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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056777 | Composite hanger Disclosed is an apparatus for hanging articles and the method of manufacturing the apparatus includes a hanger body having first and second paperboard panels separated from one another by a fold line. The first paperboard panel includes a central tab extending from ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7552850 | Clothes holding device The present invention provides a clothes holding device which is easily assembled (formed) as a clothes holding device (for example, a hanger), which is compact, which has an interior function for use as an interior material. The device includes a plate member havin... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7441678 | Paper tie hanger A hanger for displaying a necktie includes a main panel made from a flexible sheet material. The panel includes a front portion and a rear portion. The top edge of the front portion is disposed against a fold portion and the two side edges of the front portion each ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7370779 | Coat hanger extension sleeve Apparatus 10 discloses a stackable extension sleeve for a coat hanger 22. The stackable extension sleeve is comprised of a unitary body having a curvilinear top surface 26 sloping down from a central aperture 14 with a back wall 28... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350680 | Radiation garment holder and methods A radiation garment holder for mounting on a wall or other suitable surface. The holder has a central section with first and second clearance sections, first and second arms, and first and second shoulder support regions. The cantilevered clearance sections prevent ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328821 | Collar holding device A device for holding a collar of a garment on a hanger, blanks for manufacturing the collar holding device methods of using the collar holding device in hanging a collared garment on a hanger, and the collar holding device in combination with a hanger and a hangered... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290687 | Garment hanger and clamps A garment hanger having two clamps respectively provided on two ends thereof, each clamp includes a first jaw and a second jaw adapted to closing to each other for clamping; wherein the first jaw has on its inner surface thereof an elliptical protrusion, and the sec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267252 | Corrugated clothes hanger structure An improved clothes hanger is biodegradable, disposable, and non-metallic. It is adapted to be usable in a prison, commercial airplane, or other weapons-free environment. The improved clothes hanger is provided by construction entirely of folded corrugated paper wit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264115 | Hanging display package for intimate apparel A hanging display package for an article of apparel. The display package comprises a rear panel having opposed side edges that define a first width. A pair of flaps project laterally outwardly from each of the opposed side edges. A front panel has opposed side edges... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258377 | Inexpensive compact grappling hook A grappling hook blank for forming a grappling hook having a shaft, a plurality of arms and a connecting member. The grappling hook blank includes a piece of material having a shaft portion, a plurality of arm portions, and a connecting member portion. The shaft por... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249698 | Garment hangers with improved gripping pads and improved methods of manufacture A clamp style garment hanger includes a cross-bar, a hook extending up from the center of the cross-bar, a pair of clamp assemblies in spaced apart relationship depending from the cross-bar, and a pair of gripping pads, one for each clamp assembly. The clamp assembl... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7086635 | Fabric hanger method and system An improved hanger for storage and display of material such as fabric and the like. The hanger includes opposed panel sides interconnected at an upper spine portion. Fabric or other material is placed between the panels and is retained by a unique set of clips appli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040582 | Hanger for plastic bags and pouches A hanger for hanging bags wherein a card body (2) cooperates with a holding strip (11) that is connected to the card body by a film hinge (10) to define a gap between the card body and the holding strip. A means for latching the holding strip ( | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036695 | Garment hanger A garment hanger is provided for supporting socks or other garments on a conventional display panel having extending display rods. The garment hanger has a planar configuration before folding and includes first and second supports which are spaced by a thin, flexibl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028855 | Hanger spacer and transport assembly utilizing same An apparatus for receiving and separating a plurality of hangers having respective necks. The apparatus comprises a body of a substantially rigid material extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of longitu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015815 | Anti-theft hanger An anti-theft display hanger includes a body portion having at a first member including at least one recess for supporting an electronic article surveillance sensor, and a second member designed to overlay the first member. The EAS sensor is preferably supported wit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974057 | Necktie and belt holding assembly A necktie and belt holding assembly includes a pair of hangers each comprising a loop that includes a bottom member, a first side member, a second side member and a top member. Each of a pair of master hooks is attached to one of the top members. A hinge is attached... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6915930 | Cap hanger A hanger for hanging one or more hats, particularly baseball-style caps, from a support member. The cap hanger has an upper portion with a hook, a middle portion suitable for displaying information and a lower portion having a hanger body with one or more hanger sec... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6817497 | Garment care apparatus A garment care apparatus includes a frame segment with a top hook portion and a main body portion. the apparatus may also include a pair of adjustable shoulder segments detachably secured to the frame segment on opposite sides of the frame segment in one of at least... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6745924 | Hanger for clothing items A clip hanger comprises a hollow body (16) slidably retaining a clamping member (18) providing a pair of jaws (20). The clamping member being slidable into the body to close the jaws. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6644521 | Shoulder support for garments A shoulder support for garments hung on a wire hanger is a generally unitary member made of a resilient material. The shoulder support has a center section and a pair of spaced shoulder sections connected at one end to the center section and extending in ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6588633 | Device for holding socks or stockings in pairs The invention relates to a device for holding socks or stockings in pairs. The inventive device consists of a holding body (1) and a hook (2), which are joined by a predetermined breaking point (3). A slit is arranged in the holding body (1) for receiving... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581810 | Self-shaping garment hanger shoulder guard A shoulder guard for a hanger is formed from two wings which are substantially symmetrical and which are substantially identical except for attachment details. The wings have a pair of folds which are at an angle to normal to centerlines of the wings, and... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6497347 | Display hanger and method of use A hanger having a novel construction including an engagement member, a foldable body portion having an upper end with a pair of continuous locking openings, and a lower or tail end with a two prong locking member which engages the locking openings in a se... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6454145 | Hanger for a flak vest A hanger for supporting and drying a flak vest, the hanger including an upper support, a lower support, and a vertical support connected therebetween. The upper support includes a cross-member portion and a hook portion extending upwardly therefrom. The v... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6398086 | Modified apparel accessories rack A shaped figure designed for suspending apparel accessories such as ties, belts, scarfs and the like wherein the figure comprises a flat plate of injection molded plastic having cutouts configured to form a series of downwardly inclined sets of steps, whe... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6325257 | Cloth hanger and method thereof An improved triangular construction cloth hanger comprises a strip of a paperboard or plastic material, or of a laminate material, including two top wings symmetrically slanted to one another, and coupled to one another by a middle top portion and a botto... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6299039 | Article hanger An article hanger is formed of a hook, a marking plate extending from the hook, a fixed plate fastened at one to the marking plate and provided with a retaining hole, a flexible portion fastened at one end with other end of the fixed plate, and a movable ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6269989 | Garment hanger shoulder guard A garment hanger shoulder guard has an elongate overall configuration with a central portion, a coupling member at each end of the shoulder guard and shoulder support portions intermediate the ends of the shoulder guard. The coupling members each have an ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6264077 | Hanger for display of belts A hanger comprises a hook and a tail depending from the hook, the hook being fabricated separately from the tail, the hook portion and the tail portion having mutually interfitting parts for separable joinder thereof, the hanger including securing structu... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6227422 | Mounting structure for neckties The mounting structure is made of a thin rigid sheet of material, having a first section and a second section. The first section is rearwardly bent and is generally perpendicular to the second section. The first section has an aperture therethrough. The a... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220488 | Crush protection device for hanger supported clothing A crush resistant device for enclosing the shoulder portions of a hanger-supported garment to prevent wrinkling of the garment when packed in compressive relation with adjacent garments in a shipping container, thereby avoiding wrinkling of the enclosed p... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209763 | Hanging package display unit A hanging package display unit for holding and displaying multiple sets of various clothing articles. The hanging package display unit includes a first hanger having a pair of arm holding members and a central neck member, with the neck member having a ho... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206253 | Hanger for suspenders A hanger and suspenders arrangement includes a hanger comprised of a main body portion defining a plurality of retention members, and a flap member, the flap member defining a plurality of securement parts corresponding to the retention member plurality, ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196396 | Apparel accessories rack A shaped figure designed for suspending apparel accessories such as ties, belts, scarfs and the like wherein the figure comprises a flat plate of injection molded plastic having cutouts configured to form a series of downwardly inclined sets of steps, whe... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170679 | Display hanger A display hanger is provided which allows multiple pairs of socks or other articles to be hung without interference from other pairs on arms therebelow. The display hanger can be manufactured using conventional molding techniques employing standard polyme... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6158633 | Hanging element for clothing A hanging element is manufactured to be a deformed shock proof synthetic-substance sheet manufactured by a vacuum-forming process; is formed as an essentially flat element with areas (28, 29) to print information on it; contains horizontally placed streng... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6135330 | Suit hanger It is one object of the present invention to provide a suit hanger, which is inexpensive to manufacture. It is another object of the present invention to provide a suit hanger, which is packed in a detached manner before sale. It is still another object o... | 10/24/2000 |
