Hangable apparatus and systems and methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9861222-B2
Application number	US-201414549393-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

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:
a hanger for an item, the hanger defining an aperture comprising:
a split rotated concave cardioid upper contour, the split rotated concave cardioid upper contour comprising a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion and the second portion separated by an inverted convex cardioid suspended into the aperture by two concave sidewalls; and
intersecting first and second concave side lower contours joined at a cusp;
each of the two concave side walls joined to respective convex lower portions that are closer to respective ones of the first and second concave lower contours than are the concave side walls;

the hanger comprising material surrounding the aperture.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the hanger to fold along a fold line running from a center of the inverted convex cardioid to the cusp.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising stitching disposed along a perimeter of the aperture.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a rigid reinforcing device disposed about at least a portion of the split rotated concave cardioid upper contour.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , the item comprising a curtain extending distally from a cusp side of the hanger.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , the curtain comprising a porous mesh section and an opaque section, the porous mesh section disposed between the hanger and the opaque section.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , the porous mesh section extending between eighteen and twenty-two inches beneath the hanger.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , the hanger defining a plurality of apertures, the hanger folded in an accordion fold.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the accordion fold compressed such that the each aperture touches the next adjacent aperture.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , the split rotated concave cardioid upper contour defining two upper lobes, each upper lobe comprising a contour complementary to an other upper lobe.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , the hanger manufactured from a woven mesh.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , the woven mesh comprises synthetic woven mesh.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , the woven mesh is launderable.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , the woven mesh is three inches wide.

15. A system, comprising:
a hanging apparatus comprising a hanger and a hanging item extending distally from the hanger, the hanger defining a plurality of apertures, each aperture surrounded by hanger material and comprising:
a split rotated concave cardioid upper contour bisected by an inverted convex cardioid suspended into the aperture by two concave sidewalls; and
intersecting first and second concave side lower contours joined at a cusp;
each of the two concave side walls joined to respective convex lower portions that are closer to respective ones of the first and second concave lower contours than are the concave side walls; and

a track;
each aperture of the plurality of apertures to fold along the inverted convex cardioid to form a folded hanger;
the track to fit within upper lobes of the folded hanger defined by the split rotated concave cardioid upper contour.

16. The system of claim 15 , the track flexible.

17. The system of claim 16 , the track plastic.

18. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a track hanger to suspend the track from a surface.

19. A method, comprising:
providing a hanger for an item by placing apertures in the hanger, each aperture surrounded by hanger material and comprising a split rotated concave upper cardioid contour bisected by an inverted convex cardioid extending into the aperture between by two concave sidewalls of the split rotated concave upper cardioid contour, intersecting first and second concave side lower contours of the aperture joined at a cusp; and
each of the two concave side walls joined to respective convex lower portions that are closer to respective ones of the first and second concave lower contours than are the concave side walls; and
providing the item attached to the hanger.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
folding the each aperture along a fold line bisecting the each aperture; and
hanging the item on a track by placing the track into lobes formed by the split rotated concave upper cardioid contour.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Bauer Lisa
• Jenkins Erin

Classifications

• A47H1/142

  for supporting rods · CPC title

• A47H13/04 Primary

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