Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers
Patent
1995-03-30
1997-06-24
Mohanty, Bibhu
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
40322, 40611, A47G 2514
Patent
active
056411006
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to garment hangers and in particular to indicator means on such garment hangers to indicate details such as garment size and/or the manufacturer or retailer of the garment being supported.
BACKGROUND
Known indicator means for garment hangers are generally bulky, costly to make, obtrusive and in many instances are in the form of a cap or extension member projecting from the hanger. Many such indicator means add considerable cost to the use of garment hangers by retailers and/or manufacturers during the life of a garment hanger.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a less costly and less obtrusive and easy to use alternative to the known indicator means for garment hangers.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
In one form the present invention is a moulded plastic garment hanger adapted to support an indicia means, said garment hanger comprising a hook and at least one portion against which said indicia means is supported, wherein said indicia means is a plate member releasably held to said portion by at least one projection positioned at or near the periphery of said portion, said plate member being held in a recess between said projection and the plane of the surface of said portion.
In a further form the present invention is a moulded plastic garment hanger comprising a hook, at least one indicia means and at least one portion adapted to support said indicia means, wherein said indicia means is a plate member releasably held at or near said portion by at least one projection positioned at or near said periphery of said portion, said plate member being held in a recess between said projection and the plane of the surface of said portion
In a further preferred embodiment the hanger further comprises a spring clip integral with said portion adapted to hold said indicia means against said projection.
In a further preferred embodiment the hanger of the present invention comprises a protrusion which is sloped and/or curved projecting from said portion.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described by way of non-limiting examples and with reference to the accompanying illustrations.
FIG. 1. is an elevational view of a garment hanger adapted to removably receive an indicator means in a first embodiment.
FIG. 2. is an enlarged perspective view of an indicator means (tag) adapted to fit onto the hook of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3. is a perspective view of a hook portion of a garment hanger adapted to removably receive an indicator means in a second embodiment.
FIG. 4. is a perspective view of a hook portion of a garment hanger adapted to removably receive an indicator means in a third embodiment.
FIG. 5. is an enlarged cross sectional view of section C--C of the upper portion of the hook in FIG. 4.
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT INVENTION
In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 a garment hanger 1 comprises a hook 2 which is attached to an arm 3. The hook 2 having a mounting surface 4 on one of its faces at its upper region. The mounting surface 4 being substantially flat and having a ridge 5 running around its periphery.
The ridge 5 having three projection 6, 7, 8 protruding therefrom inwardly over the plane in which the surface 4 lies, thus forming a small recess or gap 9 between each of projections 6, 7, 8 and the plane of surface 4.
Preferably, where the garment hanger 1 is of moulded plastic, the projections 6, 7, 8 project out over the plane of mounting surface 4 about 1 mm to 2 mm from the centreline of the ridge. Further the small gaps 9 are preferably about 0.75 mm to 1 mm.
Utilising such dimensions would allow a suitably shaped indicator tag 10, see FIG. 2, made preferably of 0.5 mm thick high impact polystyrene to be fitted against the mounting surface 4 surrounded by ridge 5. The resilience of such an indicator tag 10 would be sufficient to allow it to flex enough such that portions of its edges can be positioned behind the projections 6, 7, 8 in the small gaps 9 and held against or near the mounting surface 4 by the projections 6, 7, 8.
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Mitchell Donald Claude
Robertson George Millar
Mohanty Bibhu
Rainsfords Pty. Limited
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