Hangable apparatus and systems and methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10767685-B2
Application number	US-201715651774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2017
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A hanger (100) for a hanging item (1400) is provided. The hanger can define an aperture (102). The aperture can include a split rotated concave cardioid upper contour (104). The split rotated concave cardioid upper contour can include a first portion (105) and a second portion (106). The first portion and the second portion can be separated by an inverted convex cardioid (109). The inverted convex cardioid can be suspended into the aperture by two concave sidewalls (112,113). The aperture can include an intersecting concave lower contour (114) comprising a cusp (117).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
an item having a hanger with an upper edge, the hanger defining oppositely facing, separated C-shaped open apertures, separated by an extension bridge; wherein, the open apertures are defined by an opening in the upper edge that extends down to the oppositely facing, separated C-shaped open apertures and the extension bridge;
the hanger to fold along a fold line disposed along the extension bridge to cause the oppositely facing, separated C-shaped open apertures to face in a common direction.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a rigid reinforcing device disposed about at least a portion of each oppositely facing, separated C-shaped open aperture.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , the item comprising a curtain extending distally the hanger.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , the curtain comprising a porous mesh section and an opaque section, the porous mesh section disposed between the hanger and the opaque section.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , the porous mesh section extending between eighteen and twenty-two inches beneath the hanger.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , the oppositely facing, C-shaped open apertures comprising a first C-shaped open aperture and a second C-shaped open aperture, the hanger defining an opening situated to a right side of the first C-shaped open aperture and a left side of the second C-shaped open aperture.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , the extension bridge separating the first C-shape open aperture from the second C-shaped open aperture by a distance of between two and twenty inches.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , the extension bridge separating the first C-shape open aperture from the second C-shaped open aperture by between five and ten inches.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , the extension bridge separating the first C-shaped open aperture from the second C-shaped open aperture by between ten and fifteen inches.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , the extension bridge separating the first C-shape open aperture from the second C-shaped open aperture by about twelve and a half inches.

11. The apparatus of claim 2 , the rigid reinforcing device comprising a plastic device that is stitched to the hanger.

12. The apparatus of claim 2 , the rigid reinforcing device comprising a plastic device that is adhesively bonded to the hanger.

13. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a track seated within lobes defined by each of the oppositely facing, C-shaped open apertures.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a bracket coupled to the track.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , the track comprising a tube and a peninsular indentation.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , the peninsular indentation extending from the tube and terminating at a friction pinch configured to frictionally retain objects inserted into the peninsular indentation to the track.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the track is flexible.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , the track comprising a coating.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , the coating comprising a silicon-based coating.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Bauer Lisa
• Mills Brad
• Noskowicz David

Classifications

• A47H1/142 Primary

  for supporting rods · CPC title

• A47H1/18 Primary

  Other curtain suspension devices, e.g. wire, cord {, springs} · CPC title

• F16B45/00 Primary

  Hooks; Eyes (if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14) · CPC title

• A47H1/02

  Curtain rods {(stair rods A47G27/06)} · CPC title

• A47H13/04

  by hooks, e.g. with additional runners (by hooks specially adapted to pleat belts A47H13/16) · CPC title