US Patent:
20050224531, Oct 13, 2005
Inventors:
Bozdar Bulovic - Oak Brook IL, US
International Classification:
A41D027/22
Abstract:
A mechanism for moveably hanging garments and other items which comprises a plurality of substantially horizontally disposed rods which define between them slots for removably receiving clothing articles and the like. Each slot has extending from at least one of the rods which define such slot a plurality of fibers which are connected to the rod in a manner whereby they extend at an upward inclination and are arcuately moveable relative thereto. When garments or other articles are moved horizontally into slots the fibers move in a cam-like manner resiliently to clamp the garments or other articles against the opposite side of the slot from which they extend so that the fibers are curved downwardly. The mechanism may include a plurality of slots arranged in a line or at different levels so that garments in the upper level hang between garments in the lower level. In all cases the garments or the like are hung in the mechanisms by being moved horizontally therein and in a similar manner are removed by horizontal movement in the opposite direction. A plurality of mechanisms may be disposed parallel in arrays or mounted on rotatable stands. The mechanisms can be supported so as to be movable relative to a horizontal axis and in a cantilever fashion.