US4878585A
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Sportboard wall-display safety-hanger fixture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-12-09
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2007-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A special non-rigid wall-display `hanging apparatus` in the form of a T-harness, suitable for convenient storing of a Sportboard article such as a surfboard, skateboard, snowskis, waterskis, or similar shaped article, safely out of harms way; while providing a space-saving advantage as well at an economical cost factor, since the primary material of construction is conventional woven-nylon or equivalent type strap-webbing which is cut to suitable lengths and assembled of essentially two pieces of a T-formation; whereby the lower/vertical-portion includes a special nose-stirrup achieved via a twisted-loop end finally lap-joined back to the said vertical, thereby serving to support primary vertical-loads; and an upper/Horizontal-portion consisting of oppositely extending T-straps of sufficient length as to be wraped about the board mid-body region, whereby the overlapping-ends thereof are instantly secured via integral fasteners; the said vertical T-strap member having an upper body primary/hanger-gromment, plus a lower body secondary/hanger-gromment for lateral stability, or for hanging at an attractive oblique-angle if desired; the soft flacid T-hanger configuration being non-scratching and very compactly packaged or stored.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew J. Orestano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C17/00; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/0021; A47F7/0028; B; B63; B63B; B63B32/00; B63B32/80; B63B32/83; A63C17/01; A63C2203/00; A63C2203/44; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A special T-harness apparatus constructed of flexible strap material for wall or door hanging of various types of `sportsboards` and similar articles; comprising: an upper portion of the T-harness having first and second arm members, each outer end portion thereto having an integral mating fastener means facilitating 180-degree wrap-around of both said strap members relative to the body of the thus captive sportboard; a third and lower T-strap extension member stemming centrally down from the said upper opposed T-strap arm members at a right-angle, and including an integrally formed bottom most inverted-Y nose stirrup arrangement into which the sportboard-nose is inserted so as to become retentively seated therein via force-of-gravity. an first and second upper hanger means, located approximately at the junction point of all three T-strap members, and capable of engaging upon a wall-hanger device such as a conventional protruding nail, screw, or picture-hanger type device, and thereby providing a basic vertial hanging modality via a single point.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A special T-harness apparatus constructed of flexible strap material for wall or door hanging of various types of `sportsboards` and similar articles; comprising: an upper portion of the T-harness having first and second arm members, each outer end portion thereto having an integral mating fastener means facilitating 180-degree wrap-around of both said strap members relative to the body of the thus captive sportboard; a third and lower T-strap extension member stemming centrally down from the said upper opposed T-strap arm members at a right-angle, and including an integrally formed bottom most inverted-Y nose stirrup arrangement into which the sportboard-nose is inserted so as to become retentively seated therein via force-of-gravity. an first and second upper hanger means, located approximately at the junction point of all three T-strap members, and capable of engaging upon a wall-hanger device such as a conventional protruding nail, screw, or picture-hanger type device, and thereby providing a basic vertial hanging modality via a single point.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opposed T-strap fastening means is via well known hook-and-loop strap mating portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said upper T-strap arms are preferably formed from a single length of substantially standard woven-nylon strap material, whereby the said lower T-strap extension is also preferably of the same type material and joined to the said upper T-strap arms via sewn method.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said upper T-straps and said lower T-strap may be equipped with an additional adjustable strap arrangement, whereby the said strap members may be manually lengthened/ shortened according to the proportional dictates of the article being so hung.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the said nose-stirrup is preferably formed by means of a simple non-torsionally twisted return-loop wrapping arrangement, whereby the upended final end is preferably overlapped upon the extended lower T-strap member where it is overlap-sewn at a suitable intersecting inverted-V angle of between 15-60 degrees depending upon the particular type of sportboard of similar article being accomodated therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the said nose-stirrup is preferably formed by means of a simple non-torsionally twisted return-loop wrapping arrangement, whereby the upended final end is preferably overlapped upon the extended lower T-strap member where it is pivotally attached via a single loose rivit, loose grommet, or ordinary snap-fastener, so as to provide a manner of self-adjustability to the nose-stirrup inverted-Y loop-angle, according to the particular article being held therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an optional lower hanger means, located at or approximately above the inverted three-way strap junction, is capable of engaging upon another conventional wall-hanger device likewise to the said upper hanger, and thereby providing the capability for additional vertical-hanging stabilization or to facilitate an oblique non-vertical hanging arrangement by thus sharing some of the vertical loads in a laterally offset manner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opposed T-strap fastening means is via well known conventional mechanical-snaps.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A T-harness sportboard hanger apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opposed T-strap fastening means is via well known conventional belting and buckle arrangement.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-11-06 | 1993-05-08 | 1993-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-11-06 | 1997-05-08 | 1997-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-11-06 | 2001-05-08 | 2001-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |