Manual transporation of articles

Abstract

A garment transportation and storage device comprises a support rod at the bottom, a hook at the top, and a ball-shaped handle between the support rod and the hook for transporting garments supported on the support rod by hangers and for engaging the hook with a support structure. An article transportation and storage device comprises an inverted U-shaped frame, a support rod slidably engageable with the frame, and a hook mounted on the frame for pivotal movement between extended and retracted positions. A garment receiving and supporting hanger is provided with an inflatable garment protection device that prevents wrinkling of garments supported by the hanger. A garment transportation and support device comprises opposed garment engaging arms that pivot outwardly to securely support a garment.

1 . An article transportation and storage device comprising:
 an inverted U-shape frame comprising spaced apart downwardly extending legs and an upper handle extending between and supporting the legs;   a pair of aligned apertures extending through the distal ends of the legs for receiving a support rod therein;   a support rod slidably receivable in the aligned apertures of the frame for securing articles to and disengaging articles from the transportation and storage device;   a longitudinally extending slot formed in the handle;   a hook extending into the slot formed in the handle;   means supporting the hook on the handle for pivotal movement relative thereto between an extended portion wherein the handle is engageable with a closet rod or the like to support the article transportation and storage device and articles secured thereto and a folded position wherein the hook is received in the slot to facilitate use of the handle in the transportation and storage of articles.   
   
   
       2 . For use in conjunction with a conventional clothes hanger of the type comprising a nominally horizontally disposed garment support rod, the improvement comprising:
 a pneumatically activated flexible member supported on the support rod of the hanger and extending downwardly therefrom for expanding garments supported by the hanger and thereby preventing wrinkling of the garments.   
   
   
       3 . An article transportation and storage device comprising:
 a pair of substantially horizontally disposed opposed arms having pivotally connected proximal ends extending in opposite directions;   each of the opposed having garment engaging teeth at the distal end thereof;   a normally vertically disposed hook positioned above and substantially aligned with the pivotal connection between the opposed arms; and   a lever system connected between the hook and the opposed arms for pivoting the arms upwardly and outwardly responsive to the application of weight thereto.