US20200329893A1

US20200329893A1 - Foldable hanger

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Publication number: US20200329893A1
Application number: US16/493,509
Authority: US
Inventors: Seung Hwan Lee
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-03-14
Filing date: 2017-09-05
Publication date: 2020-10-22
Also published as: KR101920932B1; CN110573047A; WO2018169151A1; JP2020517314A; CN110573047B; KR20180105029A

Abstract

Provided is a foldable hanger comprising: a hanger body including a body part, a pair of protrusion parts protruding from one surface of the body part, stopper parts protruding from one surface of the body part and spaced from the protrusion parts, and hook parts protruding from the side surfaces of the body part; a pair of hanger blades having through-holes into which the protrusion parts are respectively inserted, rotating with respect to the hanger body, and caught by the stopper parts; and a cover coupled to the body part so as to prevent separation of the hanger blades.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a foldable hanger.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, a hanger is used to hang a top thereon, is formed in a triangular shape having a hook at an upper part, and is made of various materials, such as a wood material, a metallic material, a synthetic plastic material, and so on.
Such a hanger is firmly fixed as the triangular shape not to be easily deformed by weight of clothes, and is made largely so that a user can hang not only children's small clothes but also adults' big clothes on the hanger.
However, if the hanger is made in the fixed form not to be deformed, the user needs a wide space for keeping hangers and the hangers are difficult to carry.
Moreover, because the hanger is usually inserted into clothes through a neck part of the clothes for the user's convenience, if the neck part of the clothes is narrow or long, it is inconvenient for the user to hang the clothes on the hanger, and the hanger may cause deformation of the clothes since the neck part of the clothes droops due to a repeated use of the hanger.

DISCLOSURE

Technical Problem

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a foldable hanger, which allows a user to directly fold and unfold hanger blades coming in contact with clothes so as to be convenient in keeping and using.

Technical Solution

To accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a foldable hanger including: a hanger body including a body part, a pair of protrusion parts protruding from one side of the body part, stopper parts protruding from one side of the body part and being spaced apart from the protrusion parts, and hook parts protruding from the lateral surfaces of the body part; a pair of hanger blades having through holes into which the protrusion parts are inserted, rotating with respect to the hanger body, and being caught to the stopper parts; and a cover coupled to the body part so as to prevent separation of the hanger blades.
Moreover, the hook parts are arranged to be rotationally symmetric to the body part to face each other with respect to the central part of the body part.
Furthermore, each of the stopper parts is formed in a fan shape, and comprises an extension part extending between the protrusion parts, and an escaping part is formed on each hanger blade corresponding to the extension part not to be interfered with the stopper part.
Additionally, a concave part and a flat part connected to the concave part are formed on a surface of each stopper part facing the hanger blade, and a curved surface corresponding to the concave part and a contact surface corresponding to the flat part are formed on each hanger blade.
In addition, each hanger blade has a plurality of through holes formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blade.
Moreover, each hanger blade has an elongated opening formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blade.
Furthermore, clothes support parts are formed at parts of the hanger blades on which a user hangs clothes, and are formed to be wider than the hanger blades, and the clothes support parts are bent from ends of the hanger blades.
Additionally, the protrusion parts are formed in a cylindrical shape, and the cover has coupling parts inserted and fit into the protrusion parts.
In addition, the stopper parts are arranged in a rib shape to be spaced apart from the protrusion parts, and are formed at a position where the hanger blades have an obtuse angle when being unfolded.

Advantageous Effects

As described above, the foldable hanger according to the present invention includes the rotatable or collapsible hanger blades which are folded to be perpendicular to the hook parts when the user keeps the hanger or inserts the hanger into clothes and are unfolded to become a triangular shape when the user hangs the clothes on the hanger, so that the hanger needs a small space to be kept, is easy to carry, and prevent deformation of the clothes since being easily inserted into the neck part of the clothes without drooping of the neck part even though the neck part of the clothes is narrow.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rear side of a cover illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where hanger blades of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 1 are folded.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state where the hanger blades of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 1 are completely unfolded.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a state where hanger wings of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 8 are folded.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a foldable hanger according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

MODE FOR INVENTION

The invention can be modified in various forms, and can have various embodiments. Specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.
However, the embodiments are not intended to limit the invention, but it should be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and replacements belonging to the concept and the technical scope of the invention. When it is determined that detailed description of known techniques involved in the invention makes the gist of the invention obscure, the detailed description thereof will not be made.
It will be understood that the words or terms used in the present invention are used to describe specific embodiments of the present invention and there is no intent to limit the present invention. The singular form of the components may be understood into the plural form unless otherwise specifically stated in the context. It should be also understood that the terms of ‘include’ or ‘have’ in the specification are used to mean that there are characteristics, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations of the steps, operations, components and parts described in the specification and there is no intent to exclude existence or possibility of other characteristics, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations of the steps, operations, components and parts.
Additionally, it will be understood that terms, such as “first” or “second” may be used in the specification to describe various components but are not restricted to the above terms. The terms may be used to discriminate one component from another component.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rear side of a cover illustrated in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where hanger blades of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 1 are folded, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a state where the hanger blades of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 1 are completely unfolded.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the foldable hanger 500 includes a hanger body 100, a pair of hanger blades 200, and a cover 300.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the hanger body 100 is a head part of the foldable hanger 500, supports the hanger blades 200, and makes the foldable hanger 500 hung at a designated place.
The hanger body 100 includes a body part 110, protrusion parts 120, hook parts 130, and stopper parts 140.
The body part 110 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that the hanger blades 200 are easy to rotate, designates positions of the hanger blades 200, and fixes the hanger blades 200 to be able to rotate.
Referring to FIG. 2, the protrusion parts 120 fixes the hanger blades 200 at the body part 110 to be able to rotate, and a pair of the protrusion parts 120 protrude from an upper surface of the body part 110. The protrusion parts 120 are arranged at the central part of the upper surface of the body part 110 and are spaced apart from each other.
As an embodiment, the protrusion parts 120 are formed in a cylindrical shape, and respectively have cover fixing holes 122 formed at the center of the upper surface.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the hook parts 130 are provided to be caught to a designated place, for instance, a hanger bar, a drying rack, or a hanger nail. Each of the hook parts 130 protrudes from a lateral surface of the body part 110, and has a ring shape of which a portion facing the body part 110 is opened.
A pair of the hook parts 130 are arranged to be rotationally symmetric to the body part 110 to face each other with respect to the central part of the body part 110. Preferably, a pair of the hook parts 130 are arranged at the lateral surface of the body part 110 to intersect vertically to the protrusion parts 120.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 5, the stopper parts 140 stop rotation of the hanger blades 200, which are rotating, in order to support the hanger blades 200. Each of the stopper parts 140 includes an extension part 142, a concave part 144, and a flat part 146.
The stopper parts 140 are spaced apart from the protrusion parts 120 and protrude from the upper surface of the body part 110. Here, jaws are formed on lateral surfaces of the stopper parts 140 facing the protrusion parts 120 since the stopper parts 140 protrude.
For instance, the stopper parts 140 are formed from the portion, which is spaced apart from the protrusion parts 120, to the rim of the body part 110 where one among the hook parts 130 is arranged so as to be a fan shape.
The extension part 142 extends from the center of the lateral surface of the stopper parts 140 to a space between the protrusion parts 120. The extension part 142 is spaced apart from the protrusion parts 120 at an equidistant interval. As shown in FIG. 4, the extension part 142 prevents the hanger blades 200 from diverging from the designated position of the body part 110 and from intersecting each other when the hanger blades 200 are folded.
The concave parts 144 and the flat parts 146 are formed at the lateral surfaces of the stopper parts 140 where the jaws are formed. The concave parts 144 are formed at both sides of the extension part 142 to be connected with the extension part 142, and the flat parts 146 are connected with the concave parts 144 and are formed to the rim of the body part 110. As an example, the concave parts 144 are formed in a curved line not to interrupt the rotation of the hanger blades 200, and the flat parts 146 are formed diagonally so that the hanger blades 200 are formed to be triangular when the hanger blades 200 are unfolded.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the hanger blades 200 are parts where shoulder parts of clothes come into contact with the hanger and are hung. A pair of the hanger blades 200 are arranged on the hanger body 100 to face each other, are rotatably fixed to the hanger body 100, and are caught to the stopper parts 140 to stop the rotation of the hanger blades 200.
In an embodiment, each of the hanger blades 200 are straight plates with predetermined length and width, and includes a through hole 210 formed at an end portion thereof, an escaping part 220, a curved surface 230, and a contact side 240.
The through hole 210 is formed to correspond to the protrusion part 120 to be inserted into the protrusion part 120. The through hole 210 has a diameter larger than that of the protrusion part 120 so that the hanger blade 200 can rotate around the protrusion part 120, which is a rotary axis.
As shown in FIG. 4, the escaping part 220 is formed at one side of the hanger blade 200 facing the extension part 142 to be connected with the curved surface 230, so that the hanger blade 200 is free from intervention of the stopper part 140. The escaping part 220 is formed in such a way that the one side of the hanger blade 200 is cut toward the through hole 210, and a width of the hanger blade 200 where the escaping part 220 is formed is narrower than that of the hanger blade 200 where the escaping part 220 is not formed.
The curved surface 230 is formed at an end portion of the hanger blade 200 in a round shape having the same curvature as the concave part 144, and is inserted into the concave part 144.
The contact surface 240 is formed on the other side opposed to the one side of the hanger blade 200 where the escaping part 220 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, when the hanger blades 200 are unfolded, they get in contact with the flat parts 146 to stop the rotation of the hanger blades 200.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the cover 300 is to prevent the hanger blades 200 from be separated from the hanger body 100, and is coupled to the upper surface of the body part 110.
As an embodiment, the cover 300 is a round plate having the same diameter as the body part 110 to completely cover the upper surface of the body part 110.
Referring to FIG. 3, coupling parts 310 which are inserted and fit into cover fixing holes 122 are formed at the central part of the bottom surface of the cover 300 facing the body part 110 to correspond with the fixing holes 122.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, how to use the foldable hanger will be described in brief. The hanger blades 200 of the foldable hanger 500 are inserted into a neck part of clothes in a folded state as shown in FIG. 4 so that the neck part of the clothes does not droop by the hanger. In this instance, the hook parts 132 formed at the position corresponding to the stopper parts 140 are exposed to the outside of the clothes.
Next, the hanger blades 200 are unfolded in a direction that the stopper parts 140 are formed, so that the hanger blades 200 have a triangular shape which is easy to hang clothes thereon.
After that, the foldable hanger 500 is turned over such that the hook part 130 formed at the position which is opposite to the stopper part 140 is exposed to the outside of the clothes and the hook part 132 formed at the position which corresponds to the stopper part 140 is located inside the clothes. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the hanger blades 200 stop the rotation by the stopper parts 140 and are unfolded and fixed to support the clothes.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. The foldable hanger according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is identical with the foldable hanger according to the first preferred embodiment described in reference with FIGS. 1 to 5 excepting the hanger blades. So, detailed descriptions of the identical or same parts will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will refer to the same parts.
Referring to FIG. 6, the foldable hanger according to the second preferred embodiment includes a hanger body 100, a pair of hanger blades 200, and a cover 300.
The hanger blades 200 are to hang clothes by getting in contact with the shoulder parts of the clothes. A pair of the hanger blades 200 are arranged on the hanger body 100 to face each other, are rotatably fixed on the hanger body 100, and then, are caught to stopper parts 140 to stop rotation of the hanger blades 200.
For example, the hanger blades 200 are straight plates with predetermined length and width, and have a plurality of through holes 250 formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blades 200. Hook parts of other hangers may be caught to the through holes 250 formed in the longitudinal direction of the hanger blades 200, so the foldable hanger 500 according to the second preferred embodiment may serve as a hanger bar.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. The foldable hanger according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is identical with the foldable hanger according to the first preferred embodiment described in reference with FIGS. 1 to 5 excepting the hanger blades. So, detailed descriptions of the identical or same parts will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will refer to the same parts.
Referring to FIG. 7, the foldable hanger according to the third preferred embodiment includes a hanger body 100, a pair of hanger blades 200, and a cover 300.
The hanger blades 200 are to hang clothes by getting in contact with the shoulder parts of the clothes. A pair of the hanger blades 200 are arranged on the hanger body 100 to face each other, are rotatably fixed on the hanger body 100, and then, are caught to stopper parts 140 to stop rotation of the hanger blades 200.
For example, the hanger blades 200 are straight plates with predetermined length and width, and have an elongated opening 260 formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blades 200.
Hook parts of other hangers may be caught to the elongated opening 260 formed in the longitudinal direction of the hanger blades 200, and accessories, such as neckties or belts, may be caught to the elongated opening 260.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a foldable hanger according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a view showing a state where hanger wings of the foldable hanger illustrated in FIG. 8 are folded. The foldable hanger according to the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is identical with the foldable hanger according to the first preferred embodiment described in reference with FIGS. 1 to 5 excepting the hanger blades. So, detailed descriptions of the identical or same parts will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will refer to the same parts.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the foldable hanger according to the fourth preferred embodiment includes a hanger body 100, a pair of hanger blades 200, and a cover 300.
The hanger blades 200 are to hang clothes by getting in contact with the shoulder parts of the clothes. A pair of the hanger blades 200 are arranged on the hanger body 100 to face each other, are rotatably fixed on the hanger body 100, and then, are caught to stopper parts 140 to stop rotation of the hanger blades 200.
For example, the hanger blades 200 are straight plates with predetermined length and width, and each hanger blade 200 has a clothes support part 270 formed at one side of the hanger blade 200 with which the shoulder part of the clothes gets in contact. The clothes support parts 270 are wider than the hanger blades 200.
The clothes support parts 270 extend in a direction that escaping parts 220 are formed from the other end portions of the hanger blades 200 in order to surround the other end portions of the hanger blades 200 opposed to the curved surfaces 230. The clothes support parts 270 widen a contact area of the clothes so that prints of the hanger blades 200 are not marked on the shoulder parts of the clothes getting in contact with the hanger blades 200.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of a foldable hanger according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. The foldable hanger according to the fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention is identical with the foldable hanger according to the first preferred embodiment described in reference with FIGS. 1 to 5 excepting the stopper parts. So, detailed descriptions of the identical or same parts will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will refer to the same parts.
Referring to FIG. 10, the foldable hanger according to the fifth preferred embodiment includes a hanger body 100, a pair of hanger blades 200, and a cover 300.
The stopper parts 150 stop the rotation of the unfolded hanger blades 200 to support the hanger blades 200. A pair of the stopper parts 150 are formed to be spaced apart from protrusion parts 120 and protrude in a rib shape.
A pair of the stopper parts 150 of the rib shape are spaced apart from each other are formed diagonally to form a triangular shape that the hanger blades 200 have an obtuse angle when being unfolded.
Here, because the stopper parts 150 have the rib shape, an interruption preventing part 160, like the extension part 142, for preventing the hanger blades 200 from deviating from a designated position of the body part 110 and intersecting each other when the hanger blades 200 are folded is formed to protrude from the upper surface of the body part 110.
The interruption preventing part 160 is formed to be adjacent to the hook part 130 which is located in the direction that the hanger blades 200 are folded.
As described above, the foldable hanger according to the present invention includes the rotatable hanger blades which are folded to be perpendicular to the hook parts when the user keeps the hanger or inserts the hanger into clothes and are unfolded to become a triangular shape when the user hangs the clothes on the hanger, so that the hanger needs a small space to be kept, is easy to carry, and prevent deformation of the clothes since being easily inserted into the neck part of the clothes without drooping of the neck part even though the neck part of the clothes is narrow.
While this invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to an exemplary embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable hanger comprising:

a hanger body including a body part, a pair of protrusion parts protruding from one side of the body part, stopper parts protruding from one side of the body part and being spaced apart from the protrusion parts, and hook parts protruding from the lateral surfaces of the body part;

a pair of hanger blades having through holes into which the protrusion parts are inserted, rotating with respect to the hanger body, and being caught to the stopper parts; and

a cover coupled to the body part so as to prevent separation of the hanger blades.

2. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein the hook parts are arranged to be rotationally symmetric to the body part to face each other with respect to the central part of the body part.

3. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein each of the stopper parts is formed in a fan shape, and comprises an extension part extending between the protrusion parts, and

wherein an escaping part is formed on each hanger blade corresponding to the extension part not to be interfered with the stopper part.

4. The foldable hanger according to claim 3, wherein a concave part and a flat part connected to the concave part are formed on a surface of each stopper part facing the hanger blade, and a curved surface corresponding to the concave part and a contact surface corresponding to the flat part are formed on each hanger blade.

5. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein each hanger blade has a plurality of through holes formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blade.

6. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein each hanger blade has an elongated opening formed in a longitudinal direction of the hanger blade.

7. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein clothes support parts are formed at parts of the hanger blades on which a user hangs clothes, and are formed to be wider than the hanger blades, and

wherein the clothes support parts are bent from ends of the hanger blades.

8. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion parts are formed in a cylindrical shape, and the cover has coupling parts inserted and fit into the protrusion parts.

9. The foldable hanger according to claim 1, wherein the stopper parts are arranged in a rib shape to be spaced apart from the protrusion parts, and are formed at a position where the hanger blades have an obtuse angle when being unfolded.