IP Library Granted Patent US 8,028,868
Granted Patent B2
US 8,028,868 · App. 12/010,477 · Granted Oct 4, 2011

Garment arrangement system

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Patent No.
US 8,028,868
App. No.
12/010,477
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiment of the invention provide a garment support system, which may include a garment hanger and a garment bar physically unconnected to the hanger that can attach to the bottom of a garment supported by the hanger. The garment bar may include one or more clips for attaching the supporting to a garment. The support also may be weighted to provide additional support to the garment and/or to maintain a garment in a desired configuration.

Claims (13)

1. A garment support system comprising:

a garment hanger including a hook protruding from a main body of the hanger;

a garment bar physically unconnected to the garment hanger, the garment bar comprising:

an elongated member having a first end and a second end;

a first weight removeably attached to the first end;

a second weight removeably attached to the second end; and

at least two clips attached to the elongated member between the first end and the second end, the at least two clips attach to the bottom portion of a garment hung from the garment hanger disposed above the device;

wherein the elongated member has an engaged position in which the clips are attached to the garment and which is freestanding when the elongated member is not in the engaged position and attached to the garment,

wherein the elongated member is longer than the width of the garment hanger in the engaged position,

wherein the elongated member does not include a hook, and

wherein each weight has a weight between 10 g to 50 g.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member has a rectangular cross-section.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least two clips and the elongated member are configured to position the elongated member to have a longest axis of the cross section arranged parallel to the plane of the garment hanger.

Assignments (1)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2012
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: INGENIOUS DESIGNS, LLC
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