Patent ID: 7748581

Claim:
A three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger comprising: a hook portion; a hanger body; and a curved collar supporting portion, wherein said collar supporting portion comprises: a connecting plate portion connecting said hook portion to said hanger body, said connecting plate portion being disposed in a center of said collar supporting portion between said hook portion and said hanger body, a first curved part formed at said connecting plate portion, said first curved part protruding toward a rear of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger for abutting against an inside rear portion of a collar, a second curved part protruding toward a front of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger for abutting against an inside front portion of the collar, said second curved part having a base portion connected to said hanger body and an upper portion connected to a right distal end of said first curved part, and a third curved part protruding toward the front of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger for abutting against the inside front portion of the collar, said third curved part having a base portion connected to said hanger body and an upper portion connected to a left distal end of said first curved part; wherein said collar supporting portion has a front face on the front of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger and a rear face on the rear of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger, wherein the hanger body has a front face on the front of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger and a rear face on the rear of said three-dimensional collar shape retaining hanger, and wherein the collar supporting portion is positioned entirely forward of the rear face of the hanger body.