Abstract
A door hinge-attachable telescopic hanger with: a) a door hinge attachment member, including an open-ended vertical shaft for attachment to a door hinge; b) an elongated main support member connected to the hinge attachment member, extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle to said vertical shaft; c) at least one moveable supplemental support member telescopically connected to said elongated main support member for movement extending away from said door hinge attachment member; d) a handle-sheath covering at least half said door hinge attachment member and a portion of said elongated main support member. There is a pin having a pin upper section and a pin lower section, and having a stopping flange between said pin upper section and said pin lower section.
Claims
1. A door hinge-attachable telescopic hanger with a pin, which comprises: i) said door hinge-attachable telescopic hanger comprising: a) a door hinge attachment member, including an open-ended vertical shaft for attachment to a door hinge and said pin; b) an elongated main support member directly connected to said door hinge attachment member and extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle to said vertical shaft, said elongated main support member extending away from said door hinge attachment member; c) at least one moveable supplemental support member telescopically connected to said elongated main support member for movement extending away from said door hinge attachment member; d) a handle-sheath coupled to said door hinge attachment member and said elongated main support member and configured to cover and surround at least half of said door hinge attachment member and a portion of said elongated main support member where directly connected to said door hinge attachment member; and, ii) said pin having a pin upper section and a pin lower section, and having a stopping flange between said pin upper section and said pin lower section, wherein said pin lower section is adapted to replace a door hinge pin and said upper section is adapted to receive said door hinge attachment member by inserting said pin upper section into said vertical shaft of said door hinge attachment member.
2. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 wherein said vertical shaft of said door hinge attachment member is a cylindrical shaft and is adapted to be positioned above a door hinge and on said upper portion of said pin.
3. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 wherein said elongated main support member is hollow and said at least one moveable supplemental support member is positioned therein for telescopic movement in and out of said elongated main support member.
4. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 3 wherein at least one of elongated said main support member and said at least one moveable supplemental support member includes a stop flange that prevents separation during telescoping.
5. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 further comprising at least one clothes hook.
6. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 wherein said elongated main support member is positioned at a right angle to said vertical shaft of said door hinge attachment member.
7. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 wherein said elongated support member is positioned at a top angle of less than 90 degrees.
8. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 1 wherein there are two of said at least one moveable supplemental support members, where said two moveable supplemental support members are telescopically connected to one another.
9. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 8 wherein said vertical shaft of said door hinge attachment member is a cylindrical shaft and is adapted to be positioned above a door hinge and on said upper portion of said pin.
10. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 8 wherein said elongated main support member is hollow and said at least one moveable supplemental support member is positioned therein for telescopic movement in and out of said elongated main support member.
11. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 10 wherein at least one of elongated said main support member and said at least one moveable supplemental support member includes a stop flange that prevents separation during telescoping.
12. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 8 further comprising at least one clothes hook.
13. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 8 wherein said elongated main support member is positioned at a right angle to said open-ended vertical shaft of said door hinge attachment member.
14. The door hinge attachable telescopic hanger of claim 8 wherein said pin has an elongated shaft with at least three different thicknesses, and said stop flange has a greater thickness than said upper section and said lower section, and said upper section has a thickness that is greater than said lower section.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and together with the detail description serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings:
(2) FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a door hinge attachable telescopic hanger and pin system according to the present invention, illustrating the present invention hanger and door hinge pin apart;
(3) FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views of present invention alternative pins;
(4) FIG. 4 is a side view of the present invention pin of FIG. 1, now inserted into hinge receivers of door and doorjamb hinges in place of a conventional hinge pin;
(5) FIG. 5 is a side view of the present invention pin and hinges as shown in FIG. 4, but now with the present invention telescopic hanger of FIG. 1 attached to its pin;
(6) FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate alternative embodiment present invention door hinge attachable telescopic hanger and pin systems.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
(7) It should be noted that the present invention devices are for hanging and for transporting any item on hangers, such as clothes. The present invention devices may be used for hanging wet clothes for drying, clothes that need ironing, clothes that are put out for wearing, and for cloth items, e.g. clothes, towels and washcloths that merely need temporary or closet-alternative storing with mobility options. The present invention devices are hangable on ropes, wires, rods or pins. The present invention devices not only attach to the pin receivers of door hinges, but they are also removable from the pin or with the pin, and may be hooked on or attached to any other supports or suspensions. Thus, they may be moved from location to location with the clothes on conventional, individual coat hangers. The hinge pin is included that has an upper section that permits one-step sliding of the device onto it and off it. This permits easy installation and portability. For example, the device is easily moved from a laundry room to a TV room where ironing may be done, and then to a closet.
(8) Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate identical corresponding parts throughout the Figures.
(9) FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a door hinge attachable telescopic hanger 1 and pin 2, operating together as a system. In this FIG. 1, hanger 1 and pin 2 are shown separately. Also, pin 2 has a truncated lower section 25, it being understood that its length is sufficient to enter the hinge female receiver components of a hinge set. A hinge set is a door jamb-mounted hinge and a door-mounted hinge connected with a hinge pin. The hinge receiver components are the sectional vertical tube portions of hinges that intermesh and receive the connecting hinge pin. In the present invention, the conventional hinge pin is replaced by the present invention pin 2. In this FIG. 1 side view that includes hanger 1 and pin 2 according to the present invention, hanger 1 includes an elongated main support member 9 that is connected to pin vertical shaft attachment member 5 and extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle to and away from the vertical shaft attachment member 5. Typically, the elongated main support member 9 is a formed metal or plastic piece that may be unistructurally formed with attachment member 5, or attachment member 5 may be formed separately and then welded, heat welded, or otherwise attached to one another. A handle-sheath 3 with vertical shaft attachment member cover 17 is included to create an ergonomic handle for locating and relocating the present invention hanger 1. This a handle-sheath 3 that usually covers at least half the door hinge attachment member and a portion of the elongated main support member 9, as shown. There is an optional coat hook 7. Elongated main support member 9 is hollow and contains at least one additional (supplemental) moveable support member 11, telescopically connected to elongated main support member 9. In this embodiment, support member 11 is also hollow and contains a second support member 13 with a stop flange 15 at the end to prevent coat hangers on it from sliding off. These elongated components may have any cross-sectional end view shape, including circular, square, oblong, oval or other polygonal shape, as well as irregular and asymmetric shapes, without exceeding the scope of the present invention.
(10) Also shown in FIG. 1 is modified, elongated hinge pin 2. This is modified relative to a conventional door hinge pin and has an upper section 21, a lower section 25 and a dividing stop flange 23 therebetween. This pin 2 replaces a conventional hinge pin on a door hinge. Lower section 25 replaces the conventional hinge pin and when it is inserted into a hinge set, it cannot be pushed in further due to stop flange 23, leaving upper section 21 open to receive the present invention telescopic hanger 1. The upper and lower sections may be the same or different thicknesses and the same or different in cross-sectional shape, although the lower section is usually circular in shape to fit conventional door hinge receivers, and the upper section should be of adequate shape to have the vertical shaft attachment member 5 of hanger 1 securely fit on it. It is important that the dividing stop flange of the modified pins have at least apportion that is wider than the width of the lower member and wider than the hinge receivers, so that it functions as a stop.
(11) FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views of present invention alternative pins 4 and 6. In FIG. 2, present invention pin 4 has a wide upper section 41, a narrower lower section 45 and a stop flange 43 therebetween. Note that lower section 45 is the narrowest, upper section 41 is wider than lower section 45, but narrower than flange 43. Hence, flange 43 is widest. In FIG. 3, the pin 6 has a stop flange that is solely the wider bottom 63 of upper section 61, which is of sufficient width to permit only lower section 65 to enter conventional hinge receivers.
(12) FIG. 4 is a side view of the present invention pin 2 of FIG. 1, partially deployed. That is, it is now inserted into hinge receivers of the hinges 27 and 29 of door 37 and doorjamb 39 respectively. Thus hinges 27 and 29 have intermeshed receivers such as receivers 31 and 33, which are kept in place by lower section 25 of present invention pin 2. In this FIG. 4, upper section is open to receive a present invention telescopic handle 1.
(13) FIG. 5 is a side view of the present invention pin 2 and hinges 27 and 29 as shown in FIG. 4, but now with the present invention telescopic hanger 1 of FIG. 1 attached to its pin 2. Other aspects thereof are identically numbered as set forth above.
(14) FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate alternative embodiment present invention door hinge attachable telescopic hangers 8 and 10.
(15) In FIG. 6, hanger 8 includes an elongated main support member 89 that is connected to pin vertical shaft attachment member 85 and extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle to and away from the vertical shaft attachment member 85. (The expression non-parallel angle to . . . the vertical shaft attachment member means that it could be slightly or significantly tilted upward or downward or be at right angles to the vertical shaft attachment member.) In this embodiment, the elongated main support member 89 is at a right angle to the vertical shaft attachment member 85 and they are both formed metal, and the attachment member 85 has been formed separately and then welded to main support member 89. Due to the fact that plastic handle 83 with cover 97 covers the weld areas, these welds may be rough soldered and burrs or imperfections are safely hidden from view and touch. Thus, handle-sheath 83 with vertical shaft attachment member cover 97 is included to also create an ergonomic handle for locating and relocating the present invention hanger 8. There is an optional coat hook 87. Elongated main support member 89 is hollow and contains at least one additional (supplemental) moveable support member 91, telescopically connected to elongated main support member 89. In this embodiment, supplemental support member 91 is also hollow and contains a second support member 93 with a stop flange 95 at the end to prevent coat hangers on it from sliding off. Also in this embodiment, the elongated main support member 89 has a plurality of spaced notches, such as notch 99 to catch and hold individual coat hangers that may be suspended therefrom.
(16) In FIG. 7, present invention telescopic hanger 10 includes an elongated main support member 119 that is connected to pin vertical shaft attachment member 125 and extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle, in this case tilted outwardly and downwardly, away from the vertical shaft attachment member 125. In this embodiment, the elongated main support member 119 is a formed of plastic, and the attachment member 125 has been unistructurally formed, i.e., in a single compound mold, with main support member 19. Due to the fact that handle 113 with cover 117 covers the mold intersection areas, flaws and mold port burrs or imperfections are safely hidden from view and touch. Thus, handle-sheath 1133 with vertical shaft attachment member cover 117 is included to also create an ergonomic handle for locating and relocating the present invention hanger 10. Elongated main support member 119 is hollow and contains at least one additional (supplemental) moveable support member 111, telescopically connected to elongated main support member 119. In this embodiment, supplemental support member 111 is also hollow and contains a second support member 115 with a stop flange 121 at the end to prevent coat hangers on it from sliding off. Also in this embodiment, the elongated main support member 119, and other telescoping support members, have a plurality of spaced notches, such as notch 123 to catch and hold individual coat hangers that may be suspended therefrom.
(17) Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those particular embodiments, and that various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
