In selected examples, a garment includes an article of clothing, a processor, memory storing instructions, biometric and/or environmental sensors configurable and readable by the processor, and a short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver (e.g., a Bluetooth transceiver). When the processor executes the instructions, it may configure the garment to establish an R link with a communication device, enabling the processor to receive from the communication device sensor configuration information, and configure the sensors accordingly. The processor may also collect sensor data, and transmit the data over the RF link from the garment to the communication device. The communication device may be a mobile device, e.g., a smartphone/tablet. The garment may be a master coupled through wired/wireless links to slave garments, and allow the communication device to communicate with the slaves. The communication device may connect the master/slaves to various networks and other computing devices.

In selected examples, a hanger or a garment-storing enclosure couples to an electrically-powered garment, to provide electrical energy for recharging the garment's battery and operating the garment's electronics. The electrical energy may be transferred using low frequency inductive coupling or electromagnetic coupling in the radio frequency range of the spectrum. The hanger/enclosure may include a data interface to the garment, and another data interface to a Wide Area Network (WAN) or another network. Each of the data interfaces may be, e.g., a wireless RF data interface. The garment may include biometric, environmental, and other sensors for collecting data. Through the data interfaces, the hanger/enclosure may enable data flow between the garment and remote devices connected to the WAN. The garment-storing enclosure may be a portable enclosure, such as a garment travel bag. It may also be a relatively-fixed enclosure, such as a closet in an office or a dwelling.

In selected examples, a clothes storage system includes a garment holder designed to receive and store at least one garment, an electromagnetic radiator attached to the garment holder, power circuitry configured to provide electrical drive to the electromagnetic radiator to cause the electromagnetic radiator to radiate radio frequency (RF) power, and a data interface configured to establish short range wireless communication links. The garment holder may be, e.g., a clothes hanger, a garment bag, a travel garment bag, or a walled enclosure such as a closet in a dwelling or an office. The data interface may be a short range RF transceiver, e.g., a Bluetooth transceiver. The radiated RF power is received by the powered garments in/on the garment holder and converted into DC charging power used to recharge batteries of the powered garments. The data interface may allow the powered garments to communicate with external networks, e.g., the Internet.

In selected examples, a hanger couples to an electrically-powered garment, to provide electrical energy to the garment to recharge the battery of the garment. The electrical energy may be transferred from the hanger to the garment using inductive coupling. The electrical energy may also or instead be transferred using contact coupling facilitated by magnet(s) in the interfaces of the hanger system and the garment. The garment may include biometric, environmental, and other sensors to collect data. The hanger system-garment interfaces may provide for data flow between the hanger and the garment. In selected examples, a smart garment may be controlled by a smartphone or another mobile device. The smartphone may control several smart garments, which may be connected in series and/or in parallel, with one of the smart garments being a master connected to the smartphone, and the other garments being slave garments connected to the smartphone through the master.

Provided is a foldable hanger comprising: a hanger body including a body part, a pair of protrusion parts protruding from one surface of the body part, stopper parts protruding from one surface of the body part and spaced from the protrusion parts, and hook parts protruding from the side surfaces of the body part; a pair of hanger blades having through-holes into which the protrusion parts are respectively inserted, rotating with respect to the hanger body, and caught by the stopper parts; and a cover coupled to the body part so as to prevent separation of the hanger blades.

A collapsible hook hanger includes a hook having a lower end portion that has at least one locking protrusion that extends outwardly from one face of the lower end portion. The hanger having a hanger body including a cross bar having a top wall and a hook receiving body extending from the top wall of the cross bar. The hook receiving body has a hook receiving slot and hollow interior for receiving the hook. The hook receiving body is defined by a first side wall, an opposite second side wall and a first end wall, with a floor being defined between the first side wall, the second side wall and the first end wall. Wherein at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall includes a through hole that is configured to receive the at least one locking protrusion for locking the hook in place within the hook receiving body. The hook is rotatable between a first upright position and a second folded position.

A collapsible hook hanger includes a hook having a lower end portion that has at least one locking protrusion that extends outwardly from one face of the lower end portion. The hanger having a hanger body including a cross bar having a top wall and a hook receiving body extending from the top wall of the cross bar. The hook receiving body has a hook receiving slot and hollow interior for receiving the hook. The hook receiving body is defined by a first side wall, an opposite second side wall and a first end wall, with a floor being defined between the first side wall, the second side wall and the first end wall. Wherein at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall includes a through hole that is configured to receive the at least one locking protrusion for locking the hook in place within the hook receiving body. The hook is rotatable between a first upright position and a second folded position.

A clothing hanger includes a base member, a rotatable hook connectable to the base member, first and second arm members connectable to the base member, first and second support members connectable to the first and second arm members, and first and second support cover members connectable to the first and second support members.

A dual side-hook structure is a hook unit with four hooks. The hook unit includes a first positioning hooks on an upper end of the hook unit and a first hanging hooks on a lower end of the hook unit. Edges of the first positioning hooks and the first hanging hooks include abutting devices to prevent the rope from sliding out of the hook unit. The hook unit is positioned on a vertical rope by using the first hanging hooks horizontally. The first positioning hooks and the first hanging hooks are used interchangeably. The entire hook unit is used flexibly and versatilely without limitation in space especially in wild field, outdoor area or camping ground.

A multi-position hanger is disclosed. The hanger comprises a hook member with a hook portion and a stem portion, a wishbone rotatably attached to the stem portion, and a pants bar rigidly attached to the wishbone. The wishbone comprises first and second arms and a hook-shaped slot defining first and second end surfaces facing a front lateral face of the wishbone. The stem portion of the hook member extends through and is translatable within the hook-shaped slot. The wishbone and the pants bar are selectively repositionable with respect to the hook member when the hook portion hangs on a support between a kick out orientation of the hanger with the pants bar positioned at a first lateral position with respect to a centerline extending vertically downward from the wishbone, and a nested orientation with the pants bar positioned at a second lateral position with respect to the centerline.