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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069595 | Garment cleanliness indicator The invention is a product that allows one to determine precisely how many times a particular garment has been worn. By removing the guesswork from the “wash-or-wear equation,” the consumer knows the garment is sufficiently clean, and will generally be able to e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7380359 | Indicator block and support A hanger is provided with a web with an internally disposed tab for movement in the plane of the web between a first position and a second position. A size indicator that is mounted on the web has a pair of walls disposed on opposite sides of the web and a bridge th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7334359 | Device for recording or assigning the use of articles of apparel A machine for recording or assigning the use of articles of apparel having a sheet of stiff material, perforated and folded over the hook of a hanger, and having one or more substantially flat surfaces upon which notes, assignments, usage advertisements, or other da... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318540 | Indicator for garment hanger A top indicating means for a hanger having a metal hook includes two mounting portions and an indicator. Each of the mounting portions includes a base defining a curved channel, engagement structure to couple the mounting portions together, and preferably alignment ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303101 | Top sizer clip for garment hanger A top sizer clip for use with a garment hanger includes a body having a pair of side walls and end walls joined to and extending between the side walls. An outer surface of each of the side walls has a concave shape and the body includes a top wall that is joined to... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296372 | Retail display article and system A retail display article based upon an original photograph of a subject including at least one item of clothing and having visible portions of skin. The display article includes a back panel and a display photograph. The back panel defines a flat surface. The displa... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287674 | Garment hanger system with size indicator A garment hanger system including a hook member, a hanger body and an information indicator mounted on the hanger body. The hanger body includes a reinforcing rib section disposed adjacent a mounting structure that receives the hook member. The information indicator... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246730 | Smart hanger system A moisture resistant rustproof smart hanger system provides a set of plastic spindles or thumb wheels permanently attached to a hanger. The spindles are designed to record, for a particular garment, the last cleaned date, the number of times worn, and the last worn ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240813 | Top sizer for a hanger A top sizer for use with a garment hanger including a hollow body having an open bottom and a top wall that has a first opening formed therein that provides communication to the hollow interior. The top sizer includes a locking feature associated therewith that is c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228995 | Clothing hanger adapted for personal use The subject invention is a single purpose clothes hanger apparatus and structure having text messaging appendages extending laterally outwardly from the upper neck portion of the hanger. At least one additional horizontal bar from which additional articles of clothi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7020624 | Network server for servicing articles of wear A network server provides continuous laundry services for articles of wear. Each article has a unique article identifier. The server has a customer database for associating each customer with a unique customer identification; a message server for sending electronic ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978917 | Garment hanger with improved tab holder The present invention relates a garment hanger adapted to receive a removable information tab. Such a garment hanger has a body, a hook member connected to the body, a tab holder operatively connected to said hanger. The tab holder has two opposites surfaces, each o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962261 | System for frontal display of objects In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a hanger comprises a main body disposed in a first plane and a swivel hook coupled to the main body such that the main body and the hook maintain a desired planar relationship with each other. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953177 | Article support apparatus with movable display panel Apparatus are provided that may be used, for example, by healthcare providers to educate patients and others on one or more particular pharmaceutical products. A promotional apparatus includes a housing, a support member that is configured to support articles suspen... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948269 | Size tag clip A size tag clip on a hanger including an external protruding plate on which are symmetrical sloping top surfaces. The sides at the top of the sloping surface are flat but the bottom part are two matching sloping protrusions that form a tiny ditch with the hanger. Wh... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932251 | Hanger and size marker and assembly thereof A hanger has a support rod engaging portion, a garment supporting portion extending downwardly of the support rod engaging portion and a size marker receiving portion opening into the periphery of the hanger, the hanger defining in the size marker receiving portion ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883259 | Clothing data marker A marker is disclosed that is adapted to fit onto a hook of a clothes hanger to convey information concerning a garment hung from the clothes hanger. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the marker includes an outer wall, a slot opening, a gate barb an... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6874666 | Removable size indicator for a garment hanger A size indicator to be removably secured to a web of a hanger. The size indicator including: a face and two sides depending from the face to define a channel, each of the sides terminating in a foremost edge; an inwardly facing ridge disposed at each of the foremost... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6865832 | Hanger with information tab According to one exemplary embodiment, an information clip is provided and it not only resiliently engages a securing ridge adjacent a free edge of the clip holder, but in addition, is provided with a platform on which leading edges of the clip sit on when the clip ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6726067 | Garment hanger and information indicator therefor A garment hanger an and associated indicator therefor. The garment hanger has a projecting web which includes at least one recess on one side thereof. The indicator includes a body having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls connecting the side walls, a top wal... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6705496 | Indicator attachment mechanism and method and apparatus for removing indicators from hangers A method for removing an indicator from a garment hanger having a resilient indicator attachment mechanism. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681966 | Automated methods and devices for removing a size indicator from a garment hanger having a removable size indicator A method for removing a releasable size indicator from a garment hanger. The garment hanger including: a body having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the body, the web having a fixed latch and a pivoting latch; and a size indica... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6564980 | Removable size indicator for a garment hanger A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including: a hook for suspending the hanger from a support and a horizontal bar connected to the hook; a clip portion having at least one double action clip disposed at each of first ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6499634 | Garment hanger having a removable size indicator A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including a hook for suspending the hanger on a support and a body connected to the hook; the hanger having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the hanger, the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499633 | Hanger with information marker An improved information marker for a clothes hanger is disclosed. Between the shoulder and the hook of the hanger, a web is secured. At two or more locations on the web, a profiled surface is created. These profiled surfaces engage with fingers on the int... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6428208 | Internal profile hanger with outwardly projecting tab member with informational indicia thereon A package is formed from two sheets of thin film material which are double backed upon each other to form a header portion and a substantially rigid insert is connected to the header portion coincident with a cutout formed therein. The cutout exposes an i... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409058 | Adjustable garment hanger An adjustable garment hanger (100) is disclosed having movable arms (107) which move laterally from a medial portion (102). The movable arms move as a result of engagement between a pair of linkage tongues (110, 125) and a medially positioned adjustment m... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6409057 | Garment hanger with size window A hanger for clothes to be displayed as goods. The hanger comprises a hanger main body including an upper laterally extending member and a hook to be used for suspending the main body, connected to the upper laterally extending member. Additionally there ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6389723 | Stand for disposable rain protection devices An apparatus for displaying and dispensing disposable rain protection devices comprising a sign holder and a bracket member on the sign holder, the bracket member configured to hold disposable rain protection devices when the bracket member is mounted on ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382478 | Garment hanger having a removable size indicator A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including a hook for suspending the hanger on a support and a body connected to the hook; the hanger having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the hanger, the... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378744 | Garment hanger having a removable size indicator A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including a hook for suspending the hanger on a support and a body connected to the hook; the hanger having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the hanger, the... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6264075 | Garment hanger having a removable size indicator A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including a hook for supporting the hanger on a display; a body connected to the hook, the body having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the body, the web ha... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260745 | Garment hanger having a removable size indicator A garment hanger having a releasable size indicator. The garment hanger including a hook for suspending the hanger on a support and a body connected to the hook; the hanger having at least one web for removably securing a size indicator to the hanger, the... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6209241 | Garment hanger A hanger includes a suspension hook adapted to engage a hook support and having an upper portion including at least a partial recess; and an indicator having front, rear, side, top and bottom portions, the front portion including a surface for displacing ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189746 | Side indicator hangers and method and apparatus for removing indicators from hangers A molded plastic garment hanger having an improved indicator detachment opening is disclosed, wherein the hanger has a hook with a web adjacent said hook and a hanger body, wherein the web is received within a cavity of a molded plastic indicator having s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6145713 | Hanger with irremovable information tab A garment hanger having an indicia-bearing tab for displaying customer information is provided. A tab holder is integrally formed as part of the hanger. The tab is mounted on an edge of the tab holder, adjacent a ridge formed on the tab holder. The ridge,... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6094848 | Display chip and method for displaying an article A display chip and a method for displaying an article are provided. The display chip includes a display card and a display card and product holder. The display card is provided for displaying information. The display card and product holder is provided fo... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6041984 | Side indicator hangers and method and apparatus for removing indicators from hangers A molded plastic garment hanger having an improved indicator detachment opening is disclosed, wherein the hanger has a hook with a web adjacent said hook and a hanger body, wherein the web is received within a cavity of a molded plastic indicator having s... | 03/28/2000 |
