Supports: racks – Specially mounted – Door or hinge
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-12
2001-07-31
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Specially mounted
Door or hinge
C211S106000, C248S214000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267257
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a door mounted hanging device and more particularly pertains to supporting a multiple of clothing hangers from a door.
Conventional type hangers are generally adapted for suspending an item of clothing from a rail or pole that extends between a pair of opposed walls or other structure. These hangers are provided with a hooked upper end for removably mounting on the rail or pole. Connected with the hooked upper end is usually a triangular shaped body member on which the item of clothing can be draped.
Unfortunately, these conventional hangers are not adapted to suspend an item of clothing from a door, without manipulating the hooked upper end in some manner. Even if the hanger is manipulated to fit over the top of the door, the result is often unwanted damage to the door itself.
What is needed is a device that can safely secure to a top of a door for supporting a plurality of hangers thereon whereby the hangers can support clothing items thereon.
The present invention attempts to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a device that can removably secure to a top of a door for receiving a number of hangers thereon.
The use of hanging devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, hanging devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of suspending clothes hangers are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,981 to Gregory discloses a device with a hook for organizing and suspending a number of clothing hangers. U.S. Pat. No. 3,896,937 to Christian discloses a hanger for holding a number of garments and appears supported by an open draw. U.S. Pat. No. 3,907,118 to Palavin discloses a hanger for supporting garments from a vertical surface using a mounting bracket and S-hook assembly. U.S. Pat. No. 5,553,823 to Protz, Jr. discloses a support assembly for suspending a wreath from a door mountable hanger. U.S. Pat. No. 4,694,503 to Hyudorn discloses means for hanging a laundry bag on a door.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a door mounted hanging device for supporting a multiple of clothing hangers from a door.
In this respect, the door mounted hanging device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of supporting a multiple of clothing hangers from a door.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved door mounted hanging device which can be used for supporting a multiple of clothing hangers from a door. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of hanging devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved door mounted hanging device. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a door support adapted for coupling with a top edge of a door. The door support includes a V-shaped member positioned on the top edge of the door. The V-shaped member includes a pair of angularly disposed segments converging to a point at a first side of the top edge of the door. Free ends of the segments each have a downwardly extending portion secured thereto and positioned at a second side of the top edge of the door and extending downwardly along a back surface of the door. Free ends of the downwardly extending portions have a protective rubber knob disposed thereon. A hanger support is secured to the door support. The hanger support has a generally triangular configuration defined by a small vertical segment secured to and extending downwardly from the point of the pair of angularly disposed segments. A top end of the small vertical segment has an elongated angular segment extending outwardly therefrom. A lower end of the small vertical segment has an elongated horizontal segment extending outwardly therefrom. Outer ends of the elongated angular segment and the elongated horizontal segment are joined by an arced segment.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device which has all the advantages of the prior art hanging devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a door mounted hanging device economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device for supporting a multiple of clothing hangers from a door.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved door mounted hanging device including a door support adapted for coupling with a top edge of a door. The door support includes a V-shaped member positioned on the top edge of the door. The V-shaped member includes a pair of angularly disposed segments converging to a point at a first side of the top edge of the door. Free ends of the segments each have a downwardly extending portion secured thereto and positioned at a second side of the top edge of the door and extending downwardly along a back surface of the door. A hanger support is secured to the door support.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understandin
Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
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