Patent ID: 7552904

Claim:
A method of supporting one or more articles above a ground surface, the method comprising: providing a portable hanger, comprising: a foldable backing, the foldable backing having an inside layer, an outside layer, and outer edge, a first backing end, and a second backing end; a first closure device, the closure device coupled to the outer edge such that the portable hanger can be folded into a closed position and closed by the closure device and unfolded into an open position; a strap, the strap having a first strap end and a second strap end; a snap, the snap having a first snap end and a second snap end; a plurality of article supporting structures that include one or more hooks, slots, and at least one holding device, wherein; the first strap end is coupled to the first backing end and the second strap end is releasably coupled to the snap second end; the snap first end is coupled to the second backing end; the plurality of article supporting structures coupled to the inside layer; and the holding device comprising a container space and a second closure device to allow access to the container space, wherein the plurality of article supporting structures being contained in the portable hanger in the closed position and exposed when the portable hanger is in the open position; placing the portable hanger in the open position; positioning the portable hanger against an exterior surface of an upright, inanimate object, in a vertically-spaced relationship with the ground surface, so that the inside layer of said foldable backing is faced away from the exterior surface of said inanimate object; removably securing the portable hanger with the inanimate object by positioning the strap around the exterior surface of the inanimate object and coupling the first snap end and a second snap end with one another; and removably coupling the one or more articles with at least one of said plurality of article supporting structures.