Rack system for neckties or the like

Claim 1

A rack system adapted to receive a supply of neckties, comprising an elongated rod having a hooked upper end portion for suspending said rod in a vertical position from a clothes bar, a plurality of hanger members each formed of a substantially rigid plastics material and mounted on said rod in stacked relation for 360* rotation, means on the lower end portion of said rod for retaining the stack of hanger members on said rod, each of said hanger members being generally flat within a vertical plane and including diametrically opposed arm portions projecting outwardly from an integrally connecting center hub portion having an opening for receiving said rod, each of said arm portions having outwardly converging side walls forming a tapering configuration, said hub portion of each said hanger member having a vertical height greater than that of said arm portions to define a substantial clearance space between the corresponding said arm portions of adjacent said hanger members, said clearance spaces providing for free independent rotation of each hanger member after neckties are placed on the corresponding said arm portions, each of said hanger members further including an integral tip portion projecting upwardly from the outer end of each said arm portion into the clearance space, saId tip portions of each said hanger member extending upwardly by a distance greater than the clearance space to engage the adjacent said hanger member thereabove to limit the free independent relative rotation of each said hanger member for avoiding entanglement of the neckties carried by said arm portions, and said tip portions each have a horizontal thickness substantially less than that of the integral said hub portion for minimizing the horizontal space occupied by said rack system.