Garment organizing system,assembly, and method

Abstract

A garment organizing system, assembly, and method enables users to organize garmentry for travel. The basic assembly comprises a support panel, a pair of restraint bindings, a series of spaced binding attachment structures for attaching each restraint binding to the support panel at spaced intervals, and an optional panel linking mechanism for linking the first support panel to an adjacent support panel. The support panels support garmentry placed thereupon. Each restraint binding is fixedly attached to a first edge of the first respective support panel, and the restraint bindings restrain garmentry supported by the support panels intermediate the periodically spaced binding attachment structures. The panel linking mechanism enables the user to fold a series of interconnectable garment restraint assemblies into a back-to-back garment restraint assembly arrangement for travel.

1 . A garment organizing system for use with travel, the garment organizing system comprising:
 a series of interconnectable garment restraint assemblies, each garment restraint assembly comprising a support panel, a pair of garment restraint bindings, binding attachment means for removably attaching each garment restraint binding to a support surface of a respective support panel, and panel linking means for linking each support panel to an adjacent support panel, the binding attachment means being cooperably spaced along the length of each garment restraint binding for receiving garmentry intermediate said spacing, the support panels for supporting garmentry placed thereupon, each garment restraint binding being fixedly attached to an outer, first edge of a first support panel, the restraint bindings for selectively restraining garmentry supported by the support panels intermediate said binding attachment means, said panel linking means enabling the user to link the series of interconnectable garment restraint assemblies, the linkable garment restraint assemblies for organizing garmentry for travel.   
     
     
         2 . The garment organizing system of  claim 1  wherein the support panels are each constructed from flexible material, the support panels each comprising peripheral support means for maintaining a substantially planar support panel periphery, the support panels being sized and shaped for cooperable use with standardized luggage. 
     
     
         3 . The garment organizing system of  claim 2  being usable in combination with an article of luggage, the article of luggage having a spacious interior, the linkable garment restraint assemblies being foldable at the panel linking means for folding the garment restraint assemblies into a back-to-back garment restraint assembly arrangement, the garment restraint assembly arrangement being receivable in the spacious luggage interior. 
     
     
         4 . The garment organizing system of  claim 1  wherein said pair of garment restraint bindings are substantially parallel to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The garment organizing system of  claim 1  wherein said garment restraint bindings comprise length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the garment restraint bindings for enhancing restraint of garmentry. 
     
     
         6 . The garment organizing system of  claim 1  wherein said garment restraint bindings are elastic, the elastic garment restraint bindings for enhancing restraint of garmentry. 
     
     
         7 . The garment organizing system of  claim 1  comprising means for hanging the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies from a first end of the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies. 
     
     
         8 . The garment organizing system of  claim 7  comprising means for holding travel accessories, said means being hung from a second end of the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies, said second end being opposite said first end. 
     
     
         9 . A garment organizing assembly for use with travel, the garment organizing assembly comprising:
 a support panel for supporting garmentry placed thereupon, garment binding means for restraining garmentry against the support panel, and binding attachment means for removably attaching said garment binding means to a first surface of a the support panel, the binding attachment means being cooperably spaced along the length of said garment binding means for receiving garmentry intermediate said spacing, the garment binding means for selectively restraining garmentry supported by the support panel intermediate said garment binding means.   
     
     
         10 . The garment organizing assembly of  claim 9  comprising panel linking means for linking the support panel to an adjacent support panel, said panel linking means for enabling the user to interconnect a series of garment restraint assemblies for organizing garmentry for travel. 
     
     
         11 . The garment organizing assembly of  claim 9  wherein the support panel is constructed from flexible material, the support panel comprising peripheral support means for maintaining a substantially planar support panel periphery, the support panel being sized and shaped for cooperable use with standardized luggage. 
     
     
         12 . The garment organizing assembly of  claim 10  wherein said panel linking means are flexible, the flexible panel linking means for enhancing foldability of interconnected garment restraint assemblies. 
     
     
         13 . The garment organizing assembly of  claim 9  said garment binding means comprise length adjusting means for adjusting the effective length of the garment binding means for enhancing restraint of garmentry. 
     
     
         14 . The garment organizing system of  claim 9  comprising means for hanging the garment restraint assembly from a first end of the garment restraint assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The garment organizing system of  claim 14  comprising means for holding travel accessories, said means being hung from a second end of the garment restraint assembly, said second end being opposite said first end. 
     
     
         16 . A garmentry organizing method for organizing garmentry with travel, the garmentry organizing method comprising the steps of:
 providing a first garment restraint assembly, the first garment restraint assembly comprising a support panel, garment binding means, and binding attachment means for removably attaching in spaced relation said garment binding means to a support surface of the first support panel;   supporting garmentry upon the first support panel intermediate said binding attachment means; and   restraining garmentry upon the first support panel via said garment binding means.   
     
     
         17 . The garmentry organizing method of  claim 16  comprising the additional steps of:
 providing panel linking means for linking the first support panel to an adjacent support panel; and 
 linking at least one additional garment restraint assembly to the first support panel via the panel linking means. 
 
     
     
         18 . The garment organizing method of  claim 17  comprising the step of folding the linked garment restraint assemblies into a back-to-back garment restraint assembly column. 
     
     
         19 . The garment organizing method of  claim 17  comprising the step of hanging the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies from a first end of the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies. 
     
     
         20 . The garment organizing method of  claim 19  comprising the steps of:
 providing means for holding travel accessories; and 
 hanging said means for holding travel accessories from a second end of the series of interconnected garment restraint assemblies, said second end being opposite said first end.