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PLURALITY OF DEVICES FOR PREVENTING CREASE AND WRINKLES:
Background of the Invention
2. Field of the Invention.
This invention relgtes mainly to devices used to prevent
unwanted creases and wrinkles for a portion of clothing
resting on a clothes hanger.
2. Description of the Prior Art.
As a result of the standard wire, plastic, and wooden
clothes hangers currently manufactured, many people are
discouraged b~ the prospect of having to re iron already
ironed pieces of clothing, in order. to straighten out unwanted
creases and wrinkles, resulting from the ironed pieces being
placed onto a stand8rd manufactured clothes hanger for future
use. Over the years there have been several clothes hangers
developed, as well as several attachments developed to be used
in combination with a clothes hanger in an effort to
counteract this problem, however at the same time overlooking
several .prevalent concerns that some Consumers have.
Applicants are aware of the below listed attachments used
in combination with a clothes hanger:
Sieradzki, B.s. Pat No. 3,179,315, Patented Apr 1965.
Michalik, U.S. Pat No. 5,056,694, Patented Oct 1991.
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Murray U.S. Pat No. 6,012,62x, Patented Jan 2000.
Gish, O.S_ Pat No. 6,126,049, Patented Oct 2000.
Gish, U.S. Pat No. 6,213,359, Patented Apr 2001.
Cameron U.S. Pat No. 6,840,413 Patented Jan 2005.
Summary of the invention
Our invention comprises a plurality of innovated light
weight crease and wrinkle prevention dPVices that quickly and
efficiently connect to, and disconnect from a horizontal arm
arid a plurality of side arms of a clothes hanger. They are
used for preventing unwanted creases and wrinkles in articles
of clothing best suited for hanging in aambination ar
individually onto the horizontal arm and or the side arms of
the clothes hanger. Such creases and wr_i.nkles caused by a
smaller cylindrical surface, or a non~cylindrical surface of a .
standard manufactured clothes hanger. Uur devices are
effectively Capable of solving the problem that consumers
have, of how to easily make existing clothes hangers in their
past collections, completely crease and wrinkle proof_ Various
other advantages and features of novelty which characterize
our invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims
annexed hereto and forming a part hereof. However, for. a
better understanding of the invention, its advantages, and
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objects obtained by its use, reference should be had to the
drawings which forms a further part hereof, and to the
accompanying descriptive matter, in which there are
illustrated and described certain preferred embodiments of the
S invention.
Brief Description of the Drawings
The invention can be best understood by those having
ordinary skill in the art by reference to the following
detailed description when considered in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings in which:
Figs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, e, and 13 are perspective views of the
present invention in operation on a clothes hanger.
Figs 2A, 3A, 38, 9, 10, and 11 are cross sectional views of
preferred embodiments of the present invention.
IS Figs 4, and 12 are orthographic bottom views of a preferred
embodiment of the present invention_
Reference Numerals in the Drawings
devices far preventing crease and wrinkles.
22 exterior surface section.
20 22A fitting adjustment portion o~~ device.
23 Plurality of ends.
24,24A plurality of side arms of a clothes hanger.
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24B,24C plurality of transitional sections.
25 plurality of removably mountable caps.
26,26A horizontal arm of a clothes hanger.
27 plurality of ends.
28 ~8A made opening.
29 exterior surface section.
30 cylindrical interior surface section.
30A,308 non-cylindrical interior surface sections.
32 cylindrical interior surface section.
32A,328 non-cylindrical interior surface sections.
34 removably mountable weight bar device.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
FTGS. 1, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 38, 4, 5, and 6 show a plurality of
devices for preventing crease and wrinkles of the current
invention, and show the devices 20 utilizing a farmed matsxial
each integrally comprising, an extera.or surface section 22
having a plurality of ends 23, a made opening 28 in s~ction 22
spanning from one of the ends 23 to the other end 23, opening
2$ txansitioning to a cylindrical interior surface section 30,
or a npn Cylindrical interior surface section 30A,30S, made in
the center interior of the devices 20_ SPCtion 22, opening 28,
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and section 30, 30A, 308, made proportionately in length. As
Shawn in figs 1, 2, and 3, the devises 20 having a fitting
adjustment portion 22A, giving them a longer length than the
horizontal arm 26,26A, and the plurality of side arms 24,2~A
of the Clothes hanger. As shown in figs 5 and 6, section 22,
opening 2$, and section 30, 30A, 308, made proportionately in
length without the fitting adjustment portion 22A to fit the
horizontal arm 26, 26A, and the plurality of side arms 24,24A
of the clothes hanger. FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 further
iricluding a plurality of rPmovably mount8ble Caps of the
current invention, and show the caps 25 utilizing a formed
material each integrally comprising, an exterior surface
section 29 having a plurality of ends 27, a made opening 287
in section 29 spanning from one of the ends 27 to the ether
IS end 27, opening 28A transitianing to a cylindrical interior
surface section 32, or a non cylindrical interipr surface
section 32A,32H, made in the center i.nte,ri.or of the caps 25_
Section 29, opening 28A, and section 32, 32A, 32H, made
proportionately in length. rn the preferred embodiment., the
devices 20 and the caps a5 proof of concept models, were
Created by gluing together, a plurality of extruded foam
rollers each roller having a formed hollow center, then
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establishing a cut line with a marker and a ruler and cutting
to the hollow canter with a razor knife, whi.lE using the ruler
as a straight edge. Manufacturing processes including at least
but not limited to: dip molding, extruding, ~.njectian molding,
pour molding, die cutting, contour saw cutting, hot wiring,
drilling and razor cutting, making a Cylindrical tube having a
slit, fabricating, utilizing polyethylene, polyvinyl,
chloride, rubber, pomalux, acetyl copolymer, polypropylene,
nylon, vinyl, further including any other forming materials
and manufacturing processes, which produces results within the
scope and spirit of discovery of the invention.
xhe plurality of devices far preventing crease and wrinkles
is a means for preventing unwanted creases and wrinkles in
articles of clothing best suited for hanging in combination or
15 individually, onto horizontal arm 26,26, and or side a.rxns
24,24A, of the clothes hanger, by allowing the article of
clothing to be installed and to rest onto a portion of section
22 that is cylindrical and larger than arm 28,2613, and arms
24,24A, giving the installed portion of clothing a perfectly
20 round, and larger surface to rest on, thus pxPVenting unwanted
creases and wrinkles caused by a smaller cylindrical surface
of arm 26, and arms 24, or the non cylindrical surface of arm
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26A, and arms 2~A. The devices 20 install pnto the clothes
hanger, after cutting off a portion of each of the devices 20
exceeding the length of whichever arm of the clothes hanger
they are being installed onto. The longQr length of_ the
devices allowing their installation onto horizontal arms and
side arms that vary in length resulting from differently
manufactured clothes hangers, thus allowing the devices 20 to
be easily installed onto a clothes hanger in an existing
collection, and used when hanging articles of clothing such as
pants and shirts in combination ar individually on the hanger
as many consumers do with regularity. The devices 20 can be
made to install directly onto arm 26,26A, and arms 24,24A, of
the clothes hanger without the fitting adjustment_ The
plurality of removably mountable caps 25 further prevents
unwanted cxeases and wrinkles in a portion of an article of
clothing best suited for hanging onto side arms 24,24A, of the
clothes hanger, by allowing the article of clothing to be
installed and to rest onto a portion of caps 25 that is
cylindrical and larger than arms 24,24A, giving the installed
portion of clothing a pexFectly round, and larger surface to
rest on, thus preventing unwanted creases and wrinkles Caused
by a smaller cylindrical surface o~ arms 24, or the non
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cylindrical surface of arms 24A. As shown in figs 5, fi,7,and 8
caps 25 are formed to be installed through opening 28A, onto a
plurality of transitional sections 24B,24C, transitioning the
side arms 24,24A to the horizontal arm 26,26A of the clothes
hanger. Arm 26,26A arms 24,24A and sections 24B,24C resting
within interior surface section 50,30A,30H, and 32,32A,32B.
Section 30,32 can be made larger, smaller, or the same in
diameter of the cylindrical surface of arm 26, and arms 24.
Section 30A,30B,32A,32B can be made larger, smaller, or the
i0 same in diameter. of the non cylindrical surface of arm 2fiA,
and arms 24A. Devices 20 contouring to arm 26,26A and arms
24,24A. Caps 25 contouring to sections 24B,24C. Section 30,
30A,30B,32,32A,32B maintaining the cylindrical shape of
section 22,22H by leaving no empty space to collapse in
section 30, 30A, 30B of each of the installed devices 20, and
section 32,32A,32B when hanging heavier articles of clothing,
such collapsing creating a tendency for section 22,228 to have
a less than perfect cylindrical shape, thus causing unwanted
creases and wrank,l.es i.n installed articles of clothing. The
devices 20 and caps 25 uninstall by pulling off and away from
the clothes hanger with arm 26,261~r arms 24,24A and sections
24B,24C exiting through opening 28,28A allowing the clothes
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hanger to return to its natural state, also allowing the
removed devices and caps to be used in combination on another
clothes hanger.
from the description abave, a number of advantages of our
plurality of. removably mountable crease and wrinkle prevention
devices become evident. Qur devices are lightweight and
quickly and efficiently connect to and disconnect from, the
horizontal arm and the side arms of the clothes hanger. users
may utilize the devices wherever and whenever they may travel_
l0 The design of our devices allows them to be used on clothes
hangers having cylindrical or non-cylindrical surFaces. Our
devices are effectively capable of solving the problem that
consumers have, of how to mak~ existing clothes hangers in
their vast collection completely crease and wrznkle proof. The
1S design of our devices allows a consumer to hang articles of
clothing such as pants and shirts in combination, or
individually on the hanger. Th~ simplicity of design, al.ang
with various manufacturing methods currently available, allows
our crease and wrinkle prevention devices to be txuly cost
20 effective, therefore reasonable to buy. Thus the reader will
see that the crease and wrinkle preventx.on devices of the
invention provide simple, lightweight, and integral devices,
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that are highly reliable as well as economical, that can be
used by persons of almost any age, that have an interest in
keeping their clothes free of unwanted creases, and wrinkles.
while our above description contains several
SpeClficities, these should npt be Construed as limitations on
the scope Qf the invention, but rather as an exemplification
of orie preferred embodiment thereof. Other variations are
possible. Fvr example. (1) The crease and wrinkle prevention
devices could be made larger, and longer, to accommodate
larger articles of clothing, or pieces of fabrics. (2) The
interior surface section could be made to accommodate the
shape, and size, of a plurality of side arms, and a horizontal
arm, of any clothes hanger, currently manufactured, or, any
clothes hanger manufactured in the future. (3) The made
1S opening could be larger, or smaller, and could be brought
together and closed, utilizing Velcro. (9) The exterior
surface section and the plurality of ends Could be made in any
shape, as long as the portion of the exterior surface section
in which the article of clothing rests on is cylindrical.
(5) The crease and wrinkle prevEntion devices can be made from
any applicable forming materials currently available, or.
available in the future. (~) The structure of the crease and
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wrinkle prevention devices can be madE larger, and used as a
removably mountable weight bar device, mounting onto a Section
of a weight bar, prova.ding padding support for various parts
of a person's body when exercising with the weight bar_ (7)
The plurality of. removably mountable naps can be formed to
install onto the plurality of transitional sections of the
clothes hanger having at least round, square, rectangular,
triangular, and oval shapes, or any other shape conceivable of
a manufactured clothes hanger which produces results within
ID the scope and spirit of discovery of the invention. (8) The
preferred result of the installed caps-is that they are at
least contiguous the installed devices for preventing creases
and wrinkles.
Therefore, without departing from the spirit and scope of
this invention, one of ordinary skill in the art can make the
foregoing modifications, and other changes and modifications
to the plurality of crease and wrinkle prevention devices of
the present invention, to adapt them to specific usages and
conditions. As such, these changes and modifications are
24 properly, equitably, and intended to be, within the full range
of equivalents of the following claims.
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