Handle-integrated hanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10604079-B2
Application number	US-201715686278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2017
Priority date	Aug 25, 2017
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A handle-integrated hanger includes a grab handle, a garment hanger pivotably coupled to the grab handle at a first end, and a rotational brake that prevents over-rotation of the garment hanger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handle-integrated hanger comprising:
a grab handle;
a garment hanger pivotably coupled to the grab handle at a first end of the garment hanger; and
a rotational brake that provides a degree of compliance that prevents breakage of the garment hanger due to over-rotation of the garment hanger when the garment hanger is in a deployed position.

2. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 1 , wherein the rotational brake further comprises:
a channel in the grab handle; and
a protrusion on the garment hanger.

3. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion has a triangular cross-section.

4. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion has a rectangular cross-section.

5. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 2 , wherein the channel further comprises:
an opening; and
a passage, wherein the opening has a width that is greater than a width of the passage.

6. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 5 , wherein the channel further comprises:
a sloped region that tapers from a greater width at an exterior end to a smaller width at an interior end.

7. A handle-integrated hanger comprising:
a grab handle comprising a vertical section and an angled section, wherein the vertical section transitions to the angled section at an inflection point along a length of the grab handle; and
a garment hanger pivotably coupled to the grab handle at a first end of the garment hanger, wherein the garment hanger comprises a planar portion and an arcuate portion, and wherein the planar portion of the garment hanger engages with the vertical section of the grab handle and the arcuate portion of the garment hanger engages with the angled section of the grab handle when the garment hanger is in a stowed position.

8. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 7 , further comprising:
a second end of the garment hanger, wherein the second end comprises a semi-circular cross-section that engages with the grab handle in a continuous manner when the garment hanger is in a stowed position.

9. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 8 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more apertures.

10. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 9 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more trenches, wherein at least one of the trenches corresponds with one of the apertures.

11. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 10 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more ridges.

12. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 9 , wherein the grab handle further comprises:
a tab that protrudes from a surface of the grab handle, wherein the tab engages with one of the apertures when the garment hanger is in the stowed position, and wherein the engagement between the aperture and the tab retains the garment hanger in the stowed position.

13. A handle-integrated hanger comprising:
a grab handle;
a garment hanger pivotably coupled to the grab handle at a first end of the garment hanger, wherein the garment hanger comprises a planar portion and an arcuate portion, wherein the garment hanger pivots in a first plane of rotation and a second plane of rotation relative to the grab handle, and wherein the first plane of rotation and the second plane of rotation are angularly offset from one another; and
a rotational brake that prevents over-rotation of the garment hanger in at least one of the first plane of rotation and the second plane of rotation.

14. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 13 , wherein the rotational brake further comprises:
a channel in the grab handle; and
a protrusion on the garment hanger.

15. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 14 , further comprising:
a second end of the garment hanger, wherein the second end comprises a semi-circular cross-section that engages with the grab handle in a continuous manner when the garment hanger is in a stowed position.

16. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 15 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more apertures.

17. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 16 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more trenches.

18. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 17 , wherein the garment hanger further comprises:
one or more ridges.

19. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 13 , wherein the first plane of rotation is defined by a deployment path of the garment hanger moving from a stowed position to a deployed position.

20. The handle-integrated hanger of claim 13 , wherein the first plane of rotation and the second plane of rotation are perpendicular to one another.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Lockwood Christopher Jacob
• Muiter James Hadley
• Halonen Aaron

Classifications

• F16M13/022

  repositionable · CPC title

• B60N3/02

  of hand grips or straps · CPC title

• B60R7/10 Primary

  for supporting hats, clothes or clothes hangers · CPC title

• F16M2200/021

  for rotational movement · CPC title