Patent Publication Number: US-7908711-B2

Title: Hinge-mounted hanger systems

Description:
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/895,647, filed 19 Mar. 2007 and titled Hinge-mounted Hanger Systems. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates generally to devices for mounting on door hinges and more particularly devices for supporting clothes and other items for mounting on door hinges. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Devices for mounting on door hinges for supporting clothing and other items are known and include those disclosed in the following U.S. Pat. No. 3,825,127, Hinge Hanger, Morrison et al., issued 23 Jul. 1974; No. 2,595,521, Clothes Drying Rack, Hanson, issued 6 May 1952; No. 3,044,630, Hinge Pin Hook, Szabo, issued 17 Aug. 1962; No. 2,927,761, Hinge Mounted Support, Martiello, issued 8 Mar. 1960; No. 2,128,596, Clothes Hanger, Redin, issued 30 Aug. 1938; No. 5,117,987, Garment Support, Lombardo, issued 2 Jun. 1992; No. 1,208,986, Combination Hinge and Rack, Krodel, issued 19 Dec. 1916; and No. 3,200,435, Hanger For Use With A Hinge, Hemmeter et al., issued 17 Aug. 1965. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hinge-mounted hanger kit for use with different sized hinges, the kit including: 
     a) a hanger pin; 
     b) a hanger having two spaced-apart aligned hanger-pin-receiving holes, an upper receiving hole and a lower receiving hole; and 
     c) at least one spacer having an opening through which the hanger pin may pass, 
     wherein, in use, if the span between the receiving holes is greater, by the thickness of the spacer, than the size of the hinge, the hanger may be installed by removing the hinge pin and inserting the hanger pin through the upper receiving hole, the hinge, the spacer and the lower receiving hole. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an extender for use with a hinge-mounted hanger having two spaced-apart aligned hanger-pin-receiving holes, an upper receiving hole and a lower receiving hole, and two hanger pins; for use with hinges of small and large sizes, the extender including: 
     a) on one side, a larger cavity defined by two aligned pin passages, spaced apart one from the other a sufficient distance to receive between them a hinge of the large size; and 
     b) on the opposite side, a smaller cavity defined by two aligned pin passages, spaced apart one from the other a sufficient distance to receive between them a hinge of the small size; 
     wherein 
     c) if the hanger is to be mounted on a large hinge, the extender is secured to the large hinge by disposing the hinge within the larger cavity and inserting a hanger pin through one pin passage, the hinge and the other pin passage, and the hanger is secured to the extender by passing a hanger pin through the upper receiving hole, the pin passages associated with the smaller cavity and the lower receiving hole; and 
     d) if the hanger is to be mounted on a small hinge, the extender is secured to the small hinge by disposing the hinge within the smaller cavity and inserting a hanger pin through one pin passage, the hinge and the other pin passage, and the hanger is secured to the extender by passing a hanger pin through the upper receiving hole, the pin passages associated with the larger cavity and the lower receiving hole; 
     whereby, when installed the hanger may pivot relative to the extender and the extender may pivot relative to the hinge. 
     Preferably, the extender is configured for use with a second hanger mounted at the hinge end of the extender. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a swing-restraint clip for use with a hinge-mounted hanger having two spaced-apart aligned hanger-pin-receiving holes, an upper receiving hole and a lower receiving hole, and in use secured to a hinge by a hanger pin having a head and inserted through the upper receiving hole, the hinge and the lower receiving hole, for restraining swing of the hanger relative to the adjacent door or door jam, the clip comprising: 
     a) a prong for insertion between a door and the adjacent door jam; 
     b) a hanger couple connected to the prong and configured for engaging a hanger; and 
     c) a hanger pin aperture, located between the prong and hanger couple, suitable for receiving a hanger pin; 
     wherein, in use the clip is secured in place by a hanger pin passing through the hanger pin aperture, the hanger couple is secured to the hanger, and the prong is interposed between the door and door jam, whereby, the swing of the hanger is restrained by the prong abutting the door or door jam, as the case may be. 
     The swing-restraint clip may be made from a resilient material such that the clip provides some give at the limits of hanger movement provided by the clip. Alternatively, the clip may be made from a semi-rigid but deformable material such that the clip may be deformed so as to adjust the range of pivotal movement of the associated hanger. 
    
    
     
       SUMMARY OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an isolation partially exploded perspective view of an open-frame hinge hanger connected to a hinge. 
         FIG. 2  is a top plan view of the hanger and hinge shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an isolation partially exploded perspective view of the hinge hanger of  FIG. 1  connected to a smaller hinge than that shown in  FIG. 1 , wherein the connection means includes spacers. 
         FIG. 4  is an isolation partially exploded perspective view of a bent open-frame hinge hanger connected to a hinge in the same manner as the hinge hanger of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a top plan view of the bent hanger and hinge shown in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of an extender. 
         FIG. 7  is a partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a bent open-frame hinge hanger. 
         FIG. 8  is a top plan view of the extender and hanger shown in  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is an isolation partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a straight open-frame hanger. 
         FIG. 10  is a top plan view of the extender and hanger shown in  FIG. 9 . 
         FIG. 11  is a partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a planar hanger adjacent the hinge (and the door) and with a bent open-frame hanger at the distal end of the extender. 
         FIG. 12  is a partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a bent open-frame hanger adjacent the hinge (and the door) and with a planar hanger at the distal end of the extender. 
         FIG. 13  is essentially the mirror image of  FIG. 11 , that is,  FIG. 13  is a partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a planar hanger adjacent the hinge (and the door) and with a bent open-frame hanger at the distal end of the extender, wherein the door opens in the opposite direction from the door indicated in  FIG. 11 . 
         FIG. 14  is essentially the mirror image of  FIG. 12 , that is,  FIG. 14  is a partially exploded perspective view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a bent open-frame hanger adjacent the hinge (and the door) and with a planar hanger at the distal end of the extender, wherein the door opens in the opposite direction from the door indicated in  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 15  is a top plan view of the extender of  FIG. 6  installed with a bent open-frame hanger adjacent the hinge (and the door) and with a planar hanger at the distal end of the extender. 
         FIG. 16  is a perspective view of a semi-rigid swing-restraint clip. 
         FIG. 17  is a top plan view of a resilient swing-restraint clip. 
         FIG. 18  is a front elevation isolation view of a rectangular open-frame hanger. 
         FIG. 19  is a front elevation isolation view of a hook open-frame hanger. 
         FIG. 20  is a front elevation isolation view of a rack open-frame hanger. 
         FIG. 21  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger shown installed on a hinge with an extender. 
         FIG. 22  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger having a side-projecting rack and shown installed on a hinge. 
         FIG. 23  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger with an attached wire basket. 
         FIG. 24  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger with an attached box. 
         FIG. 25  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger having a side-projecting rack and a removable coat hook, and shown mounted on a hinge. 
         FIG. 26  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger having a side-projecting rack, a top rack and a removable coat hook, and shown mounted on a hinge. 
         FIG. 27  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger having projecting coat pegs and a removable coat hook, and shown mounted on a hinge. 
         FIG. 28  is a perspective partially exploded view of a mortise solid hanger having household equipment holders and a removable coat hook, and shown mounted on a hinge. 
         FIG. 29  is a perspective view of a mortise solid hanger having an integral garment notch. 
         FIG. 30  is a perspective view of a mortise solid hanger having an integral garment notch and two side-projecting racks. 
         FIG. 31  is a perspective view of a dado solid hanger having projecting coat pegs and shown installed on a hinge with an extender. 
         FIG. 32  is a side elevation view of the dado solid hanger of  FIG. 31 . 
         FIG. 33  is a perspective partially exploded view of a double-hinge mortise solid hanger, shown installed with two extenders. 
         FIG. 34  is a perspective partially exploded view of a double-hinge mortise solid hanger having two side-projecting racks and shown installed with two extenders. 
         FIG. 35  is a perspective partially exploded view of a double-hinge mortise solid hanger having a wire basket and a side-projecting rack, and shown installed with two extenders. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS 
     In the description of exemplary embodiments, the following feature names and reference numbers are used:
         door  100     hinge  102     open-frame hanger  104     upper pin-receiving hole  106     lower pin-receiving hole  108     hanger pin  110     small hinge  112     spacer  114     bent open-frame hanger  116     wall  118     extender  120     pin passages  122     larger cavity  124     smaller cavity  126     nut  128     washer  130     solid hanger  132     casing  134     semi-rigid swing-restraint clip  140     resilient swing-restraint clip  142 .   prong  144     door jam  146     hanger pin aperture  148     hanger couple  150     rectangular open-frame hanger  160     hook open-frame hanger  162     stub  164     rack open-frame hanger  166     arms  168     mortise solid hanger  170     block  172     eye rods  174     side-projecting towel rack  180     wire basket  182     box  184     removable coat hook  186     top rack  188     coat pegs  190     household equipment holders  192     garment notch  194     dado hanger  200     plate  202     groove  204     double-hinge mortise solid hanger  210     upper eye rods  212     lower eye rods  214         

     Doors  100  in residential premises are typically hung with two hinges  102 . In commercial or office premises, doors  100  are often hung with three hinges  102 . Hinges  102  suitable for use with doors  100  come in a conventional range of sizes, characterized by the vertical dimension of the installed hinge  102 . The typically-used hinges  102  range in size from 3 inch to 6 inch, with intermediate sizes available in half-inch increments, that is 3½, 4, 4½, 5 and 5½ inch. For installation of the hanger systems described herein, the pins supplied with the hinges and the caps that are typically present at the bottom of the hinges are removed. 
     The term hanger is used herein to refer generally to various bodies that in use are connected to a hinge  102  to support other articles such as clothes, towels etc. Specific hangers are described in what follows, shown in the drawings and assigned particular reference numbers. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , an open-frame hanger  104  having at its proximal end an upper pin-receiving hole  106  and a lower pin-receiving hole  108  (the pin receiving holes  106 , 108  aligned and spaced-apart one from the other), is pivotally attached to a hinge  100 , by removing the pin and bottom cap (not shown) provided with the hinge  100 ; and inserting an overlength hanger pin  110  through the upper pin-receiving hole  106 , the hinge  100  and the lower pin-receiving hole  108 . 
     Preferably, the hanger pin  110  is threaded at its lower end and the lower pin-receiving hole  108  has mating internal threads, such that the hanger pin  110  may be screwed into the lower pin-receiving hole  108  so as to impede downward movement of the portion of the open-frame hinge hanger  104  proximate the lower pin-receiving hole  108 . Alternatively, the hanger pin  110  may be threaded into a conventional nut (not shown) below the lower pin-receiving hole  108  so as to impede downward movement of the portion of the open-frame hinge  104  proximate the lower pin-receiving hole  108 . Alternatively, other means for securing the hanger pin  110 , such as cotter pins or retaining clips (not shown), may be used. 
     The open-frame hanger  104  and hanger pin  110  shown in  FIG. 1 , are shown in  FIG. 3  installed on a small hinge  112  (that is, a hinge that is smaller than the hinge  102  shown in  FIG. 1  such that the vertical dimension of the small hinge  112  is less than the gap between the space between the upper pin-receiving hole  106  and the lower pin-receiving hole  108 ), with spacers  114 . The spacers  114  are sized so that one spacer  114  is all that is required to adjust between the normal step in size between hinges of adjacent sizes. That is, if the size difference between the usual hinges with which the hinge hanger  104  and hanger pin  110  are intended to be used is ½ inch (e.g. hinges sized 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5, 5½ and 6 inches), then the vertical dimension of the spacers is ½ inch. 
     A bent open-frame hanger  116  is shown in  FIG. 4  installed on a small hinge  112  with two spacers  114 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , a bent open-frame hanger  116  may be advantageously installed on a hinge adjacent an inner corner, as the bend in the bent open-frame hanger  116  may be oriented such that the portion of the bent open-frame hanger  116  for supporting clothes or other items, may be positioned roughly parallel to the adjacent wall  118  and sufficiently close to the wall  118  so as to be out of the way. Alternatively, the bend in a bent open-frame hanger  116  permits the portion of the bent open-frame hanger  116  for supporting clothes or other items to be positioned roughly parallel to the door  100  with a desired clearance between the bent open-frame hanger  116  and the door  100 . 
     In one embodiment, the space between the upper pin-receiving hole  106  and the lower pin-receiving hole  108  of a hanger is preferably sufficient to interpose there between the largest of the expected range of hinges. The hanger and hanger pin  110  are provided to the end users with sufficient spacers  114  to accommodate all of the hinges within the expected range of hinge sizes. For example, if the expected range of hinge sizes is as follows, 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5, 5½ and 6 inches, then the space between the upper pin-receiving hole  106  and the lower pin-receiving hole  108  will be sufficient for a 6-inch hinge  102  to be interposed therein in a loose fit and the hanger and hanger pin  110  will be provided to the user with six ½ inch spacers  114 , such that the user can use the hanger with: a 5½-inch hinge using one spacer  114 ; a 5-inch hinge using two spacers  114 ; a 4½-inch hinge using three spacers  114 ; etc. 
     Alternatively, the expected range of hinge sizes may be accommodated by providing a selection of hangers having different spaces between their upper pin-receiving holes  106  and lower pin-receiving holes  108 . For example, an expected range of hinge sizes of 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5, 5½ and 6 inches, could be accommodated by two different hanger sizes, one having a space between its upper pin-receiving hole  106  and lower pin-receiving hole  108  of 4½ inches and the other 6 inches, the first provided to the end user with at least three ½ inch spacers  114  and the second with at least two ½ inch spacers  114 . In this way, the first of the hangers could be used with hinges of the following sizes, 3, 3½, 4 and 4½ inches, and the second, with hinges of the following sizes, 5, 5½ and 6 inches. 
     An extender  120  is shown in  FIG. 6 . The extender  120  comprises a generally curved body having at each side a pair of aligned spaced-apart pin passages  122 . Between each pair of pin passages  122  there is a generally rectangular hinge-receiving cavity, a larger cavity  124  on one side of the extender  120  and a smaller cavity  126  on the other side of the extender  120 . The extender  120  is preferably made from plate metal, cut, rolled and curved into the desired shape, but it may be made from any suitable material. 
     An extender  120  is shown in use with a bent open-frame hanger  116  in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , and with an open-frame hanger  104  in  FIGS. 9 and 10  ( FIG. 10  is illustrative of an extender  120  in use with any generally rectilinear hanger). In  FIG. 7 , the extender  120  is shown with a hinge  100  in the larger cavity  124 ; and a hanger pin  110  passing through the pin passages  122  and the hinge  100 , and secured with a nut  128 . The bent open-frame hanger  116  is attached to the other side of the extender  120  with a hanger pin  110  passing through the upper pin-receiving hole  106  and the pin passages  122 , and threaded into the lower pin-receiving hole  108 . In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 7 , the hanger pin  110  used to connect the hinge  102  to the extender  120  is the same size as the hanger pin  110  used to connect the extender  120  to the bent open-frame hanger  116 ; and to avoid excess (and perhaps unsightly) projection of the hanger pin  110  through the nut  128 , a spacing washer  130  is located between the top of hanger pin  110  and the top of the extender  120 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 8 and 10 , in many installations, an extender  120  clears the adjacent casing  134 , and thus acts to prevent damage to the casing  134 . 
     An extender  120  may also be used with a small hinge  112  by either inserting one or more spacers  114  with the small hinge  112  in the larger cavity  124 ; or locating the small hinge  112  in the smaller cavity  126  and, if required, inserting one or more spacers  114  with the small hinge  112  in the smaller cavity  126 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 11 to 14 , an extender  120  may be used to connect two hangers to one hinge  102 .  FIG. 11  shows an extender  120  used to mount a solid hanger  132  at a hinge  100  and a bent open-frame hanger  116  at the other side of the extender  120 .  FIG. 12  shows an extender  120  used to mount a bent open-frame hanger  116  at a hinge  100  and a solid hanger  132  at the other side of the extender  120 .  FIG. 13  shows a configuration that is a mirror-image of the general configuration shown in  FIG. 11 .  FIG. 14  shows a configuration that is a mirror-image of the general configuration shown in  FIG. 12 .  FIG. 15  shows an extender  120  used to mount a bent open-frame hanger  116  at the hinge  100  so as to permit its positioning roughly parallel to the door  100 ; and a generally rectilinear hanger (e.g. open-frame hanger  104  or solid hanger  132 ) at the other side of the extender  120  so as to permit it to be positioned roughly parallel to an adjacent wall  118 . 
       FIG. 16  shows a semi-rigid swing-restraint clip  140  and  FIG. 17  shows a resilient swing-restraint clip  142 . The swing-restraint clips  140 ,  142  each comprises a prong  144  for insertion between a door  100  and the adjacent door jam  146 ; a hanger pin aperture  148  through which the relevant hanger pin  110  is inserted to hold the swing-restraint clip  140 ,  142  in the desired operational position; and a hanger couple  150  for engaging the relevant hanger. The resilient swing-restraint clip  142  is made from a rod-like material (preferably spring steel or other suitable spring material) and the hanger pin aperture  148  is formed by making an over-360 degree bend in the rod-like material. As shown in  FIG. 17 , when installed, the prong  144  is located between the door  100  and door jam  146 , such that pivotal movement of the bent open-frame hanger  116  causes the prong  144  to abut the door  100  or door jam  146  depending on the direction of movement of the bent open-frame hanger  116 . In this way, the resilient swing-restraint clip  142  resiliently impedes pivotal movement of the associated bent open-frame hanger  116  away from the door  100  when the door  100  is open, and in either direction when the door  100  is closed. The semi-rigid swing-restraint clip  140  shown in  FIG. 16  is preferably made from a sufficiently rigid, but slightly malleable material such that the angle between the prong  144  and the hanger couple  150  can be adjusted by bending the semi-rigid swing-restraint clip  140  to give a desired relative position for the hanger. 
     Alternatively, a swing-restraint clip could be configured (essentially as a mirror image of the swing-restraint clips  140 ,  142  shown in  FIGS. 16 and 17 ) so as to prevent a hanger from swinging away from a preferred position (presumably roughly parallel) with respect to an adjacent wall (not shown). 
     As shown in  FIGS. 18 ,  19  and  20 , a variety of different frame configurations are possible for an open-frame hanger  104 .  FIG. 18  shows a rectangular open-frame hanger  160  having a rectangular frame configuration.  FIG. 19  shows a hook open-frame hanger  162  having a projecting stub  164  at its upper corner, typically for use in hanging a garment such as a robe or coat.  FIG. 20  shows a rack open-frame hanger  166  having two horizontal projecting arms  168  suitable for hanging items such as towels. 
     A variety of different solid hanger configurations are also possible. As shown in  FIG. 21 , a mortise solid hanger  170  comprises a generally rectilinear block  172  (made of wood, plastic or other suitable material) from which eye rods  174  (in which the “eye” of one comprises the upper pin-receiving hole  106  and the “eye” of the other comprises the lower pin-receiving hole  108 ), project. Note that “mortise” is used herein to indicate that in a typical configuration, the eye rods  174  project from within the block  172 . However, “mortise” should not be considered to imply that mortise holes are cut in the block  172  for the insertion of the eye rods  174 , as the eye rods  174  may be cast in place. Further, in non-typical configurations, the eye-rods may be integral to the block  172 , such as where the block  172  and eye rods  174  are a one-piece casting. 
     The solid hanger configuration permits the mounting of a variety of useful items.  FIG. 22  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having a side-projecting towel rack  180 .  FIG. 23  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  with an attached wire basket  182 .  FIG. 24  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  with an attached box  184 .  FIG. 25  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having a side-projecting towel rack  180  and a removable coat hook  186 .  FIG. 26  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having a side-projecting towel rack  180 , a top rack  188  and a removable coat hook  186 .  FIG. 27  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having projecting coat pegs  190  and a removable coat hook  186 .  FIG. 28  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having household equipment holders  192  and a removable coat hook  186 .  FIG. 29  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having an integral garment notch  194  suitable for hanging a robe, jacket or similar garment.  FIG. 30  shows a mortise solid hanger  170  having an integral garment notch  194  and two side-projecting towel racks  180 . 
       FIGS. 31 and 32  show a hybrid open-frame/solid-hanger configuration, referred to herein as a dado hanger  200 , comprising a rectangular open-frame hanger  160  component and a plate  202  having a peripheral groove  204 , wherein, when the dado hanger  200  is installed, the horizontal and vertical runs of the rod comprising the rectangular open-frame hanger  160  component lay within the groove  204 , such that the plate  202  is held within the rectangular open-frame hanger  160 . 
     Note that “dado” is used herein to indicate the existence of the peripheral groove  204  and should not be considered to imply that the groove  204  is necessarily cut; the groove  204  may be cast in the plate  202 . 
     Preferably, the rectangular open-frame hanger  160  component is sufficiently resiliently flexible such that when the dado hanger  200  is not installed (that is, when the horizontally extending runs of the open-frame hanger  160  component are not held in a fixed spaced apart relationship by a hanger pin  110 ), the horizontally extending runs of the open frame hanger  160  component may be moved apart sufficiently to remove the plate  202  from the open-frame hanger  160  component so as to reorient the plate  202  within the open-frame hanger  160  component as desired. For example, in the embodiment shown in  FIGS. 31 and 32 , the plate  202  has projecting coat pegs  190 . If it was desirable in a particular application to have the coat pegs  190  project in the opposite direction to that shown in  FIGS. 31 and 32 , as the lower pin-receiving hole  108  in the open-frame hanger  160  component is preferably threaded to receive the hanger pin  110 , it would not be desirable to rotate the whole dado hanger  200   180  about a horizontal axis as this would mean inserting the hanger pin  110  from the bottom of the dado hanger  200 . However, the plate  202  could be rotated  180  to a new position within the open-frame hanger  160  component to achieve the desired result. 
     The means for accommodating different sized hinges disclosed herein (i.e. the hanger pin  110 /spacers  114  combination and the hanger pin  110 /spacers  114 /extender  120  combination), also enables attachment of a single hanger to two hinges. The spacing of hinges, whether in two-hinge or three-hinge applications, is fairly consistent throughout North America, but, as doors are often sold as door and door jam combinations, there may be slight variations in the spacing of hinges in the door and door jam combinations produced by different manufacturers. This variation in the spacing between hinges can be accommodated by the use of extenders  120 . A double-hinge mortise solid hanger  210 , having upper eye rods  212  and lower eye rods  214  is shown installed on two hinges  102  with two extenders  120  in  FIG. 33 . The hinges  102  are disposed within the larger cavities  124  of the two extenders  120 . The span of each larger cavity  124  is greater than the size of the associated hinge  102  thereby permitting some vertical play between each extender  120  and the associated hinge  102 , which play is sufficient to accommodate the usual slight variations in the spacing between the hinges  102 . If the span of the larger cavity  124  is sufficiently greater than the size of the associated hinge  102 , then one or more spacers  114  may also be disposed within the larger cavity  124  to take up any unneeded play (not shown). Alternatively, a double-hinge hanger may be installed without use of extenders  120  so long as the space between each upper pin-receiving hole  106  and lower pin-receiving hole  108  set is sufficient to provide the necessary play for the hinges  102  (not shown). 
     A double-hinge hanger offers a variety of benefits, particularly where the user wishes to have a substantial work surface or relatively large storage/hanging facility adjacent to a door, but prefers not to mar the door, such as in a rental situation. For example,  FIG. 34  shows a double-hinge mortise solid hanger  210  having two side-projecting towel racks  180 , one above the other.  FIG. 35  shows a double-hinge mortise solid hanger  210  having a side-projecting towel rack  180 , wire basket  182  and removable coat hook  186 . 
     As will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant technology in the light of the foregoing description, variants and modifications are possible in the practice of this invention without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is to be determined in accordance with the accompanying claims.