Frederick O Robertson

US Patent:

49537180, Sep 4, 1990

Filed:

Jun 14, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/365796

Inventors:

James C. Graff - Williamsburg VA
Frederick K. Robertson - Williamsburg VA

International Classification:

A47H 100

US Classification:

211123

Abstract:

A clothes hanger assembly is disclosed and includes a clothes hanger support bar 12 having a top surface 16, a bottom surface 15 and first and second side surfaces 11 and 21 respectively. The top surface is disposed in abutting relationship and attached at each end to a closet shelf 14 via bolts 17 and nuts 18. A plurality of elongated concave grooves 20 are disposed at spaced equal intervals along a first side surface 11 of support bar 12 and stop short of the top surface 16 thereof. Each groove 20 merges with a slightly tapered bore 22 extending angularly downward through hanger support bar 12, emerging on the second side surface and, short of the bottom surface thereof. Each tapered bore 22 is adapted to receive a clothes hanger 24 therein. Each hanger 24 includes a conventional transverse bar, or other conventional hanging structure, (not shown) for supporting trousers etc. , and a pair of arms 25, 25a angularly extending from the transverse bar to merge with a vertical section 26.