Wall & rod multiple garment hanger

Abstract

An easily mounted and removable closet space making system where the first of two components is designed to be instantly install against the back wall of a clothes closet between the shelve and the shelve supporting member. This component has a hinge that supports a single garment arm used to hang multiple clothes hangers on. After installing 1 or 2 of these components, the clothes that were hanging on the clothes rod can now be transferred to the back wall of the closet, freeing up most or all of the clothes rod for the second component. The second component hooks onto the clothes rod and has a double hinge that supports two garment arms and is on a swivel so either side can face forward. With both components, gravity drops the arm down in the storage position. To select a garment, simply slide your hand in behind the garment in front of the garment you want and lift the arm. This will create ample space to access the garment you are after. Pushing the clothes to the back wall and hanging the remaining clothes on the double garment hook will completely transform the closet. All the garments will now cascade down, one in front of another so all garments will be visible all at once. The shelve above will be easily accessible and therefore much more useful. The entire floor will be visible and accessible and most importantly, you can virtually double the storage in a closet.

1 . A multiple garment hanger comprising: 
 a connector having a hinge portion and a wall plate; and    an elongated member operably connected to said hinge portion, said elongate member having a top end, bottom end, a front side, a back side, a pair of planar sides, said front side having a plurality of hanger receivers disposed thereon, and said back side having a flat contour and being free of surface discontinuities.    
   
   
       2 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said hinge portion includes a pair of opposing side plates, said side plates form a gap therebetween, said gap being sufficiently sized to receive said elongated member therein, wherein each said side plate includes a slot.  
   
   
       3 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 2  wherein said elongated member further includes a pair of opposing projections, each projections being disposed on each side of said pair of planar sides in proximity of said top end, said projections being capable of slidable and rotatable movement within said slots when assembled.  
   
   
       4 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said wall plate includes a surface with a portion thereof having adhesive characteristics.  
   
   
       5 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said wall plate includes C shaped channel and a mounting surface, said C shaped channel sized to receive a shelve.  
   
   
       6 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said wall plate includes a back surface and a flange orthogonally connected to said back surface, said flange includes a biasing device disposed along a surface of said flange, whereby said biasing device imposes a force on to a shelve and a support structure when said flange is disposed therebetween.  
   
   
       7 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 6  wherein said biasing device includes outwardly extending projections.  
   
   
       8 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said wall plate includes an aperture sized to receive said ends of said elongated members therethrough.  
   
   
       9 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 2  wherein said elongated member further includes a hole through said pair of planar sides in proximity of said top end and a projection frictionally engaged with said hole, said projection being capable of slidable and rotatable movement within said slots when assembled.  
   
   
       10 . A garment hanger accessory comprising: 
 a hollow body having a generally cylindrical horizontal section, a generally cylindrical vertical section orthogonally oriented relative to said horizontal section, and hanger hook attachment connected to said vertical section;    said hanger hook attachment includes a hole to receive a hook of a conventional hanger;    said horizontal section includes a spiral channel circumscribing an entire length of said horizontal section,    whereby said spiral channel enables said accessory to slide down an endless length of closet rod without having to be lifted off the closet rod.    
   
   
       11 . The garment hanger accessory according to  claim 10  said hanger hook attachment is a plug.  
   
   
       12 . The garment hanger accessory according to  claim 11  wherein: 
 said vertical section includes a bottom end with an inner diameter; and    said plug comprises an end sized to frictionally engage said inner diameter.    
   
   
       13 . The garment hanger accessory according to  claim 11  wherein 
 said vertical section includes a bottom end with a threaded connection; and    said plug comprises a end having a threaded connection complimentary to said threaded connection of said vertical section.    
   
   
       14 . The garment hanger accessory according to  claim 11  wherein 
 said vertical section includes a bottom end;    said plug comprises a end; and    an adhesive applied to said ends to connect said plug with said vertical section.    
   
   
       15 . A method to assemble a multiple garment hanger comprising the steps of: 
 inserting a bottom end of an elongated member into an aperture of a connector;    drawing the elongated member through the aperture until projections on the elongated member slidably engage slots of the connector; and    securing the connector to a structure.    
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15  further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture juxtaposition to a U Shape channel of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.  
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 16  further comprising the step of positioning a shelve within the C shaped channel.  
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 15  further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture juxtaposition to a biasing flange of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.  
   
   
       19 . The method according to  claim 17  further comprising the step of positioning the biasing flange between a shelve and a supporting structure.  
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 15  further comprising the steps of: 
 inserting the bottom end of the elongated member through a gap formed by a pair of horizontal wires of a wire shelve;    drawing the entire elongated member through the gap; and    resting the connector on the wire shelve.    
   
   
       21 . The method according to  claim 15  further comprising the step of aligning a side of the elongated member having hanger notches with an edge of the aperture opposite to a U Shape channel of the connector, prior to said step of inserting the bottom end of the elongated member into the aperture of the connector.  
   
   
       22 . A multiple garment hanger comprising: 
 a connector having a hinge portion, said hinge portion includes a pair of opposing side plates, said side plates form a gap therebetween;    a pair of elongated members, each of said elongate member includes a longitudinal side having a plurality of hanger notches disposed thereon;    said pair of elongated members being disposed within said gap and operably connected to said hinge portion with said plurality of hanger notches being outwardly oriented; and    a hook operably connected to said connector to attached to a conventional closet rod.    
   
   
       23 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 22  wherein said longitudinal side further comprises an angled extension in proximity of a bottom end of said elongated member, whereby said angled extension presses against the last few hangers on said hanger making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off said elongated member if brushed up against.  
   
   
       24 . The multiple garment hanger according to  claim 1  wherein said front side of said elongated member further comprises an angled extension in proximity of said bottom end, whereby said angled extension presses against the last few hangers on said hanger making the hangers less susceptible to being knocked off said elongated member if brushed up against.  
   
   
       25 . The multiple garment hangers according to  claim 1  herein said hanger receivers are notches.