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EP0374329B1
EP0374329B1 EP88312294A EP88312294A EP0374329B1 EP 0374329 B1 EP0374329 B1 EP 0374329B1 EP 88312294 A EP88312294 A EP 88312294A EP 88312294 A EP88312294 A EP 88312294A EP 0374329 B1 EP0374329 B1 EP 0374329B1
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finger
garment
garment hanger
arm
pocket
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Everett L. Duester
Russell O. Blanchard
Robert A. Bredeweg
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Batts Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A47G25/48—Hangers with clamps or the like, e.g. for trousers or skirts

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  • This invention relates to garment hangers and particularly, but not exclusively relates to lightweight, one-piece hangers particularly designed for either display or home use with lightweight delicate garments such as items of intimate apparel.
  • hanger For the purpose of effectively displaying lightweight garments of delicate fabrics, such as underwear and the like, there is a need for a hanger which will effectively and reliably hold the garment for the purpose of display without damage to the delicate fabrics involved.
  • the hanger must also be capable of effectively gripping various types of garments. It is equally desirable to provide such a hanger which can be repeatedly used with the garments by the user without damage or wear on the garment itself. This is particularly true in connection with laundering the garments. Because of the nature of the garments with which these types of hangers are used, it is important that the hangers themselves be lightweight, easy to use and capable of gripping the garment without the use of means which would cut or injure any of the threads of the garment.
  • the hanger be inexpensive because, in the case of many retail facilities, the hangers either have a single use or, in some cases, are delivered to the customer with the hanger. From the viewpoint of the customer, particularly one who travels, it is important that the hanger be lightweight, capable of being tightly packed in luggage and transportable with a minimum of required space.
  • the garment hangers described here provide improvements over the hangers described in US-A-4623079 and 4629102.
  • the garment hangers can be used to suspend a variety of garments, such as underwear, brassieres, slips or pantyhose, these being only exemplary of the broad spectrum of use of the invention.
  • US-A-4623079 describes a garment hanger having an elongate body, support means extending upwardly therefrom and, at each end of the body, one of a complementary pair of garment gripping constructions, each gripping construction comprising a cantilevered arm (71,81,82) forming with the body a pocket (73,80a,80b) having a garment receiving opening (84) at one end and a cantilevered finger (74,85) extending from a proximal end adjacent the opening along the pocket to a distal end spaced from the closed end of the pocket.
  • the finger has a reinforcement rib integral with the side thereof away from the arm (71,81,82), the rib extending a major portion of the length of the finger from the proximal end thereof for stiffening the finger against deflections.
  • the height of the reinforcememt rib taper from a maximum at the proximal end to a minimum adjacent the distal end of the finger.
  • the height of the reinforcememt rib tapers to zero at a point adjacent to but spaced from the distal end of the finger.
  • the numeral 10 refers to a hanger having an elongated body 11 and an upstanding hook 12.
  • the hook is centred midway between the ends of the body 11 and preferably is integral with the body.
  • the body and the hook and all structure which is integral with both is moulded of a suitable plastic as a single, integral unit. Suitable plastics for this purpose include polyethylene and polypropylene.
  • the body 11 is shaped as an I-beam with upper and lower flanges connected by a vertical web.
  • the hook 12 is provided with a panel 17 for attachment of a size indicator.
  • the opposite ends of the body 11 are identical and each is designed to provide multiple means for engaging and supporting garments. Since the ends are identical only one is shown in the drawings and the description of one end will be considered to apply equally to the opposite end of the body.
  • Fig. 2 it will be seen that the body terminates in an end portion 19 from the top of which an arm 71 extends outwardly and downwardly to an outwardly curved end portion.
  • the arm 71 is spaced outwardly from the end wall 72 of the body to form a generally vertical slot-like pocket 73, open at the bottom and closed at the top.
  • the lower end of the arm 71 is curved outwardly to provide a guide when garments are being mounted on the hanger.
  • the lower edge of the body extends partially across the lower end of the pocket 73 providing a nexus 78 which supports an upwardly extending tongue 74, the upper end of which is adjacent to but detached from the closed end of the pocket 73.
  • the tongue 74 divides the pocket into a relatively narrow garment receiving channel 75 between the tongue 74 and the arm 71 and a wider chamber 76 between the arm 71 and the end wall 72 of the hanger body.
  • the chamber 76 provides a space into which the tongue can be deflected by a garment inserted into the channel 75.
  • the tongue 74 is as wide as the flange which extends around the pocket 73. Deflection of the tongue 74 towards the end wall 72 is limited by an enlargement or stop 95 at the distal end of the tongue 74.
  • the tongue 74 is reinforced by a central rib 94 which extends from the base of the finger or its nexus 78 with the body a major portion of the finger length, tapering from a maximum height near the nexus to zero near the stop 95.
  • Horizontally extending garment clamps are provided on both the top and the bottom of the hanger adjacent the pocket 73. These clamps are substantially identical except for the fact that the lower pocket 80a is inverted with respect to the upper pocket 80.
  • the upper pocket 80 is formed by an arm 82 which extends inwardly along the top of the hanger body forming an article receiving slot 83 between it and the top of the hanger body. Access to the slot is through the opening 84 between the hanger body and the curved end of the arm 82.
  • the lower pocket is formed by an arm 81.
  • Each pocket is divided by a tongue 85 which extends in cantilever fashion almost the entire length of the pocket.
  • the outer end of the tongue 85 is spaced from the end wall of the pocket and above the bottom of the pocket whereby the tongue has space to deflect under pressure from a garment inserted in the slot 83.
  • deflection of the tongue 85 is limited by an enlargement or stop 95 at its distal end.
  • the tongue 85 is stiffened or reinforced by a central rib 94 which extends from the base of the tongue a major portion of its length and tapers from a maximum height near the nexus to zero near the stop 95.
  • the top of the tongue 85 forming the bottom of the slot 83 has a plurality of upwardly extending protrusions arranged in two groups.
  • the first protrusion 86 adjacent the entrance to the slot may be wedge shaped having an elongated, inclined surface facing the entrance to the slot to facilitate the introduction of garments into the slot.
  • Four additional protrusions 87 and 87a, arranged in pairs, are provided.
  • the protrusions 87a are spaced further apart than the protrusions 87 creating a gap above which a protrusion 88 extending downwardly from arm 82 is provided to form an article grip.
  • the slot formed by the lower arm 81 has the same pattern of protrusions.
  • the arms 71, 81 and 82 are all T-shaped in cross-section. This construction not only provides the arms with the degree of resistance to deflection necessary to effectively grip and hold the garments but it also strengthens the joinder of the arms to the hanger body to avoid breakage. Also, the vertical member 77 of the arm 81 which forms the lower horizontal clamp extends under the nexus 78 supporting the tongue 74 and provides a strength and support for the base of the arm where it is joined to the end of the hanger body. Also, the laterally outer end of this flange extends into the entrance of the channel 75 providing a smoothly rounded projection 79 serving as a positive restriction.
  • the reinforcing ribs 94 ensure that the tongue 74 and the tongues 85 can deflect progressively. For delicate garments of sheer material the tips only need be deflected and this can be effected without much force being required, the deflected tongue exerting only a slight compression load on the garment sufficient to grip it gently but securely. To accommodate a more bulky component such as a substantial waist band, further deflection and greater gripping power is required and this can be provided since progressively increased deflection brings the reinforcing rib 94 more and more into play. Thus the relationship between deflection load and deflection is not a linear one, a steady increase in load producing progressively less additional deflection.

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Claims (9)

  1. Cintre à vêtements (10) comportant un corps oblong (11), un moyen de suspension (12) qui s'étend vers le haut à partir de ce corps et, à chaque extrémité du corps, l'une d'une paire complémentaire de constructions de pinces à vêtements, chaque construction de pince comprenant un bras en porte à faux (71, 81, 82) formant avec le corps une poche (73, 80a, 80b) comportant, à une extrémité, une ouverture (84) destinée à recevoir un vêtement et un doigt en porte à faux (74, 85) qui s'étend depuis une extrémité proximale adjacente à l'ouverture, le long de la poche, vers une extrémité distale espacée de l'extrémité fermée de la poche, caractérisé en ce que le doigt (74, 85) comporte un élément d'arrêt (95) sur son extrémité libre, orienté dans un sens opposé au bras et limitant la flexion du doigt.
  2. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel le doigt (74, 85) comporte une nervure de renforcement (94) qui fait partie intégrante de son côté éloigné du bras (71, 81, 82), la nervure s'étendant sur une majeure partie de la longueur du doigt depuis son extrémité proximale, pour raidir le doigt pour contrarier sa flexion.
  3. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 2, dans lequel la hauteur de la nervure de renforcement (94) va en diminuant à partir d'un maximum à l'extrémité proximale vers un minimum à proximité de l'extrémité distale du doigt.
  4. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 3, dans lequel la hauteur de la nervure de renforcement (94) va en diminuant vers zéro en un point adjacent à l'extrémité distale du doigt, mais espacé de celle-ci.
  5. Cintre à vêtements suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, qui comprend deux autres paires de constructions de pinces à vêtements en substance identiques à la première, la première paire étant située aux extrémités externes du corps et les languettes et les bras respectifs étant en substance verticaux, tandis que les deuxième et troisième paires sont situées, respectivement, sur le dessus et sur le dessous du corps et les languettes et les bras respectifs sont en substance horizontaux.
  6. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 5, dans lequel chacun des bras (71, 81, 82) a la forme d'un T en coupe transversale et est renforcé par un doigt central qui s'étend vers l'extérieur.
  7. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 6, dans lequel le moyen limitant l'entrée pour les poches supérieure et inférieure est un moyen d'agrippage (86) présentant une surface inclinée tournée vers l'entrée du cintre à vêtements et formant une rampe pour faciliter l'introduction d'un vêtement dans un canal.
  8. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 6 ou 7, dans lequel les doigts dans les poches supérieure et inférieure comportent plusieurs moyens d'agrippage arrondis (87, 87a) qui en font partie intégrante et qui font saillie dans le canal formé par le doigt, les moyens d'agrippage étant espacés les uns des autres dans le sens longitudinal des doigts.
  9. Cintre à vêtements suivant la revendication 7, dans lequel un moyen d'agrippage (88) de construction identique est également prévu sur le bras formant chacune des poches supérieure et inférieure, le moyen d'agrippage faisant saillie dans le canal entre deux moyens d'agrippage (87a) prévus sur le doigt formant le canal.
EP88312294A 1987-05-13 1988-12-23 Cintre à vêtements Expired - Lifetime EP0374329B1 (fr)

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US10822787A 1987-10-14 1987-10-14
US18138888A 1988-04-14 1988-04-14

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AU (1) AU605287B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1286263C (fr)
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DE8902362U1 (de) * 1989-02-28 1989-04-27 W. Willpütz Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH, 5000 Köln Wäschebügel aus Kunststoff
GB2237985B (en) * 1989-11-08 1992-09-02 Karner & Co Ab Garment hanger
FR2659006B1 (fr) * 1990-03-05 1994-09-30 Eminence Cintre de presentation pour vetements de torse.
AU606570B3 (en) * 1990-08-27 1990-12-07 Carl James Luttmer A dual purpose garment hanger
GB2312833A (en) * 1996-05-09 1997-11-12 Karner Batts Limited Garment hanger
US6357638B2 (en) * 1996-05-09 2002-03-19 Spotless Plastics Pty. Ltd. Garment hanger with non-aligned garment stop
DE29805141U1 (de) * 1998-03-23 1998-07-23 W. Willpütz Kunststoffverarbeitungsgesellschaft mbH, 50996 Köln Wäschebügel aus Kunststoff
US7156271B2 (en) * 2002-09-17 2007-01-02 Henry John Louw Garment hanger end-clip having a stop member and method of manufacture
DE202011000146U1 (de) 2011-01-20 2011-06-09 W. Willpütz Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH, 50996 Wäschebügel, zum Beispiel für Büstenhalter

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GB8811460D0 (en) 1988-06-15
KR880013507A (ko) 1988-12-21
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AU605287B2 (en) 1991-01-10
DE3881891D1 (de) 1993-07-22

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