A belt caddy utilizes a frame defining a traveler bar formed into an elongated rectangular loop bent in the center to create a pair of parallel, V-shaped portions the arms of which mount the eyelets of hanging hooks which ride on the traveler bar, the traveler being suspended over its center, above the two vertices of the V-shaped members, so that belts hooked on the hanging hooks will slide down on the traveler bar, centrally of the unit and be suspended beneath the hook, aligned with the center of gravity of the device so that it will not tend to skewer to one side due to the moment arm caused by the addition of a belt.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The invention is in the field of organizers and hangers, and is somewhat 
related to a co-pending application for a specialized tie-hanging rack. In 
that application, the problem of scores of ties hanging all over the 
closet has been addressed. The present disclosure addresses the similar 
problem experienced with belts. Although most people have more ties than 
belts and for that reason ties are a problem, belts are nevertheless in 
ways even more insidious, inasmuch as they all tend to be different from 
one another, and some will not fit on conventional hooks. Also, it is 
usually not practical to hang belts on a coat hanger, at least unless they 
are actually looped and buckled around the bottom rung of the coat hanger, 
which is obviously too much trouble. 
The instant invention completely solves the above stated belt litter 
problem by providing a belt caddy, which can either be hooked on a wall or 
suspended on a closet crossbar, which has a number of hooks slideably 
engaged on a traveler bar. The traveler bar is defined as a continuous 
loop, with parallel V-shaped side bars so that the belts will tend to 
gravitate toward a central position on the caddy, rather than skewering 
just to one side. The main suspending hook is swivel-mounted atop a 
central stem, to permit rotation of the body part of the caddy in any 
direction to facilitate access to belts on the caddy in confined places, 
such as in a crowded closet.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
The main body of the caddy is formed from a single length of wire which is 
bent to form a rectangular loop 10 made of two V-shaped side bars 12 and 
end pieces 14, which together define a continuous loop traveler bar which 
is rectangular in plan form as shown in FIG. 4. Thus there is no means of 
escape for the hooks 16 which are engaged through eyelets 18 on the 
traveler bar. The lower ends of the hooks 16 are curved at 20 to 
facilitate engagement of belts 22. 
The piece of wire that is used to define the closed loop 10 also extends 
inwardly at 24 and then bends upwardly to define a stem 26. The top of the 
stem is crimped at 28 and mounts coiled collar 32 of the mounting hook 34. 
Although this hook is made large enough to engage over the crossbar in a 
closet, it can also be engaged over a wall nail or the equivalent. When 
mounted in this fashion, the stem extends at a slightly non-vertical 
angle, with the outermost of the traveler side bars 12 being the one 
ordinarily used to engage the belts. The hanging hook is retained by 
retainer washer 30, so that the coiled collar 32 freely pivots around the 
stem 26 to make the caddy generally more adapted to different 
circumstances. 
The caddy is small, lightweight, and can be conveniently carried in a 
suitcase for use in motels, and fulfills a longstanding need experienced 
by virtually every modern man and provides a neat, simple means of 
organizing the array of belts maintained by most men. 
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, other 
modifications may be made thereto and other embodiments may be deviced 
within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.