Combination bracket and garment hanger system and assembly mountable to an overhead trim piece associated with a doorway such as for rotatably supporting a garment during steam cleaning

• US 9,474,400 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony C. Farris
• Original Assignee: Anthony C. Farris
• Inventors: Farris, Anthony C.
• Primary Examiner(s): DURHAM, NATHAN E
• Application Number:
  US13/785,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20140027597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,330 Days
• Field of Search: 223/89, 223/90, 223/DIG.4, 223/91, 223/96
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/02 Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters clothing or suit hangers A47G25/14; clothing holders with locking devices E05B69/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/0607 Clothes hooks
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/32 involving details of the hook A47G25/34, A47G25/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/4023 collapsing downwardly away from the hook member
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/68 stretching in longitudinal direction
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/12 using sliding jaws
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/105 locking in discrete positions, e.g. in extreme extended position

Abstract

A hanger system including at least an upper assembly affixed to a vertically suspending location and which, in combination with a lower assembly, supports and tensions a garment therebetween to assist in either or both of de-wrinkling or steam assisted cleaning of the garment. The upper assembly includes vertically respositionable upper and lower support surface (e.g. door jamb) engaging portions. A stem extends downwardly from the upper assembly and is linearly repositionable in order to adjust a height of a garment engaged by clips defined upon a lower width extending member of a triangular frame supported by the stem. The lower assembly includes an inverted triangular design with additional clips for securing lower edge extending locations of the garment and which is also weighted to facilitate the steam cleaning and de-wrinkling process.

Claims

1. A system for rotatably supporting a garment, comprising:

a housing configured for suspending from an elevated support;

said housing further having an upper clamping member exhibiting an upper engaging hook edge, a separate lower clamping member exhibiting an upper projecting edge for collectively engaging the upper and lower surfaces of the elevated support;

an elongated pedestal exhibiting a keyed cross sectional profile extending integrally from said lower clamping member upwardly through a mating keyed recess profile defined in said upper clamping member for accommodating a range of separation adjustability between said clamping members;

a stem extending downwardly from said housing, said stem being freely rotatable and terminating in a lower hanger supporting portion for retaining the garment; and

a detent mechanism integrated into said lower clamping member for linear adjustment of said stem between a plurality of succeeding keyed recessed locations defined therealong.

2. The system as described in claim 1, said lower hanger supporting portion further comprising a triangular frame defining hanger including a pair of angled side members and a bottom extending and interconnecting member, a plurality of clamps arranged in spaced apart fashion along said bottom extending member and which are configured for engaging the garment.

3. The system as described in claim 2, said bottom extending member further comprising first and second split halves which are pivotally interconnected, a plurality of additional pivot locations established at each of opposite interconnecting ends of said angled side members to facilitate fold-up storage of said hanger supporting portion.

4. The system as described in claim 2, said housing, stem and lower hanger supporting portion further comprising an upper assembly, a lower assembly being provided and including an inverted triangular frame defining hanger with a further plurality of clamps arranged in spaced apart fashion and configured for engaging spaced apart bottom locations of the garment.

5. The system as described in claim 4, further comprising a weighted portion supported upon said lower assembly adapted for tensioning the garment.

6. The system as described in claim 1, said stem extending through aligning apertures defined in spaced apart locations of said upper and lower clamping members to provide stable bi-directional adjustability.

7. The system as described in claim 6, further comprising a coil spring seating about said stem in separation biasing fashion between an underside seating surface of said upper clamping member and a corresponding upper seating surface of said lower clamping member.

8. A system for supporting a garment in suspended and tensioned fashion during steam cleaning, said system comprising:

an upper assembly adapted to engage a horizontal extending surface of an overhead door jamb;

the horizontal extending surface of the overhead door jamb further including upper and lower extending surfaces, said upper assembly further having an upper clamping member exhibiting an upper engaging hook edge adapted to engage the upper extending surface, a separate lower clamping member exhibiting an upper projecting edge adapted to collectively engage the lower extending surface;

an elongated pedestal exhibiting a keyed cross sectional profile extending integrally from said lower clamping member upwardly through a mating keyed recess profile defined in said upper clamping member for accommodating a range of separation adjustability between said clamping members;

a stem rotationally supported by and extending downwardly from said upper assembly;

a first triangular shaped hanger extending from said stem and having a first pair of angled side members and an interconnecting bottom and horizontal extending first central member, a first plurality of clamps positioned along said first central member and which are adapted to engage upper end locations of the garment; and

a second inverted triangular shaped hanger having a second pair of angled side members and an interconnecting upper and horizontal extending second central member, a second plurality of clamps positioned along said second central member of said second hanger and which are adapted to engage lower end locations of the garment.

9. The system as described in claim 8, said first and second central members of said first and second hangers each further comprising split portions for collapsing said hangers during storage.

10. The system as described in claim 8, further comprising a weighted portion supported upon said second inverted hanger and adapted for tensioning the garment.

11. The system as described in claim 8, said stem extending through aligning apertures defined in spaced apart locations of said upper and lower clamping members to provide stable bi-directional adjustability.

12. The system as described in claim 8, further comprising a coil spring seating about said stem in separation biasing fashion between an underside seating surface of said upper clamping member and a corresponding upper seating surface of said lower clamping member.

13. The system as described in claim 8, further comprising a detent mechanism integrated into said lower clamping member for linear adjustment of said stem between a plurality of succeeding keyed recessed locations defined therealong.

14. A system for supporting a garment in suspended and tensioned fashion during steam cleaning, said system comprising:

an upper assembly adapted to engage a horizontal extending surface of an overhead door jamb;

the horizontal extending surface of the overhead door jamb further including upper and lower extending surfaces, said upper assembly further having an upper clamping member exhibiting an upper engaging hook edge adapted to engage the upper extending surface, a separate lower clamping member exhibiting an upper projecting edge adapted to collectively engage the lower extending surface;

a stem rotationally supported by and extending downwardly from said upper assembly;

said stem extending through aligning apertures defined in spaced apart locations of said upper and lower clamping members to provide stable bi-directional adjustability;

a first triangular shaped hanger extending from said stem and having a first pair of angled side members and an interconnecting bottom and horizontal extending first central member, a first plurality of clamps positioned along said first central member and which are adapted to engage upper end locations of the garment; and

a second inverted triangular shaped hanger having a second pair of angled side members and an interconnecting upper and horizontal extending second central member, a second plurality of clamps positioned along said second central member of said second hanger and which are adapted to engage lower end locations of the garment.