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Two-part plastic hanger and method of manufacturing same
Assignee: BELLAIRE INDUSTRIES Inc
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Filing: 1990-07-05
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2010-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A two-part hanger includes a hook portion having first and second legs engageable by a second lower portion formed of first and second inclined shoulder rails integrally joined by a horizontal rail. A friction producing surface is applied to at least portions of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail. The method of manufacturing the two-part hanger includes the steps of injection molding a hook portion having first and second diverging legs and extruding a hollow tubular member. The hollow tubular member is bent at opposed ends to form first and second inclined shoulder rails joined by an integral horizontal rail. Flocking particles are sprayed over or, alternately, a plurality of strands are wound into an interknit braid over an adhesive coating applied to the elongated tubular member prior to the bending of the ends of the tubular member to form the frist and second inclined shoulder rails.
Inventors
- 👤 James N. Suddath
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:51
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/14; A47G25/28; A47G25/30; A47G25/44; A47G25/441; A47G25/442
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for manufacturing a hanger comprising the steps of: forming a hook portion having a substantially U-shaped end and first and second diverging legs; extruding a hollow tubular member having first and second ends from a plastic material; bending the hollow tubular member at opposite ends to form first and second inclined shoulder rails integrally connected by a horizontal rail; and slidably engaging the first and second legs of the hook portion with the ends of the first and second shoulder rails.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for manufacturing a hanger comprising the steps of: forming a hook portion having a substantially U-shaped end and first and second diverging legs; extruding a hollow tubular member having first and second ends from a plastic material; bending the hollow tubular member at opposite ends to form first and second inclined shoulder rails integrally connected by a horizontal rail; and slidably engaging the first and second legs of the hook portion with the ends of the first and second shoulder rails.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of: injection molding the hook portion from a plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of: applying a friction producing surface onto at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of applying the friction producing surface includes the steps of: spraying at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail with an adhesive; and spraying flocking particles over the adhesive coating wherein the flocking particles are attached to at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail by the adhesive coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the steps of spraying the adhesive and spraying the flocking particles are performed before the hollow tubular member is bent to form the first and second shoulder rails.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of applying the friction producing surface includes the steps of: spraying at least portions of certain of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail with an adhesive; and winding a plurality of strands into a braid over the adhesive coating wherein the braid is adhesively attached to at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail by the adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the steps of spraying the adhesive and winding the braid over the adhesive are performed before the hollow tubular member is bent to form the first and second shoulder rails.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A two-part hanger including a hook portion having first and second inclined, depending legs preparable by the process of: extruding an elongated, hollow, tubular member from a plastic material having first and second ends, and bending the first and second ends of the tubular member to form first and second inclined shoulder rails joined by an integral horizontal rail, the first and second ends of the shoulder rails engageable with the first and second legs, respectively, of the hook portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A two-part hanger including a hook portion having first and second inclined, depending legs preparable by the process of: extruding an elongated, hollow, tubular member from a plastic material having first and second ends, and bending the first and second ends of the tubular member to form first and second inclined shoulder rails joined by an integral horizontal rail, the first and second ends of the shoulder rails engageable with the first and second legs, respectively, of the hook portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
The two-part hanger of claim 8 further preparable by the process of: spraying flocking fibers over an adhesive coating previously sprayed onto at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail before the first and second shoulder rails are bent in the tubular member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The two-part hanger of claim 8 further preparable by the process of: winding a plurality of strands into a braid over an adhesive coating previously sprayed onto at least portions of at least one of the first and second shoulder rails and the horizontal rail before the first and second shoulder rails are bent in the tubular member.
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