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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222761 | Hanger apparatus A hanger apparatus for allowing garments of various sizes to be hung up with out being stretched. The hanger apparatus includes a hook member being designed for selectively engaging a hanging member whereby the hook member is suspended from the hanging member. A pai... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219821 | Bootyhook sporting goods hanger A hanger that is formed to accept the holding of a pair of wetsuit booties inverted position and angled to optimize storage space and liquid drainage from the inverted footwear. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216786 | Non-slip garment hanger attachment A non-slip resilient unitary attachment designed for use on a standard wire hanger. The attachment is shaped or molded with a non-uniform diameter of a resilient rubber or foam rubber or similar material that will deform temporarily to lend itself to better retentio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213729 | Garment hanger A garment hanger having a frame, wherein a polymeric sheath defining a garment contacting surface is located over a portion of the frame. The polymeric sheath can be of a cellular structure. A further garment hanger includes an overchannel sized to increase the garm... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210576 | Garment hanger retail package Embodiments of garment hangers retail package comprising a display tag having a substantial display area located on top of the garment hanger supporting arms for illustrating the specialty features of the garment hanger. The display tag is sandwiched in between the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206647 | E-appliance for mobile online retailing A portable device used for online retailing comprises a screen that is divided into numerous section for displaying different information. The bottom section of the screen includes navigation buttons. The top section includes promotions. The central section displays... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201298 | Garment hanger A garment hanger includes a hook portion, a neck portion connected to a base end of the hook portion, a pair of shoulder-supporting portions molded integrally with the neck portion and extend from both sides of the neck portion, a shoulder pad connected to each of t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201297 | One piece molded clothes hanger construction A clothes hanger construction (10) for spacing the bodies of clothes hanger members (20) (20) (20) from one another wherein, the neck portion (21) of each clothes hanger member (20) has an enlarged weight bearing segment ( | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198182 | Self advertising paper clothes hanger Apparatus for a one-piece, rigid paper hanger 16 with sufficient strength to hold a plurality of clothes having a printed color process with UV-coated inks to create two advertising areas 14 that are equal to the entire hanger surface area with detacha... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191922 | Hanger with non-slip pads A hanger has a body, a hook extending therefrom, and at least one clamp coupled thereto. The clamp includes a pair of opposing jaw members that are provided with slots extending through peripheral walls of the jaw member, and a gripping pad having T-shaped lateral e... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188755 | Combination method of a modularized clamp structure A combination method of a modularized clamp structure, wherein mainly, two clamping portions of two clamps on the two ends of a suit hanger are provided thereon with two engaging channels, each engaging channel has therein a first positioning portion; two slide bloc... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185864 | Door hook with hinge A door hook including a U-shaped bracket having a top member and front and back sides attached to the top member. The front and back sides are separated by a first distance, which corresponds generally to the thickness of a door over which the door hook is to be pla... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185795 | Collapsible hanger for suspending clothes and other items A collapsible hanger for suspending clothing and other items includes: a pin; a suspension member mounted on the pin; and first, second, and third hanger arms. The ends of the first hanger arm are pivotally joined to the pin and the second hanger arm. The ends of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185794 | Garment security hanger and display system A garment security hanger and display comprising one or more hanger assemblies, one or more lock rod assemblies, and a base. Each hanger assembly comprises a hanger body with an integral locking device and indicator mechanism. The present invention provides for the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182231 | Garment hanger A garment hanger that can hold articles as heavy as about 40 pounds yet is very thin so that it takes up minimal closet space. In addition, the shape of the holder reduces creases and dimples formed on the article of clothing and non-slip surfaces help prevent cloth... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178705 | Garment hanger having hook provided with locking indicator A garment hanger includes a hook defining a web having an upper free end which receives an indicator and laterally displaced engagement elements which engage an indicator. A ridge is provided at the bottom of the web to prevent finger purchase on the lower end of th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178706 | Heavy-duty garment hanger The heavy-duty garment hanger is a hanger of hollow stainless steel construction, which can hold heavy articles of clothing. The hanger is made from hollow filamentous tubing shaped into an upwardly projecting hook adapted to engage a structure allowing the hanger t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165684 | High density bicycle storage system A ceiling mount bicycle rack provides for easy loading through the use of downwardly transversely opening wheel hooks that may receive the tires of a bicycle when flipped about the bicycle's upper structure by a user through a gentle arc. After installation on the r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156271 | Garment hanger end-clip having a stop member and method of manufacture An end-clip for a garment hanger includes a bar having an end, and a connecting part with a first end and a second end. The connecting part is joined at the first end to and extends from the end of the bar. An arm is joined to the second end of the connecting part s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156270 | Stackable garment hanger A hanger designed with hook member having a loop section is presented. The loop section, which is shaped in forms including a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a circular shape and the like, allows other hanger hooks to be placed in the shape (e.g., triangular ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152768 | Hanger having a locking bar A hanger having a first hook portion extending above a central body portion has at least one arm extending laterally outward from the central body portion to a first distal end. At least one locking bar has a first end and is secured along the first arm extending ad... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152279 | Towel attachment device A device for releasably attaching a towel to clothing of a user. The device includes a towel having an eyelet passing therethrough and a clasp for extending through the eyelet and releasably connecting with an article of clothing of a user. The towel may be removed ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137211 | Drying cabinet shaker mechanism A clothes drying cabinet is provided with a shaker assembly including a bar suspended in the cabinet for supporting clothes hangers. A motor is mounted adjacent the bar and has a drive shaft. A drive weight is eccentrically mounted to the drive shaft of the motor so... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134561 | Systems, devices and methods for clothing organization Systems, devices and methods for clothing organization include a first member, including a first hanger positioning portion, connectable to a second member. The two members may be movable between a first relative position and a second relative position, such as for ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128248 | Coat hanger structure with hook having a variable-height Clothes hanger structure comprising two arms, designed to provide a support for a garment, and a hook provided with a stem fixed at the center line of the hanger. The stem is provided with a portion that can engage to a variable depth in a seat provided at the centr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128127 | Fabric display with reverse bend fabric arm A fabric display includes a fabric arm having a main segment that extends forward and terminates in a reverse bend segment at a front end of the fabric arm. A bend arm extends rearward from the reverse bend segment and is adapted to support a leading “salvage” e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124919 | Clamp-type garment hanger A garment hanger includes a crossbar member, a hook member coupled to the crossbar member, and three clamp members coupled to the crossbar member. One of the three clamp members is disposed in a central region of the crossbar member. Two of the three clamp members a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124920 | Hanger attachment The patent is for certain developments in hanger technology. Particularly attachments to provide broader shoulder supports for wood wire and plastic hangers and combinations thereof. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121439 | Pinch grip hanger An improved pinch grip pant and skirt hanger of reduced depth is formed with an offset between the hanger bar and the mounting of the pinch grip to align the center axis of the hanger bar with the center of the pinch grip, to thereby reduce the depth of the hanger a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118014 | Strong garment hanger A strong but lightweight garment hanger includes a unitary body that can be made of Aluminum or plastic. A hook support member depends down from the hook of the hanger, and first and second arm members extend down from the hook support member. For strength, each arm... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108161 | Garment hanger A garment hanger of the wire frame type includes an anti-slip member engaged over the wire rail to provide increased friction on the garment to reduce the tendency of the garment to slip off the wire rail. The anti-slip member forms an elongate generally cylindrical... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104428 | Hanger beam construction An I-beam having a web curved in two dimensions is used to provide an enhanced stiffness to weight ratio for molded plastic hangers. The I-beam includes first and second generally parallel flanges which extend in a longitudinal direction. The flanges are joined by a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100807 | Elongated pinch-grip hanger A pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with at least one pinch-grip positioned along the body. A pinch-grip has two opposed legs that meet at a pivot axis and the ends of the legs are movable about the pivot axis. At least one of the two opposed legs has a g... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097403 | Reduced material fastener A reduced material fastener has a shank cross-section selected to provide a parting line. Having a parting line means that the fastener may be made using two opposing dies, including roller dies, to cold form the cross-section. The cross-sections do not have to be s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097144 | Hanger A hanger includes a hanger body having a prescribed external peripheral shape on which clothing is hung up. A first magnet is arranged in a projecting manner on a rear side of the hanger body for attaching the hanger to a prescribed suspending place. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097048 | Shoe rack A shoe rack including at least one frame structure and a hanger coupled to the frame structure, the hanger being shaped to couple the shoe rack to a generally vertically-oriented support surface such that the frame structure is located generally adjacent to the supp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089599 | Nestable pinch-grip hangers A nestable hanger including: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; where the hanger nests in a stack of similar hangers such... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083055 | Hockey equipment drying rack A hockey equipment drying rack that is placed in a hockey equipment carrying bag and remains in the carrying bag while functioning as a drying rack. The base of the drying rack is rectangular in shape and fits snugly against the walls of the bag, the base having arm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077301 | Apparatus for organizing and displaying clothing An apparatus for organizing and displaying clothes having a three-dimensional, humanlike form supported by a base, the form having at least one projection from which to suspend clothing, hangers, accessories, or other suspendable articles. The form also has hands ha... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077300 | Adjustable clothes hanger An adjustable clothes hanger includes a shaft and a plurality of arms slidably positionable therealong. Such a plurality of arms include core sections provided with grooves for receiving the shaft therethrough, respectively. The grooves extend along a length of the ... | 07/18/2006 |