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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806304 | Decorative hanger A narrow wrap of colorful cloth is helically wound end-to-end over a hanger body, including its upstanding central and downwardly sloping shoulder regions, but not covering the hanger swivel hook at the central region. A decorative yarn holds the wrap in place, bein... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7484644 | Decorative hanger and method of making same A narrow wrap of colorful cloth is helically wound end-to-end over a hanger body, including its upstanding central and downwardly sloping shoulder regions, but not covering the hanger swivel hook at the central region. A decorative yarn holds the wrap in place, bein... | 02/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7347346 | Shirt shoulder shaping system A shirt shoulder shaping system for distributing weight of a shirt over a greater area to shape shoulders of the shirt and inhibit a clothes hanger from damaging the shirt includes a pair of arm assemblies being attached to a clothes hanger. The clothes hanger has a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7284734 | Hanger A hanger comprising a base having a supported surface adapted to be positioned along a generally vertical surface, and an elongate peg having one end mounted on the base with a portion of the peg projecting from an outer surface of the base opposite its supported su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270228 | Hanger for conveyor assembly A hanger for an overhead conveyor system has a member including spaced-apart-shaped portions generally along a first axis a distance that is generally equal to a distance between adjacent load pins of a conveyor chain or a whole number multiple of the distance betwe... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7237700 | Hangers for clothing and other items A mechanism for hanging garments and other items which comprises a plurality of substantially horizontally disposed rods which define between them slots for removably receiving clothing articles and the like. Each slot has extending therefrom a plurality of fibers w... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6840413 | Removably mountable crease and wrinkle prevention device A plurality of crease and wrinkle prevention devices for preventing unwanted creases and wrinkles in articles of clothing best suited for hanging in combination onto a horizontal arm and a plurality of side arms of a clothes hanger respectively. Such wrinkles caused... | 01/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6499636 | Garment protector for hangers An improved clothing protector comprising a cover for clothes hangers shaped to slip over the hook of the hanger and to be supported by the wings of the hanger and formed two panels of foam material, such as polyurethane, having substantial thickness, suc... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6371285 | Jewelry safe storage device A secure storage device for jewelry and other small items is disclosed. A fabric exterior is made to look like the upper portion of an article of clothing such as a blouse, sweater, or shirt and in use is hung on a standard coat hanger in a hotel closet o... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6328186 | Formable garment hanger A formable garment hanger includes a foam tube over a malleable wire. The shape of the hanger is formable by hand manipulation to adapt the hanger to clothing articles of varying size and materials. The flex characteristics of the formable hanger are cont... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6267275 | Flocked garment hanger attachment A garment hanger attachment is presented that is formed of a unitary, elongated, flexible body. The body has a partial slit running lengthwise from a point proximal to one end of the body to a point proximal to the other end of the body. In the center of ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6227423 | Clothes hanger pad A clothes hanger pad comprising a foam piece having a first edge opposite a second edge and a third edge opposite a fourth edge, and a layer of a dimensionally stable material laminated to a first side of the foam piece. The foam piece is folded along a m... | 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 |
| 6213359 | Non-slip trousers hanger A non-slip trousers hanger is formed from a conventional plastic clothes hanger by cementing a layer of polyurethane around the entire surface of the horizontal bar. This is easily and quickly done by slitting a polyurethane tubing having an I.D. equal to... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206255 | Clothes hanger adapter Improved clothes hanger adapters comprising a pair of spreader means joined by connector means which are adjustable to fit a conventional wire clothes hanger to accurately fit a variety of sizes of clothing and to enable the user to hang related items, su... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6138880 | Clip for a wire clothes hanger An apparatus for use with a wire clothes hanger includes a plastic body having generally a first and a second U-shaped channel disposed on generally opposite ends of the inside of the apparatus. The apparatus forms a plastic clip that can be inserted over... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6126049 | Non-slip clothes hangers A conventional plastic clothes hanger has a horizontal bar covered with plastic foam such as polyurethane foam to give it a non-slip surface for hanging trousers and other garments. Several auxiliary clamps are described for cooperating with the foam cove... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6073819 | Flexible non slip garment hanger A hanger with a rigid hook and neck centered perpendicularly to a shoulder has left and right opposing arms protruding at an angle from the shoulder portion. The stationary arms are made of a sturdy rigid material to provide the support necessary to hold ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065653 | Flexible clothes hanger A flexible clothes hanger that is adapted to suit clothes of different sizes, including a hanger body, two pads, two inner rods, two foamed rubber sleeves, two iron wires, and a hook. The pads of formed from PVC or rubber material and are screwably locked... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6053379 | Garment hanger sleeve extension A hanger extension that in one embodiment is telescopically positioned on an open type hanger to extend the hanger within the sleeves of a garment hanging thereon. The extensions are held in place by releasable engagement over respective free ends of the ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6021934 | Clothes hanger An improved clothes hanger includes metal wires and plastic bristles. The metal wires are intertwined and spiralled into the shape of a clothes hanger having two shoulder portions. The bristles are twined with the metal wires such that they are located at... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019262 | Shoulder guard with tie accomodation A shoulder guard for a wire garment hanger has an opening for the hook of the hanger, the dimensions, location and configuration of the opening providing access to a throat of the hanger, located at the intersection of the hook with shoulder portions of t... | 02/01/2000 |
