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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047410 | Compact hanging clothing assembly A hanging clothing assembly includes a hanger, a clothing item, and a hanging strap. The hanger has a body portion and an upper support portion. The clothing item has a free-hanging length and defines an upper portion configured to be worn over an upper body of a we... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7387223 | Synthetic resin clip and hanger with synthetic resin clips In order to provide a synthetic resin clip and a hanger with synthetic resin clips that are high in safety and can yet be produced at low cost, a synthetic resin clip and synthetic resin clips to be provided on a hanger are arranged with engaging portions being form... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7356889 | Child-safe fastening device A child-safe fastening device comprises a clip, one or more than one padded layer covering one or more surfaces of the clip, and one or more than one cover layer secured to the padded layer. The clip, the padded layer, and the cover layer form a plush device. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337932 | 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... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7243823 | Collapsible garment hanger with quick-release lever The present invention is an apparel apparatus that is especially useful for hanging narrow or small necked shirts and sweaters. It is a collapsible garment hanger, or clothing hanger, that has moving parts. There are two hanger arms that rotate about pins on a hange... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7150381 | Garment hanger with non-slip pads A garment hanger, according to one exemplary embodiment, includes a cross-bar having first and second ends and a hook member coupled to the cross-bar to permit hanging of the garment hanger. A first clamp assembly is disposed at the first end of the cross bar and a ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140585 | One-hand clip capable of preventing hanging object from dropping A one-hand clip of the present invention is composed of a main body, a pair of semicircular hooks a pair of rotating pins and a pair of elastic bodies. The hooks each fixed by a rotating pin and an elastic body at each bottom end of the main body pinches an inserted... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6896163 | Pinch-grip hanger A pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with first and second pinch-grips positioned along the body. Each pinch-grip has a stationary back leg and a front leg movable about a pivot axis, with single gripping portions at the lower ends thereof. An inverted U-s... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863197 | Garment hanger with improved garment securing grips A garment hanger for use in a garment treatment device or garment storage container includes a hook, a bow and a pair of garment clamps. The garment clamps each include a cam-like clothes gripping arrangement in which a cam is pivotally mounted within a channel and ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6779695 | Garment hanger This invention relates to a garment hanger 10 having an elongate hanger bar 20 and a centrally positioned hook member 12. Garment holding means are located at opposed ends 14, 16 of the hanger bar 20. Each garment holding means inc... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6743323 | Method of making a lever device for clamps of a garment hanger There is provided an improved lever device for clamps of a garment-hanger, wherein the interior section, which press on the fabric the hung cloth, is coated by a strip of soft material, which is joined to the undersurface by means of a peripheral welding cord which ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6715650 | Garment hanger A molded plastic garment hanger as is widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments, comprising a unitary plastic central hook and arms extending in opposite directions from the base of the central hook to facilitate a garment to be suspended there... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6622897 | Pinch-grip hanger A hanger has a pinch-grip including a pair of vertically-extending components, a biasing spring, and a connector separate and distinct from the biasing spring. The connector pivotably secures together the upper ends of the components for movement, prior t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6612000 | Bottom hanger clothes clip A clothes clip has a biasing spring that imparts a symmetrical force to each of the gripping members of the clothes clip. The two distal ends of the spring press against the fixed jaw of the clip at point equidistant from the central axis, and a central l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609640 | Pinch-grip hanger A hanger has a pinch-grip including a pair of vertically-extending components, a biasing spring, and a connector separate and distinct from the biasing spring. The connector pivotably secures together the upper ends of the components for movement, prior t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6516980 | Clip arrangement for garment hangers A garment hanger is provided and includes an elongated body, an integrally formed, centrally located hook member, and clip assemblies located at each opposing end of the body. Each clip assembly includes a horizontal lower clip, a horizontal upper clip an... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499635 | Garment hanger A garment hanger having a connecting element consisting of a protrusion on one hanger arm which fits snugly into a receiving hole on a second hanger arm so that the hanger can be opened and locked closed to receive and secure a garment.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6467659 | Garment hanger A molded plastic garment hanger as is widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments, comprising a unitary plastic central hook and arms extending in opposite directions from the base of the central hook to facilitate a garment to be susp... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6422438 | Garment hanger having one piece molded pinch clip with clip protection A ship-on garment hanger having shielding means at each end of the hanger body to prevent dislodgement of a garment from the hanger by downwardly and inwardly directed dislodging forces, the hanger and the front and rear jaws of the clamp assemblies at th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415968 | Garment hanger A hanger for articles includes a body defining a support element, first and second clamp members supported by the support element for pivotal closing movement onto one another and locking structure releasably retaining the first and second clamp members i... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6338426 | Garment hanger A garment hanger includes a hook having a base, first and second hanger arms extending from the base of the hook in opposite directions and angled downwardly relative to the hook; and an elongated horizontal support rod coupled at each end to substantiall... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6305586 | Hanger clip grip pad A clip for a garment hanger is provided with a pair of clip jaws having gripping pads provided thereon. At least one gripping pad on one clip jaw is further provided with a retention member that preferably overlies or extends over the peripheral edge of t... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6286734 | Clothes hanger with a pants holding device A clothes hanger with a pants holding device comprising a shoulder contour segment with a hook, a cross bar between the arms of the shoulder contour segment and a flexible spring element which is attached to the pants holding device. The spring element ex... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286735 | Garment hanger with exclusively plastic pinch-grip A garment hangers has at least one clamp or pinch-grip formed exclusively of plastic for suspending a garment. The clamp includes an outer portion defining (i) a central aperture therethrough, and (ii) a peripheral gap therethrough communicating with the ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6199728 | Garment hanger with integral crease-free clamps A clamp-type garment hanger defined by a pair of opposed jaw members between which a garment is hung. The opposed jaw members have gripping members and opposed non-ribbed gripping surfaces having an enhanced coefficient of friction. The gripping members, ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6065652 | Adjustable clothing hanger A garment hanger having arms, each of which has a hollow interior and an upper surface. A clamp slides along the upper surface and between a plurality of discrete locations where the clamp and the arm grips the garment between them. A cam track inside the... | 05/23/2000 |
