GB2318321A - A garment hanger - Google Patents
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- GB2318321A GB2318321A GB9623712A GB9623712A GB2318321A GB 2318321 A GB2318321 A GB 2318321A GB 9623712 A GB9623712 A GB 9623712A GB 9623712 A GB9623712 A GB 9623712A GB 2318321 A GB2318321 A GB 2318321A
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- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 15
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 11
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 claims abstract description 11
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- 239000004743 Polypropylene Substances 0.000 claims description 4
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- 229920001155 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 4
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- 229920002223 polystyrene Polymers 0.000 claims description 3
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
- B29C70/68—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers, e.g. foam blocks
- B29C70/74—Moulding material on a relatively small portion of the preformed part, e.g. outsert moulding
- B29C70/76—Moulding on edges or extremities of the preformed part
- B29C70/763—Moulding on edges or extremities of the preformed part the edges being disposed in a substantial flat plane
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
- A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
- A47G25/1407—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C37/00—Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group B29C33/00 or B29C35/00
- B29C37/0025—Applying surface layers, e.g. coatings, decorative layers, printed layers, to articles during shaping, e.g. in-mould printing
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a garment hanger 1 comprising the steps of: (i) molding a pair of arms 3 and an integral display panel 11, the display panel 11 being shaped and sized to extend below the arms 3 of the hanger 1 and to fill an otherwise vacant area between the arms 3 of the hanger 1 and a garment supported by the hanger 1; and, subsequently, (ii) applying graphics 13 to the display panel by contact printing or other means. By producing a garment hanger in this way, a fully automated manufacturing process and printing process can be employed, thereby reducing significantly the cost of production of the garment hanger. Further, the garment hanger can be recycled without any need to remove a cardboard display panel, for example, from a plastics garment hanger. Applying graphics 13 to panel 11 by using extruded styrene, printed adhesive label, can alternatively be used. A sticky label may be applied to label area 5. The graphics may be applied whilst the panel is still in the mould.
Description
2318321 A GARMENT HANGER This invention relates to garment hangers, and in
particular to a hanger which includes an integral graphic 5 display panel.
Plastics molded garment hangers are well known which include a suspension hook, a pair of downwardly and outwardly extending arms for supporting a garment and an integrally molded label area between the arms below the suspension hook. The label area, if rectangular, is usually a few centimeters wide and about 1 cm. high, and is designed to receive an adhesive label which indicates the size of the garment on the hanger. Such a label area can be seen in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings. Alternatively, and more commonly, the label area is oval in shape.
When displaying ladies brassi6res (or bras), itis also known to include a cardboard display panel folded over and supported by the arms of the hanger (cf. Figure 1), which panel helps to fill the space formed between the arms of the hanger, the straps of the bra and the bodice of the bra. In general, such cardboard display panels need to be assembled manually on a pre-molded garment hanger, and this takes considerable time and is therefore expensive.
Although the known prior art cardboard display panels are normally reliable, they can tear during usage and they have three additional significant disadvantages. Firstly, the panels must be pre- printed prior to mounting on a molded garment hanger; secondly, the panels must be manually mounted on a garment hanger; and, thirdly, the cardboard panels must be separated from the plastics garment hangers for re-cycling. Hence, all of these tasks add expense to the complete processing of the garment hanger.
In the light of the foregoing, there is a clear-market for a garment hanger, particularly for lingerie such as ladies brassAres, which is less labour intensive from the point of view of manufacturing, assembly and recycling., The inventor of the present invention has satisfied this long felt need.
2 According to the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a garment hanger comprising the steps of:
(i) molding a pair of arms and an integral display panel, the display panel being shaped and sized to extend below the arms of the hanger and to f ill during use an otherwise vacant area between the arms of the hanger and a garment supported by the hanger; and (ii) applying graphics to the display panel. As a result, a garment hanger, such as a bra hanger, can be produced in one step by a machine and the molded hanger can be passed automatically to a machine, such as a printing or labelling machine, which can apply graphics to the display panel, without the hanger having been touched by human hand.
Further, the garment hanger can then be applied directly to a magazine of similar hangers for use in an automated garment manufacturing environment.
If appropriate, it may be possible to apply the graphics to the display panel whilst the molded display panel is still in its mold. Alternatively, the graphics may be applied whilst the arms and display panel are actually being molded.
Preferably the display panel has a width which is more than half the total width def ined by the pair of arms. More particularly, hooks or clips may be formed on the ends of the arms which, during use, receive shoulder straps of a garment mounted on the hanger. The display panel will ideally extend almost to the hooks or clips, so that the area def ined between the arms and the straps of the garment is substantially filled by the display panel.
Preferably the display panel has a height which.is more than half the total width of the display panel. Once again, this sizing of the display panel will ensure that the vacant space between the arms of the hanger and a garment mounted on the hanger will be substantially filled by the display, panel.
Preferably the display panel is defined by a curved edge extending from one arm of the hanger to the other. Any 3 other appropriate or attractive edge shape may, of course, alternatively be used.
If necessary, a label area may be f ormed between the arms of the hanger. As in the past, adhesive labels may be applied to this label area, as appropriate. In particular, garment sizes or prices may be applied to the hanger in this way.
In one embodiment, an integral hook is formed during the molding of the garment hanger. In an alternative embodiment, however, a metal hook may be applied during the molding of the hanger, such that the metal hook is attached to the arms of the hanger as a result of the molding process.
Of course, any other appropriate suspension device may alternatively be applied.
Preferably the graphics are applied to the display panel by contact printing. Furthermore, the graphics may be applied to both front and rear surfaces of the display panel, if required. Other methods of applying graphics to the display panel, such as the use of adhesive labels having a base film manufactured from the same plastics material as that of the remainder of the garment hanger, may alternatively be used, as appropriate.
Preferably the garment hanger is manufactured from polystyrene or polypropylene. Further, if adhesive labels are used, the labels are preferably formed from extruded, oriented styrene or polypropylene film. As a result, the re-cycling of the garment hanger is simplified, within a single waste stream.
The present invention further provides a bra hanger comprising a pair of arms and an integral plastics display panel for substantially filling a vacant area between the arms of the hanger and a bra mounted on the hanger during use.
A specific embodiment of the present invention is now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- 4 Figure 1 is a f ront view of a known prior art bra hanger which cardboard display panels; and
Figure 2 is a front view of a bra hanger according to the present invention.
With reference to Figure 2 of the drawings, a bra hanger 1 according to the present invention comprises a pair of arms 3 extending outwardly and downwardly from a label area 5 which carries an integral plastics hook 7. Each arm 3 carries a hooking device 9 for receiving straps (not shown) of a bra or other garment to be mounted on the hanger 1. The hanger 1 further includes an integral plastics display panel 11, upon which graphics 13 are printed following molding of the hanger 1. Additional graphics (not shown) may be applied to the rear surface of the display panel 11.
As will be appreciated, the complete garment hanger 1, comprising the arm 3, the label area 5, the hook 7 and the display panel 11, is formed from polystyrene or polypropylene in one mold in a single process step.
Subsequently, the graphics 13 are applied to the display panel 11 by contact printing. Any other method of applying the graphics 13 to the display panel 11, such as by using a clear or otherwise, extruded styrene, printed adhesive label, can alternatively be used. Subsequently, if necessary, a sticky label, for example, may be applied to the label area 5. This label could indicate the size or price of a garment to be mounted on the garment hanger 1.
Similarly, a further label could be simultaneously applied to the reverse side of the label area 5.
By molding the complete garment hanger 1 from plastics material in one piece, there is no need to involve manual workers to mount a cardboard display panel on the plastics hanger, as has been necessary in the past. Accordingly, manufacturing costs are significantly reduced. Further, since the complete garment hanger 1 is made of a single material, recycling of the hanger 1 is simplified, because the prior art two materials, namely plastics and cardboard, do not have to be separated as has previously been the case.
once again, this produces a saving, which is clearly beneficial during manufacture and recycling of the garment hanger 1.
Due to the f act that the graphics 13 can be applied 5 directly to the display panel 11, automated manufacturing and printing of the garment hanger 1 can be achieved. Furthermore, a completely automated process can be used, resulting in the garment hangers 1 being stored in magazines ready for use in a garment manufacturing factory.
Finally, although a method of manufacturing a garment hanger according to the present invention is particularly applicable to the manufacture of bra hangers, it may become useful for manufacturing other hangers which require a large graphic display panel.
It will of course be understood that the present invention has been described above purely by way of example, and that modifications of detail can be made within the scope of the invention.
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Claims (18)
1. A method of manufacturing a garment hanger comprising the steps of:
(i) molding a pair of arms and an integral display panel, the display panel being shaped and sized to extend below the arms, of the hanger and substantially to fill during use an otherwise vacant area between the arms of the hanger and a garment supported by the hanger; and (ii) applying graphics to the display panel.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (ii) is subsequent to step (i).
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the hanger is a bra hanger.
4. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the display panel has a width which is more than half the total 20 width defined by the pair of arms.
5. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the display panel has a height which is more than half the total width of the display panel.
6. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the display panel is defined by a curved edge extending from one arm of the hanger to the other.
7. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a label area is formed between the arms of the hanger.
8. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein an integral hook is formed during molding of the hanger.
9. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a metal hook is attached to the hanger during molding of the hanger.
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10. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the graphics are applied to the display panel by contact printing.
11. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the graphics are applied to the display panel by means of an adhesive label.
12. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the adhesive label is extruded from styrene.
13. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the graphics are applied to both front and rear surfaces of the display panel.
14. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the hanger is injection molded.
15. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the hanger is manufactured from polystyrene or polypropylene.
16. A method of manufacturing a garment hanger substantially as hereinbefore described with reference Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
17. A bra.hanger comprising a pair of arms and an integral plastics display panel, the display panel being shaped and sized to extend below the arms of the hanger and to fill during use an otherwise vacant area between the arms of the hanger and a bra supported by the hanger.
18. A bra hanger substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9621503A GB2318320A (en) | 1996-10-15 | 1996-10-15 | A garment hanger |
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| GB9623712D0 GB9623712D0 (en) | 1997-01-08 |
| GB2318321A true GB2318321A (en) | 1998-04-22 |
| GB2318321B GB2318321B (en) | 1999-07-07 |
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| GB9621503A Withdrawn GB2318320A (en) | 1996-10-15 | 1996-10-15 | A garment hanger |
| GB9623712A Expired - Fee Related GB2318321B (en) | 1996-10-15 | 1996-11-14 | A garment hanger |
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| GB9621503A Withdrawn GB2318320A (en) | 1996-10-15 | 1996-10-15 | A garment hanger |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2003082061A1 (en) * | 2002-03-28 | 2003-10-09 | Gregory Hay | A hanger for an article |
| CN103281938A (en) * | 2011-02-18 | 2013-09-04 | 株式会社万代 | Clothes hanger |
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| AU708039B3 (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 1999-07-29 | Patrick Alilovic | Clothes hanger tag |
| DE202008002326U1 (en) * | 2008-02-20 | 2009-06-25 | Fa. Bischof | Hanger with advertising trailer |
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| GB2010169A (en) * | 1977-12-16 | 1979-06-27 | Yoshida Kogyo Kk | Method of making molded article of synthetic resin, article molded thereby and insert member for making same |
| GB1569861A (en) * | 1978-05-11 | 1980-06-25 | Marks & Spencer Ltd | Garment hanger |
| EP0496912A1 (en) * | 1991-01-30 | 1992-08-05 | LEAMM S.r.l. | Support for price marker signs and the like, particularly for displays for items of clothing |
| US5520311A (en) * | 1994-07-11 | 1996-05-28 | Lam; Peter A.-F. | Garment hanger assembly kit |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2010169A (en) * | 1977-12-16 | 1979-06-27 | Yoshida Kogyo Kk | Method of making molded article of synthetic resin, article molded thereby and insert member for making same |
| GB1569861A (en) * | 1978-05-11 | 1980-06-25 | Marks & Spencer Ltd | Garment hanger |
| EP0496912A1 (en) * | 1991-01-30 | 1992-08-05 | LEAMM S.r.l. | Support for price marker signs and the like, particularly for displays for items of clothing |
| US5520311A (en) * | 1994-07-11 | 1996-05-28 | Lam; Peter A.-F. | Garment hanger assembly kit |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2003082061A1 (en) * | 2002-03-28 | 2003-10-09 | Gregory Hay | A hanger for an article |
| CN103281938A (en) * | 2011-02-18 | 2013-09-04 | 株式会社万代 | Clothes hanger |
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| GB9621503D0 (en) | 1996-12-04 |
| GB2318320A (en) | 1998-04-22 |
| GB2318321B (en) | 1999-07-07 |
| GB9623712D0 (en) | 1997-01-08 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| 732E | Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977) | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
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