Article hanging storage apparatus

Claim 1

A storage apparatus for hanging flat articles having in combination, a hanger supporting member comprising an elongated block-like member having formed therein longitudinally thereof a plurality of open bottom grooves spaced thereacross, said grooves having upper passage portions and lower passage portions of a narrower width than that of said upper passage portions and extending downwardly therefrom, said lower passage portions forming shank portions of said grooves, alternate of said shank portions having a lesser length than the remainder thereof and being closely spaced together, said upper passage portions being staggered in vertical relation with respect to one another whereby said grooves are more closely spaced together than said upper passages would permit in coplanar transverse alignment, means comprising hanger members slidably disposed within said grooves to be respectively retained thereby and having portions depending therefrom, said hanger members each comprising an upper bar respectively receivable and retainable within said upper passage portions of said grooves, a lower bar spaced from each of said upper bars, means connecting said upper and lower bars, said means being slidably receivable within said shank portions of said grooves, and envelopes of small thickness being respectively carried by said lower bars of said hangers, said envelopes having an upper end portion folded over said lower bar to be sealed upon itself and form a closed loop.