DE9317947U1 - Hangers - Google Patents

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DIPL.-ING. LOTHAR DÖRNER .* Ul, ,

PATENT ATTORNEY .J., J

58095 Hagen, STRESEMANNSTR. is 23 November 1993

TELEPHONE (0 23 31) 916 30

fax (02331)31280 Attorney file 93117/B

Utility model application
Applicant: Werinius, Per I.

Clothes hangers

The invention relates to a clothes hanger with hook and hanger made from one piece.

In their simplest form, coat hangers consist of a hanger over which an item of clothing is hung, and a hook connected to the hanger, with the help of which the coat hanger is hung. It is known that coat hangers can be made not only in several parts, but also in one piece. In the well-known one-piece coat hangers, the hanger and the hook molded onto it are made of plastic or metal. The well-known one-piece coat hangers have the particular disadvantage that they cannot or only with difficulty be disposed of, i.e. they cannot or only with difficulty be recycled.

The invention aims to remedy this. The invention is based on the object of designing a coat hanger of the type mentioned above in such a way that it is easy to recycle. According to the invention, this object is achieved by using chipboard as the material for the coat hanger.

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Pressboard is understood to mean "pressed fine cardboard consisting mainly of high-quality cellulose fibers, built up in layers" (Römpp Chemistry Encyclopedia 9th edition, volume 1992, p. 3612). The material from which the coat hanger is made according to the invention contains only natural substances, without chemical additives; in addition to cellulose, it also contains hemicellulose, lignins and resins. It is also referred to as "natural wood" which is available in panels. These are placed parallel to one another in large numbers. Numerous coat hangers of the desired shape are cut out of them at the same time using a high-pressure water jet or laser beam.

The coat hanger according to the invention meets all the requirements that known one-piece coat hangers also meet. In addition, it is not only recyclable, it is even compostable. Its raw material is easy to obtain. It is easy to manufacture and, thanks to its flat sides, is also easy to stack.

The clothes hanger according to the invention is generally relatively narrow. For items of clothing that are more voluminous, e.g. coats, suit and suit jackets, blazers, the clothes hanger is characterized in a further development of the invention by a support made of chipboard that is wider than the hanger, has a slot in the middle through which the hook runs, rests with its apex on the upper edge of the hanger and overlaps it like a roof.

Even in a further development of the invention, the clothes hanger remains compostable. The clothes hanger itself and its support are separate from each other, but easily stackable. Only at the place where the clothes hanger is hung with an item of clothing is it decided whether the clothes hanger is to be used with or without the support.

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and are described in detail below. They show in a reduced side view:

Figure 1 shows a coat hanger in the simplest design; Figure 2 shows a coat hanger with hanging notches; Figure 3 shows a coat hanger with inward

cranked ends and hanging notches; Figure 4 a double bracket;
Figure 5 shows a coat hanger with a support; Figure 6 shows a representation corresponding to Figure 5 with the support in an intermediate position.

All coat hangers chosen as examples have a hook 1 and a hanger 2. The hook and the hanger 2 consist of one piece. They are made of the same material as pressboard.

In the coat hanger shown in Figure 1, only the transition area 3 from the hook 1 to the hanger 2 is widened. The ends 4 are reinforced.

In the coat hanger shown in Figure 2, support beads 5 are provided in the transition area 3 from the hook 1 to the hanger 2. At a distance from the ends, notches 6 are provided on the upper edge, into which loops, e.g. from ladies' skirts, can be hooked.

In the coat hanger shown in Figure 3, the ends 4 are designed as bends 7; i.e. the ends are angled towards each other by approximately 180°. Here too, the notches 6 are provided in the area of the ends. On the middle of the lower edge opposite the hook 1, the coat hanger is not designed as a continuous curve - as in Figures 1 and 2 - but as an obtuse angle.

The coat hanger according to Figure 4 is a double hanger. It not only has the hook 1 and the hanger 2 with the notches 6. Rather, a rod 8 is formed between the ends 4, over which, for example, trousers are hung. Figure 4 also shows a schematic drawing of a clothes rod onto which the coat hanger is hung using its hook 1.

In the coat hanger shown in Figures 5 and 6, which itself is essentially designed according to Figure 4, a support 11, also made of chipboard, is provided.

The support rests with its inner vertex 12 on the upper edge 10 of the bracket 2; the vertex 12 follows the contour of the upper edge 10. The support 11 is wider than the bracket 2. It overlaps the bracket 2 at the sides and at the ends in a roof-like manner. In the middle, the support is provided with a slot 13 through which the hook 1 passes. The placement of the support 11 on or off the bracket 2 is shown in Figure 6.

Claims (2)

DIPL.-ING. LOTHAR DÖRNER* **J" * J &iacgr; * **! . &iacgr; PATENT ATTORNEY "*** * ·«._.· g _ .. ». 58095 Hagen, STREEMANNSTR. ie 23.Novemberl993 TELEPHONE C0 23 31) 916 30 Attorney file 93117/B Utility model application
Applicant: Werinius Per I. Protection claims 1. Clothes hanger with hook and hanger made from one piece, characterized in that the material used for the clothes hanger is chipboard. 2. Clothes hanger according to claim 1, characterized by a support (11) made of chipboard, which is wider than the hanger (2), is provided in the middle with a slot (13) through which the hook (1) passes, rests with its apex (12) on the upper edge (10) of the hanger (2) and overlaps it like a roof.