Hair accessory modular organizer

• US 5,303,855 A
• Filed: 06/25/1993
• Issued: 04/19/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jane E. Veale
• Original Assignee: Jane E. Veale
• Inventors: Veale, Jane E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crowder, Clifford D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOHANTY, BIBHU R
• Application Number:
  US08/081,104
• Time in Patent Office: 298 Days
• Field of Search: 223/85, 223/88, 223/92, 223/95, 223/DIG. 1, 211/113, D 6/315, 206/278, 206/290
• US Class Current: 223/85
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/18 for two or more similar garments, e.g. constructed to connect to, or support, a similar hanger
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/40 Collapsible hangers
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/743 of the clothes hanger-type

Abstract

A hanging support for head bands, barrettes, and the like. The support has a hook in the manner of a coat hanger, and a horizontal rack bar snap fastens thereto. The rack bar has snap fasteners enabling attachment of additional rack bars. The rack bars have any one of three configurations, and may be selectively combined to form a semi-custom hanging support. The three configurations include straight tube, for attaching hair accessories having clips; spiralled, for draping molded plastic head bands thereon; and wire formed in the shape as horns, for encircling retention of closed loop resilient or flexible hair bands. Extension bars are optionally provided to increase spacing between adjacent rack bars. The constituent parts of the hanging support have similar cross sectional configuration, so that any combination of parts gives the impression of unitary appearance.

Claims

1. A modular organizer comprising:

a hook member having

a hook for supporting said organizer by hanging, and

manually attachable and detachable frictional connection means for connecting at least one accessory supporting member thereto; and

a plurality of accessory supporting members vertically spaced apart from one another at predetermined separation dimensions, said plurality of accessory supporting members including;

at least one first accessory supporting member having a first accessory holder comprising a horizontally extending succession of projections inclined to lean alternately forwardly and backwardly, and having frictional connection means configured, dimensioned, and aligned to mate with other said frictional connection means;

at least one second accessory supporting member having a second accessory holder comprising a horizontally disposed linear member and having frictional connection means configured, dimensioned, and aligned to mate selectively with other said frictional connection means; and

at least one third accessory supporting member having a third accessory holder comprising a horizontally extend in succession of vertically extending projections having rounded ends, and having frictional connection means configured, dimensioned, and aligned to mate selectively with other said frictional connection means.

2. The modular organizer according to claim 1, each of said frictional connection means being configured to present a continuous and uninterrupted appearance at a joint between adjacent corresponding frictional connection means when mutually connected.

3. The modular organizer according to claim 1, said frictional connection means being configured to present joints unencumbered by projections and to form gaps sufficiently narrow to avoid snagging a fabric therein.

4. The modular organizer according to claim 1, wherein said frictional connection means each comprise a male connector and a female connector, one of said male and female connectors facing upwardly, and the other of said male and female connectors facing downwardly, wherein all male connectors face in one of said upward and downward directions, and all female connectors face in the other of said upward and downward directions.

5. The modular organizer according to claim 4, further including at least one extension selectively spacing apart one of said male connectors and said female connectors from a corresponding connector of an adjacent said accessory holder.

6. The modular organizer according to claim 5, each said extension having

an elongated body of similar cross sectional configuration as said frictional connection means, whereby the cross sectional configuration of said organizer is maintained constant when attaching accessory holders and extensions thereto, and

upper and lower frictional connection means aligned and cooperating with, attachable to, and detachable from other said frictional connection means, whereby any one of said separation dimensions is selectively variable.