Patent ID: 6029810
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A dress bag and hanger assembly comprising:a) a bag having an open side, a sealed side, a resealable closure for closing the open side, and a packing strip at the sealed side, the packing strip having a hole formed therethrough;b) an one-way air valve mounted in the hole of the packing strip for permitting air to be drawn away from the bag through an air passage of the air valve, the air valve including a bottom valve shell fastened through the hole of the packing strip inside the bag, a top valve shell fastened through the hole of the packing strip outside the bag, a cap fastened to the top valve shell outside the bag, an annular cushion mounted between the bottom valve shell and the top valve shell around the hole of the packing strip outside the bag, and a valve flap mounted between the bottom valve shell and the top valve shell and the valve flap being engaged by the cap to close the air passage;c) a swivel hook coupled to the cap outside the bag;d) a swivel hanging ring coupled to the bottom valve shell inside the bag; ande) the cap including a threaded downward rod at a center thereof, the rod being threaded into a screw hole in the top valve shell and engaged against the valve flap, and a stepped center hole extending along a longitudinal central axis of the rod for receiving the swivel hook.