Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers – Skirt or trousers
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-21
2001-06-26
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3741)
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
Skirt or trousers
C223S091000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06250523
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hanger and, more particularly, to a multiple garment hanger that is capable of displaying a plurality of garments.
2. Description of the Related Art
The sale of garments, and in particular panties, is frequently promoted by discounted packs of two or more panties. This results in many panties being displayed on a single hanger. Conventional hangers for displaying multiple garments, like that shown in U.S. Pat. No. Des. 305,834, for example, have a hook extending from an elongated piece; the elongated piece having first and second hanging clip arrangements disposed at distal ends thereon. To display multiple garments, additional garment clips are simply disposed above one another within the hanging clip arrangements. The placement of these additional garment clips is problematic in that such placement requires additional vertical space for each additional garment clip.
Other conventional techniques for displaying multiple garments, like U.S. Pat. No. Des. 305,835, also have first and second hanging clip arrangements each disposed at distal ends of an elongated bar. In this prior art arrangement, the distance between a clip in the first hanging clip arrangement and a corresponding clip in the second hanging clip arrangement is different for each set of clips; i.e., the distance between a first lower pair of clips (one on each of the first and second hanging clip arrangements) is smaller than the distance between a second higher pair of clips. Though the vertical space required for this hanger can be less than the previously discussed prior art hanger, this arrangement does not yield an acceptable and pleasing display for customers. This is because the garments in Des. 305,835 are hung with varied display widths due to the varied distances between corresponding clips in the first and second and hanging clip arrangements and so the garments do not have a uniform vertical outer display line.
Thus, there exists a need in the art for a hanger which can display multiple garments that requires less space than prior art hangers and which can maintain a uniform vertical outer display line.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It has been found that the above disadvantages are overcome in a hanger that includes an elongated bar and at least one garment clip arrangement disposed on the elongated bar. The garment clip arrangement has at least a first and a second garment clip. The first garment clip is disposed above the second garment clip and overlaps at least a portion of the second garment clip.
Preferably, the hanger further includes a hook extending from the elongated bar in a first direction. The garment clips are disposed obliquely with respect to the first direction.
In a preferred embodiment, a hanger includes an elongated bar and at least one garment clip arrangement disposed on the elongated bar. The at least one garment clip arrangement has at least a first and second garment clip. Each garment clip has a top and a bottom. The garment clips are arranged so that the distance between a top of a first garment clip and a top of a second garment clip disposed immediately below the first garment clip, is less than the distance between the top of the first garment clip and a bottom of the first garment clip.
Preferably, the first clip is disposed over the second clip and the first clip further overlaps at least a portion of the second clip.
Preferably, a hook extends from the elongated bar in a first direction and the garment clips are disposed obliquely with respect to the first direction.
In another preferred embodiment, a hanger includes an elongated bar, a hook extending from said elongated bar in a first direction and at least a first and a second garment clip arrangement disposed on the elongated bar. Each garment clip arrangement has at least a first and a second garment clip. Each garment clip is disposed obliquely with respect to the first direction.
In another preferred embodiment, a hanger includes an elongated bar extending in a generally horizontal direction and at least one garment clip arrangement disposed on the elongated bar. The garment clip arrangement has at least a first and a second garment clip. The garment clips are disposed angularly with respect to the elongated bar.
Preferably, the first garment clip is disposed above the second garment clip and overlaps at least a portion of the second garment clip.
In another preferred embodiment, a hanger for hanging at least one garment above a floor includes an elongated bar and at least one garment clip arrangement disposed on the elongated bar. The garment clip arrangement has at least a first and a second garment clip. The garment clips are disposed angularly with respect to a plane defined by the floor.
These aspects and advantages of the present invention, as well as others, will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments which refers to the accompanying drawings.
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Mohanty Bibhu
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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