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US3620376A
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Garment hanger bar
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1967-10-16
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Granted: 1971-11-16
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Expires: 1987-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A garment hanger bar wherein a horizontal member has a vertical wall and a horizontal flange with a transverse slot in the flange and vertical wall and an enlarged opening communicating with the wall portion of the slot so that the bar can support clothes hangers provided with stems having opposed parallel faces thereon with a protrusion on at least one face. The hanger bar slot is narrow and only slightly greater in width than the thickness between the opposed faces of the hanger stem. The hanger bar may be in the form of an accessory which can be mounted on existing hanger bars to adapt an existing hanger bar to receive another type of clothes hanger stem.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl E Gingher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:19
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/02; A47G25/06; A47G25/0692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A garment hanger bar comprising a substantially horizontally disposed member having a planar vertical wall with front and rear faces and a planar horizontal flange extending rearwardly from the lower portion thereof, there being a slot in said vertical wall and horizontal flange having vertical and horizontal portions, the upper end of said vertical slot portion terminating short of the upper edge of the vertical wall, there being an enlargement in said vertical slOt portion to define an enlarged opening therein, and means on said vertical wall surrounding the vertical slot portion for guiding the insertion of a garment hanger stem into said enlarged opening and slot from the front face of the vertical wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A garment hanger bar comprising a substantially horizontally disposed member having a planar vertical wall with front and rear faces and a planar horizontal flange extending rearwardly from the lower portion thereof, there being a slot in said vertical wall and horizontal flange having vertical and horizontal portions, the upper end of said vertical slot portion terminating short of the upper edge of the vertical wall, there being an enlargement in said vertical slOt portion to define an enlarged opening therein, and means on said vertical wall surrounding the vertical slot portion for guiding the insertion of a garment hanger stem into said enlarged opening and slot from the front face of the vertical wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said enlarged opening being at the upper end of said vertical slot portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 2 with said enlarged opening being triangularly shaped and pointed downwardly with its base at the vertical slot portion upper end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with there being a plurality of openings intermediate the upper and lower ends of the vertical slot portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said opening extending on both sides of said slot and both portions of the opening being opposed from each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said opening being on one side only of said vertical slot portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 6 with there being a plurality of said openings with the openings on opposite sides of said vertical slot portion being at different distances from said horizontal flange.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said guiding means comprising an indentation in the front face of said vertical wall inclined inwardly toward said slot and opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said guiding means comprising a plurality of surfaces in the front face of said vertical wall inclined inwardly toward said slot and opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a second vertical wall upstanding from the free edge of said horizontal flange, said slot extending across said horizontal flange up into said second vertical wall and terminating short of the upper end thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 1 with said horizontal flange being connected to said vertical wall at an angle so that said horizontally disposed member has a V-shaped section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A garment hanger bar claimed in claim 11 with said horizontal flange being connected to the vertical wall at an angle of 25 *- 37 1/2 * with the horizontal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A garment hanger bar as claimed in claim 11 with the length of the horizontal slot portion being sufficient to permit upward tilting of hanger supported therein.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-15 | 1975-05-17 | 1975-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-15 | 1979-05-17 | 1979-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-15 | 1983-05-17 | 1983-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |