Non-slip clothes hangers

Abstract

A clip for a clothes hanger having a horizontal bar of a first diameter has a body formed in a portion of a circle having an axis and a first diameter, the circular portion extending more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees, symmetrical about a vertical axis and closed at the top, a pair of legs extending from the body downward at equal angles away from the axis to a maximum width between the legs greater than the first diameter, and a length in the direction of the axis.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A clip for a clothes hanger having a horizontal bar of a first diameter, the clip comprising: 
 a body formed in a portion of a circle having an axis and a first diameter, the circular portion extending more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees, symmetrical about a vertical axis and closed at the top;    a pair of legs extending from the body downward at equal angles away from the axis to a maximum width between the legs greater than the first diameter; and    a length in the direction of the axis.    
     
     
         2 . The clip of  claim 1  wherein the body and legs are formed from a plastic sheet.  
     
     
         3 . The clip of  claim 1  further comprising a lining of foam material on at least a portion of the inside surfaces of the body.  
     
     
         4 . The clip of  claim 1  wherein the foam material is a plastic foam.  
     
     
         5 . A method for securing an article of clothing to a horizontal bar of a clothes hanger, the bar having a first diameter, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) folding the garment over the bar;    (b) applying a clip having a body formed in a portion of a circle having an axis and a first diameter, the circular portion extending more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees, symmetrical about a vertical axis and closed at the top, a pair of legs extending from the body downward at equal angles away from the axis to a maximum width between the legs greater than the first diameter, and a length in the direction of the axis to the garment over the bar, directing the gap between the legs to the garment; and    (c) urging the clip toward the folded garment until the clip snaps in place over the garment and the bar, securing the garment to the bar.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the body and legs of the clip are formed from a plastic sheet.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the clip further comprises a lining of foam material on at least a portion of the inside surfaces of the body.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the foam material is a plastic foam.