Apparel apparatus – Putting on or removing garments
Patent
1989-01-23
1990-01-09
Schroeder, Werner H.
Apparel apparatus
Putting on or removing garments
A47G 2590
Patent
active
048922390
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for making it easier to put on articles of clothing, such as coats, jackets or the like, with a holding device for the articles of clothing which is mounted so as to be of adjustable height on a vertical guide by means of a connecting element.
PRIOR ART
Devices of the type mentioned are already known, and for example reference can be made to DE-OS No. 2,117,080. However, a common feature of the known devices is that they are not capable of giving the person putting on the article of clothing any assistance even remotely comparable to that usually given by a helper when coats, jackets or the like are put on.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a device of the type mentioned in the introduction, which is capable of replacing in full the usual assistance given by the helper.
According to the present invention, the object mentioned and further objects are achieved by the provision of a device as defined in claim 1.
The device according to the invention affords in full the assistance otherwise normally given by helpers when coats, jackets or the like are put on. The device according to the invention helps the person putting on the coat or jacket into it in the usual way. There is no need for the person to change his habits. The device according to the invention is simple and reliable to operate. It is therefore especially suitable for older people and the disabled.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are defined in the dependent patent claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
Further advantages and features of this invention and the use of the device according to the invention emerge from the following detailed description of an exemplary embodiment, particularly with reference to the accompanying drawing.
In this:
FIG. 1 shows an elevation view of a device according to the invention,
FIG. 2 shows a side view of the device according to FIG. 1, and
FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
ln the Figures, identical parts bear identical reference symbols.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Reference is now made to the drawings. In these, 1 denotes a vertical guide which here is formed, for example by two parallel rods of U-shaped profile. Guided vertically by the vertical guide 1 is a connecting element 2, to which the holding device for the articles of clothing to be put on, but themselves not shown, is fastened, this holding device comprising essentially the half-hangers 3 and 4. The half-hangers 3 and 4 are articulated on the connecting element 2 by means of hinges 5 and 6, specifically at the same height h and at a distance d of approximately 24 cm from one another. The said distance could also be shorter, for example 16 cm, or longer, for example 30 cm. It is governed by the shoulder width of the articles of clothing. In principle, it is directly possible to make this distance adjustable by means of a suitable design of the connecting element 2. For this purpose, for example, the connecting element 2 could be made in two parts, so that the two half-hangers 3 and 4 can be drawn apart from one another by means of suitable adjusting elements, such as a gear wheel meshing with two racks, one rack being connected to each part of the connecting element 2. However, this is not provided in the exemplary embodiment chosen.
The two half-hangers 3 and 4 are preferably each of a length of 30 cm. They are articulated on the connecting element 2 by means of the hinges 5 and 6, in such a way that, in one end position, designated hereafter as the first, they are aligned horizontally approximately in a straight line and, in this position, project outwards over approximately two thirds of their length beyond the hinges 5 and 6 and correspondingly inwards over approximately one third of their length beyond the hinges 5 and 6, that is to say into the region between the hinges 5 and 6.
The two half-hangers 3 and 4, preferably in the region of their outer ends in the first end position, are either
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Schroeder Werner H.
Suto David K.
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