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Support handle for supporting the suspending crossbar in
boxes for transporting articles of c10thinr,
This inv~nt,ion rel~te., t, '' 7 ,orFor r t~n,ile .or
supportin~ the suspr-nrling cros,b~r in ~lo::es ror t.l-,7~l.porri
rticles of clothing.
Cllpport h~n-31es f'or .7ppl~ing ~:n rl~e ~wO f~rillC ~erric-71
w~lls ot' ~ gener~711y c~rdbo-7rr7 to:c 7re ~:newrl for ~ F~or~ine ~
rnet~ or pl-7.,tiç, cro5.7b.~r fro~ ir~ l e .~ O ~ r ll i n~
~re .,usr,ender.3 on rel~ r~ clot,tlr.~ ;7l~r~?l,~.
~ nc~ of thPsP known ,or.7pcrr i~n~lle- cr7mpri._r,.._ -7n
essent,iAlly U-sh~pe~3 pl~te whiçh ,t.7r~1r'- r,llr ~Ipper erlr~e o,''
t,he box ~fter fol~lin~ it.s upper clos~.JLe f'l-7r.7 ol~tw~.rd.~, To t,hC7
inner br~7nch of the l~-shap~d pl~t.e t,hr7re i-- ~rplied ~ rl.lh~Jl~r
elPment, to which one end of r,lle çro..-sh~7r r~.~r s~lFportillg t,hC.
clothes h~ngers i., secllred. Thi.s i;llOW;l ryFe in:~olvr-
csrt~in complexit,y in it.~ fit.ting, Wilirl; f'irst,ly reqllire, the
~ro.,.,o~7r:to 'oe fixed to the r,wo rllr"~i-7l elel~7c!nts, -7t~ter whi-h
~ hr~ wholc~ ~JIl i t is fittr=7d t, o th~ b";i. ~T I1Q fittirlg -71-o
rer?;lJirr~., the upper clo.~ure fl~r7s ~ t ~ he 1~ . to br pre.,io~lsl,
fold~d olltw~rd.~ ~nr.3 r30wnw~rds, rr7soltirlg in ;7n oftc?n
un~cc~pt~ble incre~7.-.C? in the o~er;~ iz~ o~ the box.
~in~lly, th~ ~rticle.~ 0~ çlorhin~, wll;r!~ s~rr-?~ the crossb~r,
çot~ld r~5ult in ~ 1,3ter~1 yiel-lille l~ t l1e ho:~ w~lls, with the
con~oqlJont possibili~y of t,he ~T~sb~l: e.~C~pirlg froln thC'
tl~b~ r elernenr.e, ~nr~ ~he ~rt.ic,le.- ot -lothirl~ f~llinr~ onto
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the bottorn o~' tllr- box.
~ .,upport i., ~l.,o known colnL.ri~ine 3 pl~.-.ic.-- pl~ro
pro~idoc3 on it,~ o~lt~r ~IJ.rf~cc~ wirl) -3 r~i.--c~d pnrtion fnr
fixing t,o the box w-311 -?nd ~lpForril)_ -~ h~nçl~, ~nd prn .' i d'?:;
on it.~ inner .~llrf~çP witll ~ .,leo~o il)~:~ w:~ir,l thn. ~ro.--b~r i.-
in.~ertod. Tç fit i~ n ~per~lro çoln~ l?r)t~ri tr~ thn r?i.~od
pçrrion of tho support i~ torrn-~d in ~w~- opFo--illg w~ll- n, the -:
box, ~fter wi~ich, h~ving f'ixrd ~:h~ cro,.-i~r to rl~ r,~o
~Upporr,,, the.~e ;3r~ .~oc,~lreci from thr. il-';iCi ~0 r,~lO
10 corre3ponding w~ of the box. .
Comp~rqd with thr- preçedine, (:l~ ,yFr rP~Uçe- tllo
:over~.ll size of tllP box b~lt h~.~ ?1 1 tho çthPr .~t~teci
~dr~wb~ck~ thereof.
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;~ ~ Accorriing to the inventlon, ~ p?rtio~ll?rl~ r~ffer,t.i~!c?
~15 ~:.,ol~tion~ is ~chiPvP-I by ~ ~u~ort h.3nrii~ for the .-~u~r~orlsior-
~crossb~r in boxo~ for tr;3n.~porring ~rtirl~., of clo~hing,
ch~.r~cesri.~ed by comF~ri~ing ~ ~- p i PÇe t o be ~ppli~(l, (,lo;,~ to
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th~P ~Ipper 'edgP of tho box, to ~n ~perr~r~3 folm~d ill
vert~lc~:l w~ll tilereof, tlle two br~nol-e-: ot thn ~l-p joc~ b~irlg .:
aor~noctq(l together by ~n o~ltw~rdly op/?n Im.. ~t.~lll,?r por~ .n ~hicl) ' '
re3~ on the lower edge c-f .~id apertur~? ~nd ~'orm., ~ h-?ndg~ir . ' ,
for~ :~liftin,g the ~ox, .~id U-pie:~q b~ pr--Jid-3d witl) ,-
memb~r : for ~ ppor~ing :~id ,~J~pnl~ cro.,.,~:~r ~ ioh
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cooperates ~iti~ t he suspPnsion Inen~er of ~norller -~ppor~ ,,
h~ndle fitted to t:l~e oppo,in~ sidr~ w,~
Two preferrP-I embor1ilnen~ "and 011''! Inodi fic~r iorl ~i. tllr~
present invention ~rce ~lescrioPrl hereirl~frer ~itll refe rOII~-P t o
t, hs accomp~nying dr~wings, in whicl
Figurs 1 i, ~ front ViPW o~ JpVor~ ~ccor.-rlin~ ~ f~ ~il
invention fitted r o t~lra -lde w~li of ~ box;
Figure 2 is ~ verr.ica1 section theret~lroug~l on the line ii-ll
of figure 1;
Figurs 3 ~hows ~ different elnbo~ nent in the ~nne vie~
figUI~r~ 1;
Figure 4 is ~ vertica1 se~ction therethr-ugll on t}le~ line IV-IV
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Figure 5 -,how, ~ nnodific~tion thereo~ in r~ile ,a~le ~ w
figure 1; ~nd ~;
Figure ~ ertic~1 section theretllrough ~n thP` lille Vl-VI
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As~ c~n bq ~een from the figureas, ths sl1pport il~ndle
~cco~ding r,o ~.lle invQnt,ion, which i; I:~refsr~ly o~' pl~st.ics
20 const~rllction, ~ornprise.~ .~ub=.t.~nti~ ic~ce ~ wi~ wo
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latsra1 branches ~ nd an llpper collllecr,ioll br~n-.ln
Thq ~:wo branches ~,~' ar~ ~Iso :onn~ct~d t~ge~,llsr by
.ubl.Jlar portion 4, fi,~ed ~bllttillglr- ag~irl-t :ile innel~ br~nc~
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~7nd opqn at it.~i other snd WilerQ i~ fixed to the out:er
branch 2. ~rO the outer brarlch 2 tht-lr~ Is-7 ~ixe-~ -3 tlJblll~r
.~lesve .'. whicll p~ se.-i thro~ )ner l.r;lllcll .~ 3nd
proJe-~t--i beyond thi--i tow~rds th-~ int,er iOI ni ~hr hox.
Th-~ end of -3 tur7ul3r cros bar ~ frr uF~rorl.irlg a
plur-71ity of ~lotlles h-7ngear--i ( not SIIOWII ' r~3rl re insertr d int.-
~:he tubul~r sleeve .~
To fit the support to the çorr--xr~ollding.-. side wall ot
~:he çont-7iner ~n 3perture ~ fir.--tl~ torllleri in said i-3e
wa.ll to comprise ~ :~lot prov;de-l wher~ the upper closure
~lap is hinged to the upper edge of .~.3i~.3 wall 3nd h3ving
a length: squ31 Co the length of ~ he IJ-piQ-~3 1 anli an
~ undsrlying opsning of lqngth qu~l t" thQ hori~ont31
:~ ~ : dimrnsion ;of ~he tllbula.r portion ~ ~nd ~ lleight equ-71 to She : . .
:distance between the lower edge of t,ili-. latter and the ur7per
branch 3 of thr? U-pi~-?ce 1.
Thq ~.p~arCure ~ ca.n be formed ~-j pllll(tlillg (?ither (.lurirlg
t~hs~actl~al forma.tion .stagq o~` the l ar~lboard box or later.
~ ~ ~To fiC thr3 two hand1r?s to ~he box e-3çsl ol t~helll is : . .
20 ~ 1n:3qrtod from abovs wirh thr? outeL brall~.h ~ t~lrouh thr-? uF?per
:: slot of che ~.pertllre 8 a.nd thr?n slid ~ownwards until the
~ ~ubu~l~r portion 4 r~scs on thq bott~olll of .~aid ~perture all(..
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che:~ brançh 3~of the U-piqce 1 rqst.. ~-~inst its IJpper edge. .:
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The tubular element ~ is then in,serted il~t,O the t~!o oppo,sing
sle~ve.s 5 çf the two h~ndl~-~s, 3f`t.eI ~or-.-ir1g lhe t,wo si-,~e
w~lls , .slightly r~lltward.s.
From t~h-? 3for-?going it is ~pp~re~ . t,h3t t,he .,u,pport:
handle çf t,.h~ in~r?ntiorl h~.s n~lne?ro~.ls ad~Jal1ta~e-~ arld in
partiç~ r
- it, produçe,s pr~ctically no in,-~ea~-? in the latf?ral
extension of the box;
- it can be e~sily and qui-,kl~,~ fitted, ev-?n by tl1e u.ser;
10 - it enable~ the two h3rldl-?s to be fit-,ed sf?p3r3tely froln tl1f? ~
~ro.ssbar; ~.
- it presents a. larg~? exposed sllrface, Wi1iCl1 Çall be IJ3ed for
publicity, tradem,~rk.s or comrn~rci~l inforln3tion in gerler31;
- it has a la.rge bea.rin,~ 3r--3 ag3irlet. the .-ide w~lls of r.h~ ,
box, so reducing ti1e specific 103-iillg o~ the.2e w?ll.- b~ e
artiçles of çlotlling. In thi2 p3r-ti~ l3r ca2e ~ grr?atel~
strerigth ca,n be obtaine.-~ i f the lOWÇI portion of r, hf?
a.perture .'3 i.s folded downward.s instç3d of being remo~ed.
In the embodil!lent shown in fi~re-e ,'' 3n-i 4, in ~ ich
çorr-sponding part.s a,re indi-~ated b) ~.l1e s3llle ref'erençe
nunlqrals plus ll'~CJ, thq l.l-piece l~-~l is of le~e.--er hsight: th~n
tt~e pr~acedin,o, t,hç outer br~nch lCJ~ r~r~ ç:~tr?ndillg beyond t,h9
tublllar portion l~4 by rnsan.s of 3 portir.~l~ for ret3inirlg thr?
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zlee~e 105 holr~ing t,hr~ cro.,,--b~r IU~, thi., por~:ion t~lr~n
br~nrling hori~ont,311y ~r, t,hr~ upFPr e-l~e, ro ~Ol~ ~ re.~ting
branrh 103.
In thi., c~ , the ~pr~rture t,o br~ ~ormr~d in tl-~e two .~ide
wall~ 1r~, comprisr3s three differ~nt pcrtion,,, i~ 3 lower
portion 10~ for pa.s.,r3ge of thr~ IJ-piere ~ nd ~~or hn~ lg
juzt t,hr? tubular port, ion lr)4~ an intr~rmedi~te pnrti~ or~
for paz.~,3g~ of thq t,ublllar zleeve 1~:~'" ,~nd -3n uppPr .--lot
108" for hou~ing the hori~ont~l br~nch
ln this c~se, the .support handl~ ~ccorrling ~n~ r~
; ~ inv~ntion iz fittr~d to tll~ corr~ponding .~i-ie wall 1~ ol the
box from the oue ~ i de,
~ompa.red ~Witll the prece-~ing elllb~dilne~ , thi.- .~e-,ond
r~mbod~ment ha~ 3. gre~3tPr re~istence tn downwarr~ t,~ngr~nr,i~31
wit,hdr~w~l of ~hr~ box during its lifting ~lld tr~nsport~tion.
In both thr~ze dP.-cribed embodime~llts, the tubular slPPve
5, 105 whirh rr-?C~?iVr~.~ the ,ro.~zbar ~, 10~ c~n be repl~cP~ by
a~ tubul~r support 205 in which rlle. r-roz~bar ~0~ lowerly ~n-l
:}atera.lly rest.~. In thiz ca.sP;, t~ upport 20.~ rall be
provLde~d w,ith two opposing a.ppPndi~ra. 21(J, with whicl~ two
corresponding di~me?e ric~l notche,, ~1 pr~vidr~ e ~wr- ~n~,
of ~he cros.sb~.I carl qng~ge..
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In thi.~ ca.ze, zaid croz.,b~l i in-~-~r~?cl ~rom ,~ ovP
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throllgll ~n ~pr~rt.u.r~3 ~1~ provid-~d in tll-~ brancl~
~ompar~.7.d wit,h t:h-7 proçqdillg, tlli.- rnr7difi~?r~ r?~lb~r.~im~llt. ~,'
has tl~" f~rthr?r adv~.ntag~?s of nr.~t, ~ uiring r~v~n slight,
lat~ra.l do~-ormat.ion of tilr~ bo~ for n~oun~ lP ~llr? rro5~bar, and
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in addit,ion a.llows t~q orossb~r to ar~t as a t, ir~ b~r t,o
pr~_v-_nt ~ny dr~forlna~:ion o~ t~lr~ box, r?v-7n l.Jndr~l 107d.
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