Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-28
2001-01-09
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3741)
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
C223S094000, C223SDIG004
Reexamination Certificate
active
06170721
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a clothes rack, and more particularly to a flexible toy doll and clothes rack assembly.
A regular toy doll is comprised of a covering (fur) having the shape of an animal or carton character, and stuffing material, such as cotton, sponge, rags, etc. stuffed in the covering. This kind of toy doll is great favorite of people since long for the advantages of high softness and safeness, low cost, and attractive appearance. People may attach toy dolls to bags, clothes hangers, slippers, and etc. for decoration. Similar designs of the present inventor are seen in U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,301 entitled “Rotating Clothes Hanger Covered with a Toy Doll; U.S. Pat. No. 5,577,644 entitled “Toy Doll and Hanger Assembly; U.S. Pat. No. 5,601,219 entitled “Clothes Hanger Covered with a Toy Doll.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a flexible toy doll and clothes rack assembly, which is comprised of a flexible framework, a doll covered on the framework, a coupling device, and a support member fastened to the framework through the coupling device. The framework can be bent to the desired shape. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the framework is comprised of at least one base frame, and a plurality of joint units. The at least one base frame each comprises a plurality of ball ends for the coupling of the joint units. The joint units each comprise a ball end and a socket end. The socket end at one joint unit fits the ball end at another socket unit and the ball ends at the at least one base frame for enabling the joint units to be connected to one another and connected to the at least one base frame. Alternatively, the framework can be comprised of a plurality of metal (iron, aluminum, or metal alloy) wire rods that can be bent to the desired shape. The framework can have any of a variety of designs. For example, the framework can be the base frame of a suit hanger, multi-rod clothes line, skirt hanger, socks hanger, shoe rack, toy eagle, toy octopus, toy bear, toy mouse, toy duck, etc. The coupling device enables the support member to be detachably fastened to the framework. Detachable arrangement between the coupling device and the support member can be variously embodied, and achieved by conventional techniques. For example, the support member can be detachably fastened to the coupling device by a screw joint, or plug joint. The doll can have the shape of any character. The doll comprises a covering with stuffing or without stuffing. The covering of the doll has a through hole for the mounting of the coupling device. The coupling device is comprised of a socket member fastened to the framework, and a plug member fastened to the socket member to receive the support member. The socket member comprises an outward top flange disposed inside the covering of the doll. The plug member comprises an outward top flange disposed outside the covering of the doll and pressed on the covering of the doll around the through hole against the outward top flange of the socket member. After installation of the coupling device in the framework, the covering of the doll around the through hole is well protected by the coupling device. The support member can be a swivel hook, a stand, a hanging rod, a hanging loop, etc.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5201443 (1993-04-01), Oswald
patent: 5503311 (1996-04-01), Chen
patent: 5538166 (1996-07-01), Ogawa et al.
patent: 5577644 (1996-11-01), Chen
patent: 5601219 (1997-02-01), Chen
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
Mohanty Bibhu
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