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US3301447A
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Garment hanger attachment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-08
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1984-12-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ethilia A Felton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:25
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/14; A47G25/24; A47G25/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
THE COMBINATION OF A CONVENTIONAL WIRE GARMENT HANGER HAVING A HORIZONTAL CENTER PORTION PROVIDED WITH A SUSPENSION HOOK AND A PAIR OF SLOPING SHOULDER PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS OF SAID CENTER PORTION, AND A GARMENT SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FORMED INTEGRALLY FROM ONE PIECE OF MATERIAL, SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED OVAL-SHAPED COLLAR MEMBER OVERLYING SAID CENTER PORTION OF SAID HANGER, SAID COLLAR MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A CONTINUOUS UPSTANDING SIDE WALL AND A CLOSED BOTTOM FORMED WITH A PASSAGE HAVING SAID SUSPENSION HOOK OF THE HANGER PROJECTING UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH, A PAIR OF ELONGATED SLOPING SHOULDER MEMBERS EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS OF SAID COLLAR MEMBER AND OVERLYING SAID SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER, SAID SHOULDER MEMBERS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY WIDER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE HANGER AND HAVING A TRANSVERSELY CURVED ACROSS-SECTION WITH RELATIVELY WIDE OUTER REGIONS AND RELATIVELY NARROW INNER REGIONS, SAID INNER REGIONS OF THE SHOULDER MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TO AND OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME WIDTH AS SAID COLLAR MEMBER, REINFORCING RIBS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF AND CENTRALLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SHOULDER MEMBERS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER, AND BLOCK-LIKE PROJECTIONS DEPENDING FROM SAID RIBS UNDER SAID WIDE OUTER REGIONS OF THE SHOULDER MEMBERS, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING PROVIDED AT THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF WITH DOWNWARDLY ETENDING OPEN SLOTS FRICTIONALLY RECEIVING THEREIN THE SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER WHEREBY TO COAT WITH THE PROJECTION OF SAID SUSPENSION HOOK THROUGH SAID COLLAR MEMBER PASSAGE IN RETAINING THE ATTACHMENT IN POSITION ON THE HANGER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
THE COMBINATION OF A CONVENTIONAL WIRE GARMENT HANGER HAVING A HORIZONTAL CENTER PORTION PROVIDED WITH A SUSPENSION HOOK AND A PAIR OF SLOPING SHOULDER PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS OF SAID CENTER PORTION, AND A GARMENT SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FORMED INTEGRALLY FROM ONE PIECE OF MATERIAL, SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED OVAL-SHAPED COLLAR MEMBER OVERLYING SAID CENTER PORTION OF SAID HANGER, SAID COLLAR MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A CONTINUOUS UPSTANDING SIDE WALL AND A CLOSED BOTTOM FORMED WITH A PASSAGE HAVING SAID SUSPENSION HOOK OF THE HANGER PROJECTING UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH, A PAIR OF ELONGATED SLOPING SHOULDER MEMBERS EXTENDING FROM THE ENDS OF SAID COLLAR MEMBER AND OVERLYING SAID SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER, SAID SHOULDER MEMBERS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY WIDER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE HANGER AND HAVING A TRANSVERSELY CURVED ACROSS-SECTION WITH RELATIVELY WIDE OUTER REGIONS AND RELATIVELY NARROW INNER REGIONS, SAID INNER REGIONS OF THE SHOULDER MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TO AND OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME WIDTH AS SAID COLLAR MEMBER, REINFORCING RIBS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF AND CENTRALLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SHOULDER MEMBERS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER, AND BLOCK-LIKE PROJECTIONS DEPENDING FROM SAID RIBS UNDER SAID WIDE OUTER REGIONS OF THE SHOULDER MEMBERS, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING PROVIDED AT THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF WITH DOWNWARDLY ETENDING OPEN SLOTS FRICTIONALLY RECEIVING THEREIN THE SHOULDER PORTIONS OF THE HANGER WHEREBY TO COAT WITH THE PROJECTION OF SAID SUSPENSION HOOK THROUGH SAID COLLAR MEMBER PASSAGE IN RETAINING THE ATTACHMENT IN POSITION ON THE HANGER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-01-30 | 1970-08-01 | 1971-01-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-30 | 1974-08-01 | 1975-01-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-30 | 1978-08-01 | 1979-01-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |