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US2888725A
US2888725A US567823A US56782356A US2888725A US 2888725 A US2888725 A US 2888725A US 567823 A US567823 A US 567823A US 56782356 A US56782356 A US 56782356A US 2888725 A US2888725 A US 2888725A
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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
    • A47G25/48—Hangers with clamps or the like, e.g. for trousers or skirts
    • A47G25/483—Hangers with clamps or the like, e.g. for trousers or skirts with pivoting clamps or clips having axis of rotation parallel with the hanger arms
    • A47G25/485—Hangers with clamps or the like, e.g. for trousers or skirts with pivoting clamps or clips having axis of rotation parallel with the hanger arms with a plurality of clips integral with, or supported by, the trouser-supporting bar
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/34—Combined diverse multipart fasteners
    • Y10T24/3427—Clasp
    • Y10T24/3439—Plural clasps
    • Y10T24/344—Resilient type clasp
    • Y10T24/3444—Circular work engageable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44017—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof with specific mounting means for attaching to rigid or semirigid supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/4465—Integrally combined, independently operable, diverse clasps, clips, or support-clamps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/44658—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member with specific means for mounting to flaccid supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
    • Y10T24/44906—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material having specific surface irregularity on or along engaging face
    • Y10T24/44915—Corrugated or toothed face

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  • the present invention relates to garment holders, and more particularly, to garment holders of the type adapted for attachment to clothes hangers for securing garments thereto.
  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a resilient device adapted to be suspended from a clothes hanger and to frictionally grasp the garments for suspension therefrom.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will grasp the clothes with a iirm grip but which will yield to release the clothes prior to pressures sucient to damage the clothes being applied thereto.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described above which is formed from a semi-resilient plastic as an integral unit.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a garment holder which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and durable in service.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention shown attached to a conventional clothes hanger.
  • Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • Figure 4 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • the reference numeral indicates generally a clothes hanger of conventional wire construction, having a hook 11 formed in its upper terminal end.
  • the hanger 10 is provided with a pair of oppositely sloped bars 12 and 13 extending downwardly from the hook 11 and terminating in a horizontal bar which is integrally secured to each of the sloped bars 12 and 13 at their lower ends.
  • the clothes hanger 10 is adapted to have a pair of garment holders 15 secured to the horizontal bar 14 and depending therefrom, as illustrated in Figure 1.
  • the garment holder 15 consists of a body 16 formed of semi-resilient plastic material, with a pair of legs 17 and 18 extending outwardly therefrom in parallel spaced apart relation.
  • the face of the leg 17 adjacent the leg 18 is provided with a plurality of oset teeth 19 in vertically spaced relation.
  • the face of the leg 18 adjacent the leg 17 is provided with a plurality of fingers 20, with one nger 20 projecting toward each tooth 19 on the leg 17.
  • Each of the fingers 20 are provided with a knob 21 formed on the outer extremity thereof which is adapted lto cooperate with its adjacent tooth 19 to clamp a garment therebetween.
  • the body 16 is provided with an arcuate slot 22 which opens through the side of the body 16 overlying the leg 18, as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the slot 22 is provided with a plurality of inwardly directed teeth 23 which are adapted to engage over the bar 14 of the garment hanger 10 and assist in securing the bar 14 within the slot 22.
  • the garment holder 15 is integrally formed by casting or other means as a one piece relatively stiff but resilient device so that the teeth 23 and the ngers 20 might tlex to some degree.
  • a garment indicated at 24 is pressed upwardly between the legs 17 and 18 causing the fingers 20 and knobs 21 to ex upwardly, as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the weight of the garment 24 acts to frictionally engage the knobs 21 causing them to bind the garment between the knobs 21 and the teeth 19.
  • the legs 17 and 18 are exed outwardly away from each other so that the fingers 20 and knobs 21 are moved to release the garment 24 from the teeth 19 permitting the garment 24 to be removed from the garment holder 15.
  • a garment holder comprising a semi-resilient plastic body, a pair of legs extending integrally from one end of said body in relatively widely spaced parallel relation, said body having a lateral slot extending inwardly from one side edge thereof at the end of said body opposite said legs for engagement about a horizontal bar of a coat hanger, a plurality of sloping teeth directed toward said slot formed on one face of one of said legs confronting the other of said legs, a plurality of flexible resilient fingers extending integrally from one face of said other of said legs confronting said teeth, said fingers each being substantially equal in width to that of said other leg, each of said ingers having a garment engaging knob integrally formed on its free end, one of said knobs being positioned above and adjacent to each of said teeth whereby garments may be clasped between said knobs and said teeth at a plurality of points on said garment, the opening to said slot being narrowed by the springing apart of said legs when the weight of said garments is brought to bear on said legs to lock said holder on said hang

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INVENTOR ATTORNEYS June'Z, 1959 J. D. lC:VI..IDD
GARMENT HOLDER Filed Feb. 27,' 1956 llllllllllllllllll` Unite The present invention relates to garment holders, and more particularly, to garment holders of the type adapted for attachment to clothes hangers for securing garments thereto.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a resilient device adapted to be suspended from a clothes hanger and to frictionally grasp the garments for suspension therefrom.
Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will grasp the clothes with a iirm grip but which will yield to release the clothes prior to pressures sucient to damage the clothes being applied thereto.
A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described above which is formed from a semi-resilient plastic as an integral unit.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a garment holder which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and durable in service.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following specification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention shown attached to a conventional clothes hanger.
Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows.
Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.
Figure 4 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.
Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference numeral indicates generally a clothes hanger of conventional wire construction, having a hook 11 formed in its upper terminal end. The hanger 10 is provided with a pair of oppositely sloped bars 12 and 13 extending downwardly from the hook 11 and terminating in a horizontal bar which is integrally secured to each of the sloped bars 12 and 13 at their lower ends.
The clothes hanger 10 is adapted to have a pair of garment holders 15 secured to the horizontal bar 14 and depending therefrom, as illustrated in Figure 1.
The garment holder 15 consists of a body 16 formed of semi-resilient plastic material, with a pair of legs 17 and 18 extending outwardly therefrom in parallel spaced apart relation. The face of the leg 17 adjacent the leg 18 is provided with a plurality of oset teeth 19 in vertically spaced relation. The face of the leg 18 adjacent the leg 17 is provided with a plurality of fingers 20, with one nger 20 projecting toward each tooth 19 on the leg 17.
States Patent O Each of the fingers 20 are provided with a knob 21 formed on the outer extremity thereof which is adapted lto cooperate with its adjacent tooth 19 to clamp a garment therebetween.
The body 16 is provided with an arcuate slot 22 which opens through the side of the body 16 overlying the leg 18, as illustrated in Figure 2. The slot 22 is provided with a plurality of inwardly directed teeth 23 which are adapted to engage over the bar 14 of the garment hanger 10 and assist in securing the bar 14 within the slot 22. The garment holder 15 is integrally formed by casting or other means as a one piece relatively stiff but resilient device so that the teeth 23 and the ngers 20 might tlex to some degree.
When it is desired to use the garment holder 15 a garment indicated at 24 is pressed upwardly between the legs 17 and 18 causing the fingers 20 and knobs 21 to ex upwardly, as illustrated in Figure 2. The weight of the garment 24 acts to frictionally engage the knobs 21 causing them to bind the garment between the knobs 21 and the teeth 19. To remove the garment 24 from the garment holder 15, the legs 17 and 18 are exed outwardly away from each other so that the fingers 20 and knobs 21 are moved to release the garment 24 from the teeth 19 permitting the garment 24 to be removed from the garment holder 15.
As heavier garments are used with the garment holder 15 it will cause the legs 17 and 18 to llex tending to close the slot 22 thus locking the garment holder 15 more tightly on the horizontal bar 14.
Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that numerous modifications and structural adaptations might be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.
What is claimed is:
A garment holder comprising a semi-resilient plastic body, a pair of legs extending integrally from one end of said body in relatively widely spaced parallel relation, said body having a lateral slot extending inwardly from one side edge thereof at the end of said body opposite said legs for engagement about a horizontal bar of a coat hanger, a plurality of sloping teeth directed toward said slot formed on one face of one of said legs confronting the other of said legs, a plurality of flexible resilient fingers extending integrally from one face of said other of said legs confronting said teeth, said fingers each being substantially equal in width to that of said other leg, each of said ingers having a garment engaging knob integrally formed on its free end, one of said knobs being positioned above and adjacent to each of said teeth whereby garments may be clasped between said knobs and said teeth at a plurality of points on said garment, the opening to said slot being narrowed by the springing apart of said legs when the weight of said garments is brought to bear on said legs to lock said holder on said hanger.
References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 138,088 Reid Mar. 3, 1874 1,356,785 Patterson Oct. 26, 1920 2,332,772 Amer Oct. 26, 1943 2,644,210 McNamee July 7, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 138,687 Australia Sept. 15, 1950 501,803 Canada Apr. 27, 1954
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US3058186A (en) * 1960-12-09 1962-10-16 Custom Plastics Inc Clothespin
US3100324A (en) * 1961-12-13 1963-08-13 Dominick J Tutino Clothespin with improved self-storing means
US3119163A (en) * 1963-01-09 1964-01-28 Kunreuther And Merfeld Plastic garment clip
US3128517A (en) * 1961-11-06 1964-04-14 David W Alley Clothespin
US3315325A (en) * 1965-04-02 1967-04-25 Cornelius Victor Clip
US3639952A (en) * 1969-10-27 1972-02-08 John T Thompson Safety package assembly and divider clamp therefor
US3691596A (en) * 1971-01-13 1972-09-19 Judson T Ulansey Fabric clip
US5586807A (en) * 1995-02-10 1996-12-24 Atoma International Of America, Inc. Vehicle seat trim cover retainer
US6261026B1 (en) 1999-07-02 2001-07-17 Gravity Tank, Inc. Resiliently mounted clip for indexed poles
US20130340212A1 (en) * 2012-06-22 2013-12-26 Johnette Amanda Kinney Garment clip system for hangers
US20150090848A1 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-04-02 Steelcase Inc. Support Device
US20190246825A1 (en) * 2013-07-29 2019-08-15 Norman Fraser Mackenzie Improvement relating to clothes hangers

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US1356785A (en) * 1918-08-19 1920-10-26 Patterson William Clothespin
US2332772A (en) * 1942-04-27 1943-10-26 Lee J Amer Holder
US2644210A (en) * 1950-06-27 1953-07-07 Robert W Mcnamee Clothespin device
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US138088A (en) * 1873-04-22 Improvement in milk-coolers
CA501803A (en) * 1954-04-27 J. Woltjen Fred Clothes pin
US1356785A (en) * 1918-08-19 1920-10-26 Patterson William Clothespin
US2332772A (en) * 1942-04-27 1943-10-26 Lee J Amer Holder
US2644210A (en) * 1950-06-27 1953-07-07 Robert W Mcnamee Clothespin device

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US3058186A (en) * 1960-12-09 1962-10-16 Custom Plastics Inc Clothespin
US3128517A (en) * 1961-11-06 1964-04-14 David W Alley Clothespin
US3100324A (en) * 1961-12-13 1963-08-13 Dominick J Tutino Clothespin with improved self-storing means
US3119163A (en) * 1963-01-09 1964-01-28 Kunreuther And Merfeld Plastic garment clip
US3315325A (en) * 1965-04-02 1967-04-25 Cornelius Victor Clip
US3639952A (en) * 1969-10-27 1972-02-08 John T Thompson Safety package assembly and divider clamp therefor
US3691596A (en) * 1971-01-13 1972-09-19 Judson T Ulansey Fabric clip
US5653503A (en) * 1995-02-10 1997-08-05 Atoma International Of America, Inc. Vehicle seat trim cover retainer
US5586807A (en) * 1995-02-10 1996-12-24 Atoma International Of America, Inc. Vehicle seat trim cover retainer
US6261026B1 (en) 1999-07-02 2001-07-17 Gravity Tank, Inc. Resiliently mounted clip for indexed poles
US20130340212A1 (en) * 2012-06-22 2013-12-26 Johnette Amanda Kinney Garment clip system for hangers
US8984724B2 (en) * 2012-06-22 2015-03-24 Johnette Amanda Kinney Garment clip system for hangers
US20190246825A1 (en) * 2013-07-29 2019-08-15 Norman Fraser Mackenzie Improvement relating to clothes hangers
US11134804B2 (en) * 2013-07-29 2021-10-05 Norman Fraser Mackenzie Relating to clothes hangers
US20150090848A1 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-04-02 Steelcase Inc. Support Device
US9080715B2 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-07-14 Steelcase Inc. Support device for suspending an article from a horizontal object

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