, and uses can be made consistent with the letter and spirit of the foregoing disclosure and within the scope of this patent, which is limited only by the following claims, construed in accordance with the patent law, including the doctrine of equivalents.

Claims

1. A multiple garment hanger comprising:

a connector having a hinge portion and a wall plate; and

an elongated member operably connected to said hinge portion, said elongate member having a top end, bottom end, a front side, a back side, a pair of planar sides, said front side having a plurality of hanger receivers disposed thereon, and said back side having a flat contour and being free of surface discontinuities.

2. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said hinge portion includes a pair of opposing side plates, said side plates form a gap therebetween, said gap being sufficiently sized to receive said elongated member therein, wherein each said side plate includes a slot.

3. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 2 wherein said elongated member further includes a pair of opposing projections, each projections being disposed on each side of said pair of planar sides in proximity of said top end, said projections being capable of slidable and rotatable movement within said slots when assembled.

4. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said wall plate includes a surface with a portion thereof having adhesive characteristics.

5. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said wall plate includes C shaped channel and a mounting surface, said C shaped channel sized to receive a shelve.

6. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said wall plate includes a back surface and a flange orthogonally connected to said back surface, said flange includes a biasing device disposed along a surface of said flange, whereby said biasing device imposes a force on to a shelve and a support structure when said flange is disposed therebetween.

7. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 6 wherein said biasing device includes outwardly extending projections.

8. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said wall plate includes an aperture sized to receive said ends of said elongated members therethrough.

9. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 2 wherein said elongated member further includes a hole through said pair of planar sides in proximity of said top end and a projection frictionally engaged with said hole, said projection being capable of slidable and rotatable movement within said slots when assembled.

10. A garment hanger accessory comprising:

a hollow body having a generally cylindrical horizontal section, a generally cylindrical vertical section orthogonally oriented relative to said horizontal section, and hanger hook attachment connected to said vertical section;

said hanger hook attachment includes a hole to receive a hook of a conventional hanger;

said horizontal section includes a spiral channel circumscribing an entire length of said horizontal section,

whereby said spiral channel enables said accessory to slide down an endless length of closet rod without having to be lifted off the closet rod.

11. The garment hanger accessory according to claim 10 said hanger hook attachment is a plug.

12. The garment hanger accessory according to claim 11 wherein:

said vertical section includes a bottom end with an inner diameter; and

said plug comprises an end sized to frictionally engage said inner diameter.

13. The garment hanger accessory according to claim 11 wherein

said vertical section includes a bottom end with a threaded connection; and

said plug comprises a end having a threaded connection complimentary to said threaded connection of said vertical section.

14. The garment hanger accessory according to claim 11 wherein

said vertical section includes a bottom end;

said plug comprises a end; and

an adhesive applied to said ends to connect said plug with said vertical section.

15. A method to assemble a multiple garment hanger comprising the steps of:

inserting a bottom end of an elongated member into an aperture of a connector;

drawing the elongated member through the aperture until projections on the elongated member slidably engage slots of the connector; and

securing the connector to a structure.

16. The method according to claim 15 further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture juxtaposition to a U Shape channel of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.

17. The method according to claim 16 further comprising the step of positioning a shelve within the C shaped channel.

18. The method according to claim 15 further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture juxtaposition to a biasing flange of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.

19. The method according to claim 17 further comprising the step of positioning the biasing flange between a shelve and a supporting structure.

20. The method according to claim 15 further comprising the steps of:

inserting the bottom end of the elongated member through a gap formed by a pair of horizontal wires of a wire shelve;

drawing the entire elongated member through the gap; and

resting the connector on the wire shelve.

21. The method according to claim 15 further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture opposite to a U Shape channel of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.

22. A multiple garment hanger comprising:

a connector having a hinge portion, said hinge portion includes a pair of opposing side plates, said side plates form a gap therebetween;

a pair of elongated members, each of said elongate member includes a longitudinal side having a plurality of hanger notches disposed thereon;

said pair of elongated members being disposed within said gap and operably connected to said hinge portion with said plurality of hanger notches being outwardly oriented; and

a hook operably connected to said connector to attached to a conventional closet rod.

23. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 22 wherein said longitudinal side further comprises an angled extension in proximity of a bottom end of said elongated member, whereby said angled extension presses against the last few hangers on said hanger making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off said elongated member if brushed up against.

24. The multiple garment hanger according to claim 1 wherein said front side of said elongated member further comprises an angled extension in proximity of said bottom end, whereby said angled extension presses against the last few hangers on said hanger making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off said elongated member if brushed up against.

25. The multiple garment hangers according to claim 1 herein said hanger receivers are notches.