Patent ID: 6523240
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A47F,A47G,B03B,B09B,B29B,B29L,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of reuse for hangers having size indicia removably mounted thereon, said method comprising:(a) shipping a first plurality of hangers to a plurality of clothing manufacturers at scattered geographic locals; (b) shipping a plurality of removable size indicia to said plurality of clothing manufacturers at said scattered geographic locals, said removable size indicia adapted to be removably secured to said first plurality of hangers; (c) assembling a single one of said plurality of hangers, a garment and a single one of said removable size indicia, said size indicia representative of said garment; (d) batching a plurality of said hangers, garments and size indicia and then shipping said batch to a retail outlet for display and sale of said garments; (e) removing a definable percentage of said hangers and size indicia from said garments as said garments are sold, and returning said defined percentage to a reuse center; (f) automatically removing said size indicia from said hangers at said reuse center and inspecting said hangers to obtain a plurality of selected hangers for reuse; and (g) augmenting said selected hangers with new molded hangers to provide the first plurality of hangers and repeating step (a) to form a loop of reused hangers.