Patent ID: 7140501

Claim:
A hat-and-uniform caddy comprising: a caddy framework having a base framework attached to vertical supports attached to horizontal girders, said horizontal girders include horizontal supports with a hat-container space for containing uniform hats and hat boxes, said base framework having transit-placement mobility with transit-placement retainers for retaining said hat-and-uniform caddy in place on surfaces for transportation and use; a hanger rod within a uniform-container space supported horizontally by said vertical supports for containing uniforms, said hat-container space being proportioned to said uniform-container space for containing approximately equal pluralities of matching hats, uniforms, and related items; hat retainers located within said hat-container space for retaining hats in place to deter damage and loss during transportation and storage; uniform retainers located within said uniform-container space for retaining uniforms in place to deter damage and loss during transportation and storage, said uniform retainers having notches for containing handles of clothes hangers on which uniforms can be hung, said notches having articulation for preventing escape of said handles from transportation movement transmitted to said hat-and-uniform caddy, said articulation of said notches includes a bar keeper on said hanger rod, said bar keeper being slidable vertically on said hanger rod for being slid vertically to and from handle-keeper positions with portions of said bar keepers over entrances to said notches, said bar keeper having wing nuts on bolts extended from said hanger rod through slots in a bar riser for fixing a bar with said bar keepers over said notches.