Patent ID: 6012620
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A combination garment hanger and attachment comprising:a) a garment hanger having a pair of sloping arms with an arm to arm length running from a lower end of the first sloping arm up the first sloping arm, and down the second sloping arm to a lower end of the second sloping arm;b) an attachment havingi) a body elongated in a first direction made at least partially of a resilient material, the body having a first and second end, and a top and bottom portion;ii) a half-slit adapted for receiving the pair of sloping arms, the half-slit running in the first direction and extending partially into the bottom portion of the body, the half-slit extending for a half-slit length longer than the arm to arm length;iii) the body surrounding the half-slit having sufficient resiliency perpendicular to the first direction to hold the elongated body in place around the hanger arms without requiring that the body be stretched in the first direction to hold the body in place around the hanger; andiv) a through-hole extending from the top portion of the body into the half-slit, the through-hole located approximately equidistant from the first and second ends.