Patent ID: 8028868

Claim:
A garment support system comprising: a garment hanger including a hook protruding from a main body of the hanger; a garment bar physically unconnected to the garment hanger, the garment bar comprising: an elongated member having a first end and a second end; a first weight removeably attached to the first end; a second weight removeably attached to the second end; and at least two clips attached to the elongated member between the first end and the second end, the at least two clips attach to the bottom portion of a garment hung from the garment hanger disposed above the device; wherein the elongated member has an engaged position in which the clips are attached to the garment and which is freestanding when the elongated member is not in the engaged position and attached to the garment, wherein the elongated member is longer than the width of the garment hanger in the engaged position, wherein the elongated member does not include a hook, and wherein each weight has a weight between 10 g to 50 g.