Patent ID: 7828144

Claim:
A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a base and a side wall upending from the base to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall further comprises a slot in a front region of said side wall; a plurality of pillars inside said interior space upending from said base; the container interior space and plurality of pillars being adapted to receive a hanger comprising a generally triangular portion and a hook portion, wherein the generally triangular portion is received inside the interior space and around at least one of said pillars and wherein said hook portion extends out of the container through said slot; and, a lid that is removably connected to said container, wherein the lid is moveable between, and latchable in, a plurality of positions comprising a closed position wherein the lid is latched to the container to close said top opening, and a raised position wherein said lid is latched to the container in a position generally parallel to, and distanced away from, said top edge, to define a space between said top edge and the lid for dispensing said hanger from the container, so that the hanger is liftable by its hook portion upwards into said space and forward out of said space for removal from the container; wherein said lid is secured in said closed position and said raised position by a plurality of latches, wherein at least two of said latches each comprise a plurality of spaced connection members that are releasably connectable to the container; and wherein one or more of said connection members connect to the container by means selected from the group consisting of: releaseably gripping said top edge and abutting said top edge.