US3424317A

US3424317A - Costumer

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Publication number: US3424317A
Application number: US600558A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nat Singer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1966-12-09
Filing date: 1966-12-09
Publication date: 1969-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 1986-01-28

Description

N. SINGER COSTUMER Jaln. 28, 1969 /P of 4 Sheet Filed Dec. 9, l966 INVENTOR N. SINGER COSTUMER Jan. 28, 1969 Filed Dec` 2 HHHHI N. SINGER Jan. 23, 1969 COSTUMER Sheet 4 of4 Filed Dec. 9, 1966 IIIII I I llllmn' INVENT OR TTURNEYS United States Patent O 3,424,37 COSTUMER Nat Singer, 35 McClellan St., Bronx, N.Y.

Filed Dec. 9, 1966, Ser. No. 600,558 U.S. CI. 211-167 It. Cl. A47f 7/24, /02, 5/13 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates generally to the problem encountered in homes and the like in respect to supporting coats and other articles of clothing and wearing apparel brought in by visitors, where the space available for such purpose is restricted and of a small area, More particularly the concept has to do with an apparently acceptable solution of most aspects of the problem and has to do with a novel collapsible and practical costumer or stand.

'In carrying out the preferred embodiment of the invention, a novel portable longitudinally extensible costumer or stand is utilized, having a ring structure for supporting hangers which in turn are adapted to support coats and the like.

According to a modified form of the invention, a costumer or stand is provided with a pair of ring structures and a pair of disc structures, the structures being vertically spaced. The ring structures are constructed to accommodate and detachably support hangers. The hangers are such in Construction that they in turn accommodatingly support varying articles of Clothing and wearing apparel, such as coats, hats, handbags and the like. The disc structures are constructed to accommodate and detachably support umbrellas, overshoes and the like.

In the modified form of the invention, novelty is also predicated on an unusual and novel notched ring structure and on perforated and sectional disc structures mounted on the pole portion of the over-all costumer or stand. By providing the ring structure with a multiplicity of notches and designing the hangers properly, many hangers may be employed and so arranged that the articles carried by the hangers may be arranged and supported to the advantage of all concerned.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a costumer or stand that is adjustable according to the room height, that can be mounted almost anywhere in a room and occupy a minimum of space therein; that lends itself to ready installation within a wide variety of physical surroundings, that is portable and eXtensible having springbiased adjustment means at at least one extremity thereof to facilitate its rapid installation in a given space without the use of extraneous fastening elements.

Yet another broad object of the invention is to structurally, functionally and otherwise improve upon similarly constructed and performing costumers or stands.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which the various features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective View of a costumer or stand embodying one form of the invention, in operative posi- 0 tion, hangers beng shown supported thereon with coats 7 on the hangers, in dash lines.

FIG. 2 is a part sectional and part elevational View of the costumer or stand of FIG. 1, parts being shown broken away, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a fragment of the hanger supporting ring structure, parts being shown broken away, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 4 is a part elevational and part sectional view showing the pin connection between the ring structure and supporting bracket arm, a step in the assembling of the ring structure and bracket arm being shown in dash lines.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation view of the pole and bracket and ring structure in partly collapsed condition in full lines and in fully collapsed conditions in dash lnes, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 6 is a side elevational View of a costumer or stand embodying a modified form of the invention, in operative position, with articles of clothing and wearing apparel being shown supported thereon.

FIG. 7 is a side elevational View of the costumer or stand of FIG. 6 in operative position, parts being shown in section and parts being shown broken away.

FIG. 7A is a top perspective View of the umbrella support shown in FIG. 6, with an umbrella shown theren in dash lines.

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of part of one of the ring structures of FIG. 6 showing hangers supported thereon and shirts in turn supported on the hangers.

FIG. 9 is a top plan View of the bottom disc structure shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 is a sectional View thereof taken on the plane of line 10-10 of FIG. 9, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the plane of the line 11-11 of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the plane of the line 12-12 of FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the lower disc support in partly collapsed condition.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, the costumer or stand is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 10. It is of composite construction and is vertically extensible and contractible so that it may be fitted properly between the floor or other support A at the bottom and a ceiling or equivalent surface B at the top. A preferred embodiment of the costumer or stand as shown in FIG. 1 includes a suitable sectional tubular metal pole 12. The lower end of the pole is fitted into a simple rubber suction cup, serving as a cap or base 14, and the upper end is similarly fitted in a rubber suction cap, serving as an end thrust cap 16. The cap 16 bears frictionally against the ceiling B.

The body of the pole 12 is composed of metal tubular bottom and

top sections

18 and 20, respectively, and intermediate metal tubular bottom and

top sleeves

22 and 24, respectively. The bottom section 18 has a reduced shouldered neck portion 26 to accommodate a telescopic part of the bottom sleeve 22, and the bottom sleeve 22 has a reduced shouldered neck portion 28 to accommodate a telescopic part of the top sleeve 24. The sleeve 24 is held in telescopic and adjustable relation on the top section 20 by means of a collar 30 and a set screw 32 exetnding through the collar and top of sleeve 24.

A sectional ring structure 36 is collapsibly and detachably mounted on the top sleeve 24 of the pole by a collapsible bracket structure 38. This ring structure 36 consists of a plurality of arcuate shaped tubular mem-- bers 40 detachably supported in a horizontal position as shown in FIG. 1 by the bracket structure 38. Each arcuate shaped section 40 is formed with a reduced shouldered neck end portion 42. Both the shouldered end portion 42 and the other end portion 44 of the section 40 are formed with pairs of aligned

holes

46, 46 and 48, 48, respectively.

The bracket structure 38 comprises a pair of upper and lower spider -

brackets

50 and 52, respectively, the

radial arms

54 and 56, respectively, thereof, being bifurcated forming bifurcations with aligned holes 57. The lower bracket 52 is fixedly mounted on the sleeve 24 and the upper bracket 50 is slidably mounted thereon and is adapted to be held in moved adjusted position by a wing set screw 60 extendng through a threaded hole 62 in the body of the bracket and engaging the sleeve 24.

A plurality of rectangular shaped metal arms 64, with a hole 66 at one end thereof, is pivotally connected to the lower bracket 52 by inserting the perforated end thereof between the bifurcations of the arms 56 of the bracket 52 and extending a pivot pin 68 through the aligned holes in the end of the arm and in the holes in the bifurcations of the bracket. A pin device 70 extends radially outwardly and upwardly as viewed in FIG. 1 from the other end of each arm 56. Each -pin device 70 comprises a cylindrical solid body portion 72 with a reduced portion at one end as indicated at 74. The other end of the body of the pin is formed with an annular groove 76 formed with opposed tapered walls. The ring structure 36 is assembled by inserting the reduced shouldered end portion 42 of one arcuate section 36 into the adjacent perforated end portion 44 of the adjacent arcuate section 36. When the arcuate sections are thus assembled end to end, the holes in the reduced shoulder end portions 42 and in the other end portions 44 of the arcuate shaped sections are in alignment and the ring structure may be readily dropped downwardly in the direction of the arrow 78 in FIG. 4 so as to pass the aligned holes over the pin devices 70 and thus detachably interlock the ring structure on the outer ends of arms 64.

A plurality of metal rectangular shaped links 80 pivotally connect the arms 64 to the top bracket 50. This pivotal connection includes a pivot pn 82 extendng loosely through aligned holes in the arm 64 intermediate its ends and in the adjacent end of the link 80. The other end of the link 80 is pivotally connected to the arms 54 of the top bracket 50 by inserting said other end between the bifurcations of said arms 54 and inserting a pivot pin 84 through the aligned holes in the ends of the link 80 and the bifurcations of the arms 54.

In using the costumer or stand 10, the telescopic

tubular sections

18, 20, 22, 24 of any desired length are coaXially engaged and adjusted to form a pole which is of a length slightly less than the distance between a ceiling B and floor A. The caps in the form of

suction cups

14 and 16 are slipped over the ends of

sections

18 and 20, respectively. The bracket structure 38 is slipped over the

sections

20 and 24 and the bottom spider shaped bracket 52 secured to the sleeve 24 in any suitable manner, such as welding or soldering or the like. The sections are vertically aligned and the top section 20 is manually moved toward the ceiling B until it engages the ceiling at which time the screw 32 is tightened. The costumer is now fixedly secured between the floor A and ceiling B with the ring structure 36 horizontally disposed ready to receive and detachably support hangers such as the coat hangers 88 shown in FIG. 1 including a wooden arcurate shaped body 90 for supporting a coat 94 and the like and a metal hook 92 protruding upwardly therefrom for looping the hanger slidably and detachably over the body of the ring structure 36.

A costumer or stand embodying a modified form of the invention is shown in FIGS. 6 to 13, inclusive. The costumer or stand 10' dilfers from the costumer or stand 10 of FIG. 1 in that a compression spring 100 is housed within the upper sleeve 24', the outer diameter of the spring being just slightly less than the inner diameter of the sleeve 24' and is adapted to be retained therein. The lower end portion of the spring rests on and is anchored to a cross pin 25. Thus, spring 100 is retained within the area detincd by tubular section 24', t the lower end by the pin 25, and at the upper end by the section 22'. The

spring urges inner end of top section 20', urging the cap 16' of said top section against the ceiling B'.

The costumer or stand 10' dffers further from the costumer or stand 10 of FIG. 1 in that instead of a single ring structure there is provided a pair of sectional ring structures, an upper ring structure 36' and a lower ring structure 36". Furthermore, the costumer or stand 10' supports a pair of metal sectional disc supports in the form of an upper disc support 102 and a lower disc support 104.

The upper ring structure 36' is similar in Construction to the ring structure 36 of FIG. 1 and is similarly supported by a structure 38'. S-shaped hangers 88' are shown removably mounted on the ring structure 36' and mounted on the hangers are shown a hat 106 and a handbag 108.

The lower ring structure 36" is similar in structure to the ring structure 36' but is larger and is provided with spaced notches 110 on its upper periphery for receiving the hook portions 92' of coat hanger bodies 90'. In FIG. 6, a coat 94' is shown supported on the coat hanger 90' and in FIG. 8 shirts 112 are shown supported thereon.

The sectional disc suppont 102 is mounted on the tubular section 22' below ring structure 36" for supporting a umbrella stand 114 depending therefrom. Disc 102 has a sectional body including a substantially semi-circular body section 116 and a similar shaped body section 118 disposed on a plane slightly above t he horizontal plane of section 116. The body sections are formed with spaced openings 120 thereon. Body section 118 is formed with a semi-annular upwardly extending fiange 122 midway the ends of its flat edge, and body section 116 is formed with a similarshaped downwardly extending fiange (not shown). Section 118 is adapted to slide over section 116 to Collapse the disc 102. In the collapsed position, the upwardly extending fiange 122 on the body section 118 and the downwardly depending fiange on the body section 116 form a clamp that frictionally engages the pole -and hold in disc in position.

The umbrella stand 114 is formed with a hollow cylindrical body tapering from top to bottom and including two

semi-cylindrical sections

124 and 126. The body is open at the top and closed at the bottom. Section 126 is fonmed with an inwardly extending fiange 128 along its top edge to receive the fianged top edge 130 of the section 126, (the sections being held in interlocked relation by teats 132 on the edge of the fianged edge 130 received in holes 134 formed in the fiange 128` on section 124. The openings 120 in the disc 102 are adapted to receive umbrellas in upright position such as the umbrella 136 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A.

'Ilhe disc 104 is sectional having a substantally semicircular solid body section 142 and a similar shaped solid body section 144 disposed on a plane slightly above the horizontal plane of section 142 as best seen in FIG. 10 so that it can slide over section 142. Both body sections have outer semi-circular peripheral edges and flat angular inner edges 143. 'Ihe peripheral edge of section 144 is bulbous in cross-section as indicated at 146 and the peripheral edge of section 142 is formed with a curved fiange 148, said fiange with the body of the section defining a track-way 150 to receive slidably the bulbous edge 146 of section 144 as best seen in FIGS. 12 and 13. Section 144 is formed with

opposed teats

152, 152 protruding outwardly of its bulbous edge adjacent the ends of the flat edges thereof. The teats 152 are adapted to snap into holes 154 formed in the fiange 148 adjacent the ends thereof to hold the sections in collapsed condition.

Section 144 has welded to its angular edge 143 midway the ends thereof an upstanding semi-annular hub portion 156 engaging the tubular section 18' and section 142 carries a similar downwardly extending semi-annular hub portion 158 engaging the tubular sections 18' opposite hub portion 156 as best seen in FIG. 10. The disc support 104 is adapted to support rubbers 160 and overshoes 162 and the like as shown in FIG. 1.

In all other respects, the costumer or stand is similar to the costumer or stand 10 and similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to` be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A costumer comprising a tubular pole having a sectional body composed of telescopic tubular sections, a suction cup on the bottom most section adapted torest atop a floor, a suction cup on the uppermost section adapted to rest against a ceiling spaced above said floor, collapsible means on the pole for detachably supporting clothing and/or wearing apparel, the means for supporting clothing and/or wearing apparel including a collapsible bracket structure on the pole and a sectional ring structure, detachably supported on the bracket structure, the bracket structure including a lower spider-shaped bracket fixed on the pole, an upper spider-shaped bracket slidably morunted on the pole spaced from the lower bracket, arms radiating from the lower bracket and pivotally connected thereto, and links pivoted at one end to said arms intermediate the ends thereof, and pivoted at the other end to the upper spider shaped bracket, pins protruding upwardly from un attached end of the radial arms, the ring structure being formed of arcuate shaped tubular sections with overlapped ends, said overlapped ends having aligned holes positioned over said pins for detachably supporting the ring structure.

2. A costumer as defined in claim 1 and at least one hanger device, said hanger device having a body portion adapted to support a coat and -a hook extending upwardly from the body portion, said 'book adapted to be removably mounted `on the ring structure.

3. A costumer comprising a tubular pole having a sectional body composed of telescopic tubular sections, a suction cup on the bottom most section adapted to rest atop a floor, a suction cup on the uppermost section `adapted to rest against a ceiling spaced above said floor, collapsible means on the pole for detachably supporting Clothing and/ or wearing apparel, the means for supporting clothing `and/or wearing apparel including a pair of collapsible bracket devices mounted in spaced relation on the pole, a ring structure supported detachably on each bracket device, hanger devices on the ring structures for detachably supporting coats, hats and handbags, and a pair of spaced disc-shaped supports on the pole adapted to support detachably an umbrella and rubbers and overshoes, one of the disc-shaped supports having a sectional fiat circular body, composed of a pair of semi-circular body sections, one of said semi-circular body sections having a curved flange along the arcuate shaped periphery thereof, the other of said semi-circular body sections having lbulbous edges along the arcuate shaped periphery thereof adapted to slide in the curved flange on said one semi-circular [body section for collapsing the circular body, said circular body adapted to support detachably rubbers and overshoes.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 706,718 8 1902 Bradbury 211-163

XR

1,4 61,115 7/1923 Gddings ,211-163 XR `1,524,?00 1/1925 Gottlicb 211-163 1,641,832 9/1927 Skinner 211-86 XR 2,61=4,698 10/ 1952 Bell 211-62 2,903,227 9/ 1959 Key 248-356 2,911,105 11/1959 Gingher et al. 211-62 3,l63,297 12/1964 Raynor 211-178 3,313,425 4/1967 Injeski.

CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Pr'mary Exam'ne'.

ROBERT P. SEI'ITER, Assistant Exam'ner.

U.S. Cl. X.R. 211-62, 178