Vehicle door hanger

Abstract

A storage hanger includes a main body having a rear portion, a base portion, and a front portion. The rear portion has a proximal end and a distal end, at least one aperture is formed through the rear portion. The front portion has a proximal end and a free distal end. The base portion is coupled to the proximal end of the rear portion and the proximal end of the front portion. Each of the rear portion, the base portion, and the front portion share a common peripheral edge. The free distal end of the front portion further has at least one rounded section of the peripheral edge, which militates against damage to bulky items, such as a JEEP® door, placed on the storage hanger.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A storage hanger, comprising:
 a main body having a rear portion, a base portion, and a front portion, the rear portion having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one aperture formed through the rear portion, the front portion having a proximal end and a free distal end, the base portion coupled to the proximal end of the rear portion and the proximal end of the front portion, each of the rear portion, the base portion, and the front portion sharing a common peripheral edge, the free distal end of the front portion further having at least one rounded section of the peripheral edge, the rear portion is disposed on a first plane, the base portion is disposed on a second plane, and the front portion is disposed on a third plane, and the first plane is oriented parallel with the third plane, and   a vehicle door having a window opening with a peripheral elastomeric seal, and an upper slot disposed adjacent the elastomeric seal, the vehicle door disposed on the front portion of the main body with a window pane in an opened position, the upper slot of the vehicle door receiving the front portion of the storage hanger where the peripheral elastomeric seal is disposed entirely above the second plane, whereby the vehicle door is supported by the storage hanger.   
     
     
         2 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle door has a weight of at least 60 pounds. 
     
     
         3 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the rear portion has a first length defined by a first distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the rear portion, the base portion has a second length defined by a second distance between the proximal end of the rear portion and the proximal end of the front portion, and the front portion has a third length defined by a third distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the front portion, and the first length is greater than the second length 
     
     
         4 . The storage hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the third length is shorter than the second length. 
     
     
         5 . The storage hanger of  claim 4 , wherein the third length is shorter than the first length. 
     
     
         6 . The storage hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the first length is configured to be disposed against a mounting surface. 
     
     
         7 . The storage hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the rear portion has a width, the width is less than a distance between adjacent studs in a wall. 
     
     
         8 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the free distal end of the front portion includes two rounded corners. 
     
     
         9 . The storage hanger of  claim 3 , wherein each of the rounded corners is rounded at an angle of about 45 degrees. 
     
     
         10 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the rear portion has rounded corners. 
     
     
         11 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture of the rear portion includes a first aperture and a second aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The storage hanger of  claim 10 , wherein the main body is secured to a mounting surface via mechanical fasteners disposed through at least one of the first aperture and the second aperture. 
     
     
         13 . The storage hanger of  claim 11 , wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are spaced apart and disposed on an axis that bisects the rear portion. 
     
     
         14 . The storage hanger of  claim 13 , wherein a center the second aperture is disposed on a fifth plane and the free distal end of the front portion is disposed on a sixth plane, a distance between the fifth plane and the sixth plane being between 0.1 inches and 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         15 . The storage hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the rear portion, the base portion, and the front portion are integrally formed as a single, unitary, one-piece assembly. 
     
     
         16 . A storage hanger, configured to receive a vehicle door comprising:
 a main body having a rear portion, a base portion, and a front portion, the rear portion having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one aperture formed through the rear portion, the front portion having a proximal end and a free distal end, the base portion coupled to the proximal end of the rear portion and the proximal end of the front portion, each of the rear portion, the base portion, and the front portion sharing a common peripheral edge, the free distal end of the front portion further having at least one rounded section of the peripheral edge, the rear portion is disposed on a first plane, the base portion is disposed on a second plane, and the front portion is disposed on a third plane, and the first plane is oriented parallel with the third plane, and   wherein the vehicle door having a window opening with a peripheral elastomeric seal, and an upper slot disposed adjacent the elastomeric seal is configured to be disposed on the front portion of the main body with a window pane in an opened position, the upper slot of the vehicle door configured to receive the front portion of the storage hanger where the peripheral elastomeric seal is configured to be disposed entirely above the second plane.   
     
     
         17 . The storage hanger of  claim 16 , wherein the rear portion has a first length defined by a first distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the rear portion, the base portion has a second length defined by a second distance between the proximal end of the rear portion and the proximal end of the front portion, and the front portion has a third length defined by a third distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the front portion, and the first length is greater than the second length 
     
     
         18 . The storage hanger of  claim 17 , wherein the third length is shorter than the second length. 
     
     
         19 . The storage hanger of  claim 18 , wherein the third length is shorter than the first length. 
     
     
         20 . The storage hanger of  claim 17 , wherein the rear portion has a width, the width is less than a distance between adjacent studs in a wall.