Heavy-duty coat hanger with interior image

Abstract

A hanger for clothing is reinforced by an insert existing substantially or entirely inside the center space of the hanger defined by the outer, typically generally triangular, hanger frame. The insert is fixed, secured, or otherwise semi-permanently or permanently connected to the hanger frame at 3 or more places. The preferred places are 3 places, of which two are on the larger lower part of the frame, or one each on the two smaller, upper parts of the frame. Also, the reinforcing insert comprises an image, so the insert serves both a strengthening function and an aesthetic function.

1 . A heavy-duty garment hanger comprising:
 an outer perimeter frame of generally triangular shape, said perimeter frame having two smaller top parts and one larger bottom part, the two smaller top and one larger bottom parts being connected and secured together to define a generally triangularly-shaped interior space within said perimeter frame;   an upstanding hook connected and secured to one or both of said two smaller top parts;   a reinforcement insert within said triangularly-shaped interior space, said reinforcement insert being connected to said outer perimeter frame in a strengthening and supporting manner at three connection points, with two of said three connections points being on the one larger bottom part, or two of said three connections points being on one each of the two top smaller parts;   wherein said reinforcement insert also comprising an image.   
     
     
         2 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement insert is a silhouette of an object image. 
     
     
         3 . The garment hanger of  claim 2 , wherein the object image is approximately within the middle half of the horizontal width of said triangularly-shaped interior space. 
     
     
         4 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein additional structure depends downwardly from said one larger bottom part, and said additional structure is adapted to receive and support garments. 
     
     
         5 . The garment hanger of  claim 4 , wherein said additional structure comprises additional hooks. 
     
     
         6 . The garment hanger of  claim 4 , wherein said additional structure has a lower rung depending downwardly from said larger bottom part. 
     
     
         7 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the object image extends beyond the boundary of the outer perimeter frame. 
     
     
         8 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein there is a plurality of object images within the outer perimeter frame. 
     
     
         9 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement insert is a flat panel adapted to receive object images. 
     
     
         10 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel is connected at one connection point to a tab connected to both smaller top parts. 
     
     
         11 . The garment hanger of  claim 10 , wherein the flat panel is further connected at two connections points to the larger bottom part. 
     
     
         12 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel is transparent. 
     
     
         13 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel is translucent. 
     
     
         14 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel is opaque. 
     
     
         15 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the object image is in the form of a sticker. 
     
     
         16 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the object image is printed on the flat panel. 
     
     
         17 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement insert comprises apertures cut through the reinforcement insert to form a silhouette. 
     
     
         18 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel comprises apertures cut through the flat panel to form a silhouette. 
     
     
         19 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the flat panel has an outer edge that is shaped to be an outer perimeter of the silhouette. 
     
     
         20 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the perimeter frame lies substantially in a frame plane and has an inner surface, and the flat panel is selected from a group consisting of: a flat panel that lies in a plane parallel to the frame plane and extends to within less than ¼ inch of the inner surface all around the perimeter frame; and a flat panel that lies in a plane parallel to the frame plane and has outer perimeter regions that touch the inner surface at said connections points and has outer perimeter regions that are distanced at least 1 inch from the inner surface.