Supports: racks – Special article – Apparel
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-17
2001-03-27
Chin-Shue, Alvin (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Apparel
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206209
ABSTRACT:
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX, IF ANY
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention.
The invention relates to a device for hanging belts, ties, scarfs and the like, and more particularly, to a device that securely holds these items until needed.
2. Background of the Invention
The storage of articles of clothing such as belts, ties, scarfs and the like has always presented a problem. When an individual needs to selected one of these items for wear, it is often difficult to view or access all of the items from which to choose. Various belt or tie hangers are available, but often when viewing or accessing the items, it is difficult to see all the items for selection, or several of the items may fall off the hanger.
Some examples of innovative devices for hanging ties, belts and similar items are disclosed by the following patents. Clement, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,940,647, describes a belt rack made of wire for displaying and storing belts.
Collins, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,429,797, shows a tie caddy that hangs vertically in a closet and can be rotated to a horizontal position to select a tie. Miller, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,778,088, discloses a garment carrier hanger for scarves, mittens and gloves that has both rings and clips.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,043, Bowen shows a tie or belt rack that holds the items at a 30 degree angle to allow for ease in selecting the desired item. Kolton et al., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,626,268, disclose an enhanced retention belt hanger with an insertable end to secure the belt.
Sacks, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,708 and Des. No. 368,166, discloses a tie and belt holder with a ring member having multiple rigid arms, the whole ring rotating around a detachable hook member.
Design patents by Campbell (Des. No. 297,284), by Varin (Des. 353,943), and by Rolnick et al. (Des. No. 382,717) show item hangers of various forms that do not resemble the present invention.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,028,974 by Loeb shows an article hanger for a closet rod that has an endless belt mounted on a frame suspended from the rod. The belt has spring clips mounted horizontally to accommodate ties and the like, with the belt movable on the frame to allow articles to be moved around the exterior of device.
Thus, there is an unmet need for a device that will securely hold a number of belts, ties, scarfs and the like, and allow an individual to view all available articles of apparel when making a selection from the hanging articles.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a hook and latch device for reversibly retaining items secured thereto. The device comprises a J-shaped planar hook member with vertical leg section and curved foot end section. A latch section is positioned coplanar with the hook member and fastened at a first end to the hook member vertical leg section end opposite the curved foot section. The latch section is sized to allow a second end thereof to move past the curved foot section end opposite the vertical leg section. A biasing means maintains the latch section second end in close proximity to the end of the curved foot section end, and allows reversible displacement of the latch section second end both toward or away from the hook member vertical leg section.
The invention also includes an assembly for reversibly securing a plurality of items for storage and retrieval. The assembly comprises a cylindrical member having a longitudinal axis there through, and having a first and a second end portion and an external longitudinal surface section. Hanging means is rotatably fastened to a first end portion of the cylindrical member. The hanging means is adapted to rotatably suspend the cylindrical member from a support point, with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member oriented vertically. A plurality of the above described reversibly securing hook and latch members are fastened to the cylindrical member external longitudinal surface, with the vertical. leg section of the hook and latch members aligned parallel with the cylindrical member longitudinal axis and with the curved foot end section oriented radially and toward the hanging means.
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patent: D. 353943 (1995-01-01), Varin
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Chin-Shue Alvin
Purol Sarah
Randall Tipton L.
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