Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers – Coat or dress
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-26
2001-11-06
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3765)
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
Coat or dress
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311880
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to suit hangers, and more particularly to suit hangers of the type having a foldable neck to allow easy use.
2. Description of the Related Art
When using a suit hanger for hanging up a sweater or T-shirt that has a narrow neck hole, one of two shoulder portions of the suit hanger is firstly inserted into the neck hole and then the other. Yet, it is common that the hook of the suit hanger is stuck in the neck and thus difficult to complete insertion of the other shoulder portion into the neck hole. In addition, the neck hole might be permanently enlarged if the suit hanger is forcibly inserted into the neck hole. A method for avoiding such problems is to insert the suit hanger from a bottom hole of the sweater or T-shirt, yet it is troublesome. For a place for selling or display of clothes, frequent hanging up/taking off of the clothes onto/from suit hangers must be completed as soon as possible.
If The present invention is intended to provide suit hangers of the type having a foldable neck to mitigate and/or obviate the above problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an improved suit hanger having a neck that can be folded along an axis for easy insertion of shoulders of the suit hanger into the neck hole of a sweater or T-shirt. The suit hanger, including the neck and the shoulders, is made of metal (e.g., steel) and covered by resin to prevent falling of the sweater or T-shirt. Thus, the suit hanger can be used for knitwear. Alternatively, the suit hanger can be integrally formed from plastic material. A card with a trademark or manufacturer name thereon may be attached to the swivel hook of the suit hanger.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Kamrath Alan
Mohanty Bibhu
Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel LLP
Taya Company Limited
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