Retractable reeled garment hanger
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a garment hanger designed to maximize closet space. The device includes a garment hanger having a hook portion and a body portion connected by a retractable reel having a spring-biased spool with a cord wound thereon. The hook is substantially C-shaped and is designed to be hung on a closet rod or other means. The body portion is substantially triangular and designed to hang clothes thereon. The cord includes a proximal end permanently attached to the spring-biased spool and a distal end attached to the upper portion of the body portion. The retractable reel is configured to extend, retract, and latch the cord in a desired length. The retractable reel is also equipped with a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage and lock the spring-biased spool in a given state and prevent the spring-loaded spool from retracting the cord back onto the spool.
1. A retractable reeled garment hanger, comprising:
a hook portion having a first end and a second end;
a housing connecting said hook portion to a body portion;
said body portion having an upper end, a pair of sides, and a base;
said second end of said hook portion attached to said housing;
said housing enclosing a retractable reel;
said retractable reel having a spring-biased spool of cord;
said cord having a proximal end, a distal end, and wrapped around said spring-biased spool;
a spring-loaded pawl configured to lock the spring-biased spool in a given state;
said proximal end permanently attached to said spring-biased spool;
said distal end being attached to said body portion; and
a handle extending from the base.
2. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said hook is substantially C-shaped and configured to be hung on a closet rod or other means of hanging items.
3. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said body portion is substantially shaped as an isosceles triangle and configured to support articles of clothing thereon.
4. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said retractable reel is configured to extend, retract, and latch said cord in a desired length.
5. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said spring-biased spool further comprising a torsion spring that acts on said spring-biased spool to return said cord onto said spring-biased spool once said cord is extended.
6. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein when said cord is being pulled away from said housing, said torsion spring acts on said spring-biased spool to retract said cord back into said housing.
7. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said spring-loaded pawl is designed to prevent said torsion spring from retracting said cord back onto said spring-biased spool.
8. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said retractable reel further comprising jagged teeth on the peripheral edge, wherein said jagged teeth allow for unrestricted movement in one direction and said spring-loaded pawl engages and latches against said jagged teeth to prevent motion in a reverse direction.
9. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said spring-loaded pawl is disengaged from said jagged teeth and released by a releasable trigger.
10. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein the handle is a rope handle.
11. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein the handle is attached substantially to the center of said base.
12. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein the handle is configured to allow a user to extend, retract, and latch said cord without having to reach said housing or said body portion.
13. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein said body portion further comprises clips.
14. The retractable reeled garment hanger of claim 1 , wherein the body portion further comprises a locking bar.