Coat rack

Abstract

A coat rack adapted to support a plurality of clothing articles in a hanging position comprising a base member and a post body being secured to and extending upwardly from the base member. The post body includes at least one groove that is longitudinally disposed therein, and a plurality of hooks where each hook is pivotally secured within each groove and operatively arranged to be positioned into a plurality of hook formations. The post body has a non-planar outer surface, and each of the hooks has a non-planar front surface. The front surface of each hook becomes flush with the outer surface of the post body when the hook is pivotally moved to a first position.

What I claim is: 
     
         1 . A coat rack, comprising:
 a base member;   a post body; said post body being secured to and extending upwardly from said base member, said post body having at least one groove, said at least one groove is longitudinally disposed within said post body; and,   a plurality of hooks; wherein each said hook from said plurality of hooks is pivotally secured within said at least one groove.   
     
     
         2 . The coat rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein each said hook from said plurality of hooks is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position within each said groove and said hooks are operatively arranged to be positioned into a plurality of hook formations. 
     
     
         3 . The coat rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein at least two hooks from said plurality of hooks are collinearly aligned with each other within each said at least one groove. 
     
     
         4 . The coat rack recited in  claim 2 , wherein said post body has an outer surface, and each of said hooks has a front surface, wherein said front surface of said hook becomes flush with said outer surface of said post body when said hook is pivotally moved to said first position. 
     
     
         5 . The coat rack recited in  claim 2 , wherein each said hook has a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end of a first hook is proximate said top end of a second hook within the same said groove, wherein a gap is formed between said bottom end of said first hook and said top end of said second hook when said first hook and said second hook are in said first position. 
     
     
         6 . The coat rack recited in  claim 5 , wherein said top end of said hook projects out of said groove, said bottom end of said hook retracts in said groove when said hook is moved to said second position and said hook forms an angle to said post body when said hook is moved to said second position. 
     
     
         7 . The coat rack recited in  claim 1 , wherein each said groove from said at least one groove has a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall, and each said hook includes a pair of opposed sidewalls that frictionally engage said pair of opposed sidewalls within said groove. 
     
     
         8 . The coat rack recited in  claim 2 , wherein each said hook includes a back surface, wherein said back surface matingly engages with said back wall of said groove when said hook is moved to said first position. 
     
     
         9 . The coat rack recited in  claim 2 , wherein each said hook includes a tapered back surface, wherein said tapered surface of said hook matingly engages with said back wall of said groove when said hook is moved to said second position. 
     
     
         10 . The coat rack recited in  claim 4 , wherein said outer surface of said post body is non-planar, and said front surface of each of the hooks is non-planar. 
     
     
         11 . The coat rack recited in  claim 10 , wherein said post body has a circular cross-section. 
     
     
         12 . The coat rack recited in  claim 11 , wherein at least two grooves from said at least one groove are angularly equispaced about said post body. 
     
     
         13 . A coat rack comprising:
 a base member;   a post body having an outer surface comprising:   a plurality of post members, said post members being vertically aligned and fixedly secured to one another, a lowermost post member being secured to and extending upwardly from said base member; an uppermost post member having a plurality of grooves longitudinally arranged within and angularly equispaced about said uppermost post member; and,   a plurality of hooks having a front surface; wherein each said groove is adapted to receive at least two hooks; wherein each said hook is linearly aligned with respect to one another within each said groove, each said hook is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position within each said groove, said front surface of each said hook becomes flush with said outer surface of said post body when said hook is moved to said first position, and said hooks are operatively arranged to be positioned into a plurality of hook formations.   
     
     
         14 . The coat rack recited in  claim 13 , wherein said post body has an outer surface, and each of the hooks has a front surface, said front surface of each of the hooks becomes flush with said outer surface of said post when said hook is pivotally moved to said first position. 
     
     
         15 . The coat rack recited in  claim 13 , wherein each said hook has a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end of a first hook is proximate said top end of a second hook within the same said groove, wherein a gap is formed between said bottom end of said first hook and said top end of said second hook when said first hook and said second hook are in said first position. 
     
     
         16 . The coat rack recited in  claim 15 , wherein said top end of said hook projects out of said groove, said bottom end of said hook retracts in said groove, and said hook forms an angle to said post body when moved to said second position. 
     
     
         17 . The coat rack recited in  claim 13 , wherein said post body has a triangular cross-section. 
     
     
         18 . The coat rack recited in  claim 17 , wherein three grooves from said at least one groove are equidistant at an angle of about 120° from each other within said post body. 
     
     
         19 . The coat rack recited in  claim 13 , wherein said post member has a square shape cross-section. 
     
     
         20 . The coat rack recited in  claim 19 , wherein four grooves from said at least one groove are equidistant at an angle of about 90° from each other within said post body. 
     
     
         21 . A coat rack comprising:
 a base member;   a cylindrical post body having an outer surface comprising:   three cylindrical post members, said post members are vertically aligned and threadedly secured to one another, a lowermost post member being secured to and extending upwardly from said base member; an uppermost post member having three grooves longitudinally disposed within said post member, said three grooves are equidistant at an angle of about 120° from each other about said post member, said post body is perpendicularly arranged and centrally located with said base member; and,   a plurality of hooks; each said hook from plurality of hooks having a curved front surface; each said hook is pivotally secured within each said groove, each said groove includes three hooks from said plurality of hooks, said three hooks from said plurality of hooks are vertically aligned with each other within each said groove, said plurality of hooks are pivotally moveable between a first position and an second position within each said groove, and when each said hook is moved to said first position, said front surface of each said hook is substantially flush with said outer surface of said post body and said hooks are operatively arranged to be positioned into 512 hook formations.