ROTATING CLOTHES HANGER WITH ADJUSTABLE SPEED CONTROL

Abstract

A clothes hanger comprising: a housing; a motor positioned within the housing, the motor having an output member, a motor controller electrically coupled to the motor, a wireless communication module electrically coupled to the motor controller; a hanger coupled to the output member, and a hook removably coupled to the housing; wherein the hanger rotates about an axis in response to activation of the motor.

Claims

1. A clothes hanger comprising: a housing; a motor positioned within the housing, the motor having an output member; a motor controller electrically coupled to the motor; a wireless communication module electrically coupled to the motor controller; a hanger coupled to the output member; and a hook removably coupled to the housing; wherein the hanger rotates about an axis in response to activation of the motor.

2. The hanger of claim 1, further including a transmission positioned between the output member and the hanger.

3. The hanger of claim 1, further including a display.

4. The hanger of claim 3, wherein the display is a touch screen.

5. The hanger of claim 3, wherein the display includes a rotation adjustment interface.

6. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a removable interface, wherein the interface includes a threaded aperture that removably receives at least a portion of the hook.

7. The hanger of claim 1, further including a power source electrically coupled to the motor.

8. The hanger of claim 7, wherein the power source is a battery or a power cord.

9. The hanger of claim 1, wherein the hanger rotates about the axis at a user-defined speed.

10. A system comprising: a clothes hanger including a hook, a motor, and a hanger rotationally driven about an axis; and a user device wirelessly connected to the clothes hanger and configured to adjust a rotation of the hanger about the axis.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the user device is a remote control.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the user device is a cell phone.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the clothes hanger further includes a display.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the display includes a rotation adjustment interface.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein adjustment of rotation of the hanger about the axis includes adjusting a speed, a direction, or a combination of both speed and direction.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising an auxiliary hook removably coupled to the clothes hanger.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] FIG. 1 is a side view of a system including a clothes hanger and a user device.

[0033] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the clothes hanger of FIG. 1.

[0034] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a display including a rotation adjustment interface of the clothes hanger of FIG. 1.

[0035] FIG. 4A is a front view of a clothes hanger supporting an article of clothing in a first position.

[0036] FIG. 4B is a front view of the clothes hanger of FIG. 4A, supporting the article of clothing in a second position.

[0037] FIG. 4C is a front view of the clothes hanger of FIG. 4A, supporting the article of clothing in a third position.

[0038] FIG. 5 is a side view of a system including a clothes hanger and a user device.

[0039] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the clothes hanger of FIG. 5.

[0040] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of a clothes hanger including a motor and a motor controller.

[0041] Before any embodiments are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. In case of conflict, the present document, including definitions, will control. Preferred methods and materials are described below, although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in practice or testing of the present disclosure. All publications, patent applications, patents and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. The materials, methods, and examples disclosed herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

[0043] With reference to FIG. 1, a system 10 includes a clothes hanger 14 and a user device 18. The clothes hanger 14 includes a hook 22 and a hanger 26 rotationally driven about an axis 30. As detailed further herein, the user device 18 is wireless connected to the clothes hanger 14 and is configured to adjust a rotation of the hanger 26 about the axis 30.

[0044] With reference to FIG. 2, the clothes hanger 14 includes a housing 34 and a motor 38 positioned within the housing 34. The motor 38 includes an output member 42 that is rotationally driven. In some embodiments, the motor 38 is an electrical DC motor. The clothes hanger 14 further includes a motor controller 46 electrically coupled to the motor 38. In the illustrated embodiment, a wireless communication module 50 is electrically coupled to the motor controller 46. In some embodiments, the wireless communication module 50 receives a radio frequency signal, a Bluetooth signal, a WiFi signal, or a similar wireless signal.

[0045] In the illustrated embodiment, the hanger 26 is coupled to the output member 42. The hanger 26 rotates about the axis 30 in response to activation of the motor 38. In other words, when the motor 38 is energized, the hanger 26 is rotationally driven by the motor 38. In the illustrated embodiment, the axis 30 is vertical. In some embodiments, a transmission (e.g., a gear set) is positioned between the output member 42 and the hanger 26.

[0046] In other embodiments, the hook 22 is coupled to the output member 42 and driven by the motor 38. When the hook 22 is secured to the environment (e.g., a rail), the hook remains stationary and a reactionary torque is applied to the hanger 26, causing the hanger 26 to rotate about the axis. In other words, the motor 38 can either directly or indirectly drive rotation of the hanger 26.

[0047] With continued reference to FIG. 2, the clothes hanger 14 includes a power source 54 electrically coupled to the motor 38. In some embodiments, the power source 54 is a replaceable battery, a rechargeable battery, a power cord (e.g., a USB charger), or any combination thereof.

[0048] With continued reference to FIG. 2, the hook 22 is removably coupled to the housing 34. In the illustrated embodiment, the housing 34 includes a removable interface 58. In some embodiments, the removable interface 58 is secured to the remainder of the housing 34 with a slide-and-click lock, for example. In the illustrated embodiment, the removable interface 58 includes a threaded aperture 62 that removably receives at least a portion of the hook 22. In some embodiments, the system 10 includes an auxiliary hook 66 removably coupled to the clothes hanger 14. As such, the hook 22 can be removed and replaced with the auxiliary hook 66 depending on the environment in which the clothes hanger 14 is hung. In some embodiments, the clothes hanger 14 includes three different options of hooks to screw into the top removable interface 58.

[0049] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the clothes hanger 14 includes a display 70. In the illustrated embodiment, the display 70 is positioned on the housing 34. In some embodiments, the display 70 is a touch screen. In the illustrated embodiment, the display 70 includes a rotation adjustment interface 72. In some embodiments, a user provides input to the rotation adjustment interface 72 to adjust the rotation of the hanger 26 about the axis 30. In some embodiment, adjustment of the rotation of the hanger 26 includes an adjustment in position, rotational speed, rotational direction, rotational acceleration, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the hanger 26 rotates about the axis 30 at an adjustable, user-defined speed. In the illustrated embodiment, the display 70 includes 0, 90, 180, and 360 for the degrees the hanger 26 rotates. In some embodiments, the degrees the hanger 26 rotates is adjustable and user-selected.

[0050] With reference to FIG. 1, the user device 18 is wirelessly connected to the clothes hanger 14 and configured to wirelessly send commands to the clothes hanger 14. Specifically, the user device 18 sends commands to the wireless communication module 50 electrically coupled to the motor controller 46. In some embodiments, the user device 18 is a remote control. In some embodiments, the user device 18 is a cell phone executing an application. The user device 18 sends a variety of commands to the wireless communication module 50 including, but not limited to, a position, a speed, a direction, an acceleration, a delay, a timer, an ON/OFF command, etc.

[0051] With reference to FIGS. 4A-4C, operation of a clothes hanger 74 supporting and rotating an article of clothing 78 is illustrated. FIG. 4A shows the clothes hanger 74 supporting the article of clothing 78 in a first position (e.g., a forward facing position). FIG. 4B shows the clothes hanger 74 supporting the article of clothing 78 in a second position (e.g., a side facing position). FIG. 4C shows the clothes hanger 74 supporting the article of clothing 78 in a third position (e.g., a rear facing position). In some embodiments, the clothes hanger 74 rotates the article of clothing 78 360 degrees around. In some embodiment, the clothes hanger 74 rotates the article of clothing 78 less than 360 degrees around.

[0052] With reference to FIG. 5, a system 82 is shown with a clothes hanger 86, a power source 90 (e.g., a USB charger), and a user device 94. The clothes hanger 86 includes a hook 98, a housing 102, and a hanger 106. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the clothes hanger of FIG. 5. The clothes hanger 86 includes a display 110 with a rotation adjustment interface 114 to adjust the rotation of the hanger 106 with respect to the hook 98. The user device 94 is a remote control that is wirelessly connected to the clothes hanger 86 to control the rotation of the hanger 106 with respect to the hook 98.

[0053] With reference to FIG. 7, a portion of a clothes hanger is illustrated with a motor 118, a motor controller 122, and a power source 126.

[0054] Disclosed herein is a clothes hanger in which the hook is removable with different sizes and attached to a hanger that spins by means of a motor attached at the top of the hanger. The motor and mechanical system can be operated by a touch screen on the front or operated or by using a remote control.

[0055] Disclosed herein is an adjustable motorized clothes hanger, which permits adjustment of the hook for hanging in different places with different sizes and shapes of clothing. The adjustable clothing hanger is driven by an electric motor which rotates the hanger three-hundred and sixty degrees at different speeds.

[0056] In some embodiments, the clothes hanger includes a light assembly. In some embodiments, the clothes hanger includes a speaker assembly. In some embodiments, the light assembly or the speaker assembly are controllable via a display on the housing or via a wireless user device.

[0057] Various features and advantages are set forth in the following claims.