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Title: Device for supporting wearing apparel
Claims: Claims:
I claim: 1. A device for the purpose described comprising an elongated structure having an inner wall and an upturned wall disposed in front of said inner wall in spaced relation thereto, said inner wall having a lower substantially planar longitudinally extending continuation having a marginal edge portion provided with longitudinally spaced receiving means, said upturned wall having an upper longitudinally extending marginal edge portion provided with second longitudinally spaced receiving means which are respectively disposed opposite to said firstmentioned receiving means, the arrangement being such that one or more elongated headed rods can be readily manipulated so that their inner extremities will engage certain of said receiving means and said upturned wall constitutes a fulcrum for positioning one or more of said headed rods to locate their outer extremities substantially horizontally, perpendicular and forwardly of said upturned wall for supporting one or more articles, at least each of said certain of said first-mentioned receiving means comprises an inset seat which will receive an inner extremity of a rod and relatively long straight edges which converge upwardly into the seat and may be selectively engaged by an inner extremity whereby to facilitate its entry into the seat and each of said second receiving means comprises an inset seat and a pair of long straight edges which converge downwardly into said seat, and said heads of such rods being adapted for disposition between said inner wall and its continuation which serve as abutments to limit rear and forward movement of such rods when they are positioned in aligned pairs of seats. 2. A device of the kind described comprising an elongated structure which is constructed to provide an upturned rear wall, an upturned front wall and a depending intermediate wall disposed between and in spaced relation to said rear and front walls, said intermediate wall being provided with a row of longitudinally spaced receiving means, said front wall being provided with a row longitudinally spaced receiving means which are respectively disposed opposite to the receiving means in said intermediate wall, each of said receiving means comprising a seat and a pair of edges which converge into said seat, the arrangement being such that inner extremities of elongated rods can be manipulated for selective disposition in pairs of the oppositely disposed seats or may be guided therein by engaging one or more of said converging edges in a manner whereby to hold the rods so that their outer extremities will extend laterally in parallel relation from the structure for use in supporting articles, said device also having a bottom wall coextensive with said rear and front walls upon which one or more rods may be supported lengthwise thereon, and said rods having heads for disposition between said rear and intermediate walls which serve as abutments whereby to limit forward and rearward movements of said rods when disposed in aligned pairs of seats. 3. An elongated unitary one piece structure of the kind described comprising a bottom wall, an upstanding rear wall, an upturned front wall disposed in parallel relation to said rear wall and having an upper marginal edge portion provided with longitudinally spaced relatively wide notches, said rear wall is provided with an integral wall depending between and in spaced relation to said rear and front walls and has a lower marginal edge portion which is provided with longitudinally spaced relatively wide notches which are respectively disposed opposite to said first mentioned notches, each of said notches being defined by a seat and a pair of long edges which converge into said seat, the arrangement being such that an elongated rod can be manipulated for disposition in any pair of oppositely disposed seats or may engage any one or more of said long edges to facilitate self entry of the rod into at least one of the seats whereby to position an outer extremity of the rod perpendicular to and forwardly of said front wall for supporting an article, and said bottom, rear and front walls forming a shallow channel for receiving one or more rods with the latter being supported lengthwise on said bottom wall. 4. A device for the purpose described comprising an elongated channel structure defined by a bottom wall, a front upstanding planar wall and a rear upstanding wall disposed substantially in parallel relation to said front wall and provided with an integral continuation which extends forwardly and downwardly to provide an intermediate wall substantially between said front and rear walls and in combination with said rear wall defines a chamber, said rear wall being provided with apertures through which fasteners may be extended for attaching the structure to a support and an upper portion of said intermediate wall being provided with openings larger than said apertures which are respectively aligned therewith through which a tool may be inserted for manipulating the fasteners, said front wall having an upper portion provided with longitudinally spaced relatively wide notches of which each is defined by a pair of downwardly converging edges which terminate in a seat, said intermediate wall having a lower portion provided with longitudinally spaced relatively wide notches of which each is defined by a pair of upwardly converging edges which terminate in a seat, said seats in said front and intermediate walls being aligned whereby to accommodate one or more headed rods for disposition perpendicular to the length of the structure, the arrangement being such that a rod can be manipulated directly into a pair of seats with its head disposed in the chamber or automatically ride into one or a pair of seats by one or more of said edges when engaged by the rod, and said rear and intermediate walls serve as abutments engageable by one or more heads of rods for limiting axial movement of the rods when the latter are correctly disposed in said seats. 5. A device for the purpose described comprising an elongated channel structure defined by a bottom wall, a front upstanding wall and a rear upstanding wall disposed substantially in parallel relation to said front wall and provided with an integral continuation which extends forwardly and downwardly to provide an intermediate wall between said front and rear walls and in combination with said rear wall defines a chamber, means for facilitating attachment of the structure to a support, said front wall having a portion provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced inset seats and said intermediate wall having a portion provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced inset seats which are opposite the seats in the front wall to provide aligned pairs of seats for accommodating the inner extremities of headed rods with the heads disposed in the chamber, at least one of said portions adjacent a seat being provided with converging edges of which at least one edge may serve to automatically guide the rod into the seat, and said bottom, rear and front walls forming a shallow channel for storing therein and lengthwise upon said bottom one or more rods. 6. A device for the purpose described which is formed with a bottom wall, an upstanding front wall having an upper longitudinal portion provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced inset front seats, a rear wall provided with means facilitating attachment of the device to a support and with an intermediate depending wall having a lower longitudinal portion disposed in a spaced opposed relation to said upper portion and provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced rear inset seats which are respectively axially aligned with the front seats to provide aligned pairs of seats for selectively accommodating an inner extremity or extremities of one or more elongated rods, and said upper portion also being provided with a pair of edges which respectively converge downwardly into said front seats to define relatively wide V-shaped notches whereby said edges may be utilized to facilitate entry of a rear extremity of a rod into any of said front seats, and said bottom, front and rear walls forming a shallow channel in which one or more rods may be stored therein lengthwise on said bottom wall. 7. A device for the purpose described comprising structure formed with an upstanding front wall having an upper longitudinal portion provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced front seats, a rear wall provided with apertures through which means may be extended for attaching the device to a support and with an intermediate wall having a lower longitudinal portion disposed in opposed spaced relation to said upper portion and provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced inset rear seats which are respectively axially aligned with said front seats to provide aligned pairs of seats for selectively receiving an inner extremity or extremities of one or more elongated rods, said lower portion also being provided with pairs of edges which respectively converge upwardly into said rear seats to define relatively wide inverted V-shaped notches whereby said edges may serve to automatically cause a rear extremity of a rod to enter any of said rear seats, said intermediate wall being provided with openings larger than said aperture through which a tool may be extended for manipulating the attaching means, and said heads of said rods being adapted for disposition between said rear and intermediate walls for limiting axial movement of the rods when correctly positioned in aligned pairs of seats. Other info: Inventors: Kurtz, Larry E. (7433 Popp Rd., Fort Wayne, IN, 46825) Application Number: 06/133502 Filing Date: 1980-03-24 Publication_date: 1982-11-23 Assignee: Kurtz, Larry E. Primary Class(es): 211/100 211/105.100 Other Classes: D06F57/12; D06F57/00; A47F5/08 US Patent Ref:
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Primary Examiner: Frazier, Roy D. Assistant Examiner: Gibson Jr., Robert W. Attorney: Penfold, Charles S. Claims:
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