Portable garment hanging system for a portable wardrobe bag

• US 9,565,932 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LifeSafety Power Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: LifeSafety Power Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Hirsch, James F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stashick, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLADO, CYNTHIA FRANCISCA
• Application Number:
  US13/831,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20140262659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,432 Days
• Field of Search: 190/1, 190/13.R, 190/15.R, 312/199, 312/290, 312/6, 312/259, 211/118, 211/85.3, 211/206, D64/11
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 9/00 Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles A45F4/02; trunk-wardrobes A47B61/06; trunk-beds A47C17/82
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 61/06 Travelling or trunk wardrobes also made of cardboard or the like, e.g. provided with garment-holders, ironing board, washing outfit, for picnics
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/0664 Standing garment supporting racks; Garment supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/0685 Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible A47G25/0671 takes precedence; wardrobes with extensible garment holders A47B61/02

Abstract

A very light weight portable garment rack includes a first hanging rod segment and a second hanging rod segment, insertable into the first hanging rod segment, to assemble a garment hanging rod. Both the first and second hanging rod segments have perpendicular stub segments. First and second stanchions have upper insertable segments for insertion into the perpendicular stub segments to support the garment hanging rod, and lower insertable segments. A bottom support frame has two stanchion mounting segments, each fitted to the receive the lower insertable segments of the respective first and second stanchions. The first and second stanchions each have an upper support member having the upper insertable segment and an upper support member lower insertable segment, and a lower support member having the lower insertable segment and fitted to receive the upper support member lower insertable segment to assemble the respective stanchion.

Claims

1. A portable garment rack, comprising:

a garment hanging rod, comprising a first hanging rod segment and a second hanging rod segment, the second hanging rod segment having an insertable segment, insertable into the first hanging rod segment to assemble the garment hanging rod, both the first and second hanging rod segments having perpendicular stub segments;

first and second stanchions, having upper insertable segments for insertion into the perpendicular stub segments to support the garment hanging rod, and lower insertable segments; and

a bottom support frame, comprising two stanchion mounting segments, each fitted to receive the lower insertable segments of the respective first and second stanchions to support the first and second stanchions and the garment hanging rod, and two horizontal upper frame members, each coplanar and connected to the two stanchion mounting segments.

2. The portable garment rack of claim 1, the first and second stanchions each further comprising:

an upper support member having the upper insertable segment and an upper support member lower insertable segment; and

a lower support member having the lower insertable segment and fitted to receive the upper support member lower insertable segment to assemble the respective stanchion.

3. The portable garment rack of claim 1, the bottom support frame further comprising:

two parallel footing segments, coplanar, positioned below the two horizontal upper frame members.

4. The portable garment rack of claim 3, the bottom support frame further comprising:

four vertical frame members, two vertical frame members connected to one of the two parallel footing segments and to one of the two horizontal upper frame members, and another two vertical frame members connected to the other of the two parallel footing segments and to the other of the two horizontal upper frame members.

5. The portable garment rack of claim 4, the bottom support frame further comprising:

four horizontal lower frame members, positioned coplanar below the two horizontal upper frame members and above the two parallel footing segments, two of the horizontal lower frame members each connected to one of the two stanchion mounting segments, and the other two of the horizontal lower frame members each connected to the other one of the two stanchion mounting segments.

6. The portable garment rack of claim 5, where each of the four horizontal lower frame members is connected to a respective one of the four vertical frame members.

7. The portable garment rack of claim 6, where the first hanging rod segment, the second hanging rod segment, the upper support members and lower support members of the first and second stanchions, are formed from aluminum tubing or a carbon fiber material.

8. The portable garment rack of claim 7, where the two parallel footing segments, the four vertical frame members, and the four horizontal lower frame members are formed from aluminum tubing or a carbon fiber material.

9. The portable garment rack of claim 7, where the aluminum tubing has at least a one inch outer diameter.

10. The portable garment rack of claim 8, where the first hanging rod segment, the second hanging rod segment, the upper support members and lower support members of the first and second stanchions, are formed from aluminum tubing with at least a one inch outer diameter;

and

where the two parallel footing segments, the four vertical frame members, and the four horizontal lower frame members are formed from aluminum tubing with at least a ¾

inch other diameter.

11. The portable garment rack of claim 10, where the two stanchion mounting segments are formed from aluminum tubing having the same outer diameter as the at least one inch outer diameter.

12. A portable garment hanging system comprising the portable garment rack of claim 1, and a portable wardrobe bag having a main inner compartment, the bottom support frame fitting within the main inner compartment, and the garment hanging rod and first and second stanchions fitting within the main inner compartment for storage when dissembled.

13. The portable garment hanging system of claim 12, where the main inner compartment comprises a wheel assembly that protrudes into the main inner compartment wherein the bottom support frame provides clearance for the wheel assembly.