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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186547 | Adjustable width hanger An adjustable width hanger having a main body defining a central neck, and two shoulders of a generally hollow three sided inverted channel shape of thermoplastic material, a plurality of locking seats formed in each of the shoulders, respective extension arms of ho... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177106 | Adjustable garment/coat hanger An adjustable garment hanger including an overhead suspension element and a pair of hanger arms extending outwardly from a central housing. Arm inclination is adjustable relative to fabric being supported so as to minimize wrinkling deformation. Arms may collapse im... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8146784 | Garment display device A garment display device has first and second support arms connected to a base and operable to support a portion of a garment. Each support arm has a plurality of links interconnected by link pivot joints which provide for relative angular movement between adjoined ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8028869 | Adjustable clothes hanger The adjustable clothes hanger has adjustable sleeve upper stays, sleeve lower stays, and torso side stays. These components adjust to spread the sleeves and torso of a shirt on the hanger to hold the fabric in a smooth, lightly stretched condition to optimize drying... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7837074 | Garment hanger with a collapsible/retractable support hook A garment hanger with a hook that pivots between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position. The body of the hanger having detents for securing the hook in either the vertical or horizontal position. The hook capable of being alternate... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828179 | Collapsible garment hanger A collapsible garment hanger comprising a central portion and two garment supporting members, where the central portion has a casing, enclosing a u-shaped top member engaging and operating the garment supporting members. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7694859 | Flip hanger A collapsible hanger used for garments having a hanger hook with a pair of oppositely disposed support arms pivotally secured thereto. Deployment control cable straps extend from the respective arms for folding and use deployment of the hanger arms via a central sli... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7644844 | Clothes hanger A clothes hanger is provided having a first fixed arm and a second retractable arm to allow for easy placement of clothing thereon. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641084 | Adjustable clothes hanger and associated method An adjustable clothes hanger includes a hollow body provided with a chamber formed therein, first and second arms conjoined to the body and disposed exterior of the chamber, and a mechanism for slidably and linearly displacing the first and second arms along respect... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7481341 | Garment hanger A garment hanger includes: a neck part having upper and lower ends and opposite first and second ends extending between the upper and lower ends; a hook extending from the neck part; a first shoulder adapted to support one of shoulders of a garment; and a second sho... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7341444 | Garment hanger and molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus 80 has a cavity 64 and core 65 co-operatively defining a void of inverted J-shape transverse cross-section for molding a garment hanger 10. A first leg 115, 127 of the J-shape cross-section forms a fr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328822 | Clothes hanger with adjustable arms An extendable clothes hanger comprising a hook portion, opposed rigid side arms and opposed extension sleeves that are slidably mounted to the side arms and are movable between selected an extended mode and several selected extended modes. The extension sleeves can ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7270252 | Garment hanger A garment hanger has a body 1 with a longitudinal axis. A movable first arm 2 is slidably mounted on the body for free movement with respect to the body substantially along the longitudinal axis. A constant or decreasing force spring 4 applies a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258257 | Garment hanger A garment hanger adapted for hooking over a clothes rail. The garment hanger having a hanger frame for supporting a garment, a hanger support hook adjacent an apex of the frame, and a handle portion depending downwards from an end of the frame. The frame being gener... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258258 | Clothes hanger A clothes hanger is provided with a hook and two arms projecting from it. Each of the arms is formed by a bottle-shaped container. The hook preferably has a thread for each bottle-shaped container. Each of the bottle-shaped containers is detachably screwed into one ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249699 | 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... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249697 | Garment hanger with central support rib An easily and inexpensively manufactured garment hanger of increased strength and durability. The garment hanger comprises a suspension hook secured to a support rib provided at a central hook region of the hanger. Incorporating the support rib through the central h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246729 | Gravity actuated collapsible garment hanger A collapsible garment hanger including a hook element attached to a fixed arm, a sliding arm with a longitudinally oriented slot, a crosspiece extending through the slot, attaching the sliding arm slidably to the fixed arm. When the distal end of the fixed arm tilts... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237702 | Folding garment hanger A garment hanger that folds around a point or series of points near the hook of the hanger, and is adapted to automatically extend to its original unfolded position upon release is disclosed. More specifically, an improved hanger, also referred to as a suspension de... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7172102 | Collapsible clothes hanger A collapsible garment hanger includes a central support member comprising a supporting hook, a pair of elongate upper members pivotally connected to and extending in opposite directions from the central support member and a lower member pivotally connected between t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164950 | Implantable stimulation device with isolating system for minimizing magnetic induction An implantable cardiac stimulation device is equipped with an isolation system capable of attenuating or eliminating induction currents flowing through the stimulation device by eliminating induction loops. The isolation system comprises a magnetic insulator configu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097081 | Coat hanger structure with variable width Adjustable clothes hanger structure (10, 40) comprising an upper hanging hook (12, 42) fixed to its centre point (14, 44), two symmetrical side arms (16,16′; 46,46′) extending from said centre point (14, 44) and movable means (... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7076283 | Device for sensing cardiac activity in an implantable medical device in the presence of magnetic resonance imaging interference A method is provided, the method comprising detecting a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interference signal and enabling at least one preventive measure to protect an implantable medical device from interference by the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interference ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036696 | Foldable and self-opening garment hanger A foldable and self-opening hanger has two arms that fold down to a closed position away from the hanger's hook member with adjacent bottom arm edges proximal to each other. The arms are closed manually in opposition to a restoring force provided by an internal resi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036670 | Cloth drying apparatus A garment drying apparatus (200) is provided having a frame (201), a porous net (204), an adjustable width garment hanger (202) and a hook (203) to support said adjustable width garment hanger; slip proof pads (205,206) are ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021507 | Folding and expanding top wear hanger A hanger folding and expanding in a direction parallel to the hook, for narrow neck top wears is comprised of, including but not limited to, a spring, two solid wings, a pivot pin, a hook, and a member connecting the hook and a pivot pin. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
