Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bag for storing quilts, afghans, linens, blankets, hand-made clothing and other hand-made items. The present invention is further directed to a novel method of folding the item using interior flaps to protect the item. The storage bag of this invention includes an outer layer comprising a breathable, non-woven material, an interior layer that prevents damaging the quilt, a non-snagging sliding fastener proving access to an interior of the bag, and one or more interior flaps to protect the folded item.

Abstract: A portable dryer for suits and helmets includes a housing; a motor driving one or more blowers; a first air duct for directing air from the one or more blowers into a helmet, the housing configured to receive the helmet over an outlet of the first air duct; and a pair of second rotatable air ducts each for directing air from the one or more blowers into a separate leg of a suit, the second pair of rotatable air ducts spaced from the first air duct so as not to interfere with the outlet of the first air duct. The rotatable air ducts may be replaced with flexible tubing. An optional suitcase may contain the suit and helmet dryer and include a telescoping pole on which to hang a suit to be dried.

Abstract: A container includes a single piece of material having panels that are foldable about pre-formed crease lines into an enclosed configuration. The panels include a first base panel for supporting a garment and an insert panel extending from the first base panel and configured to be inserted within the garment. The insert panel is foldable to position the garment over the first base panel. The panels include sidewall panels, a second base panel, and a closure panel. The sidewall panels are foldable relative to the first base panel to form sidewalls of the container. The second base panel extends from one of the sidewall panels and is foldable over the first base panel. The closure panel extends from one of the panels, is foldable relative to the sidewall panels, and carries a fastener for fastening to another one of the panels to maintain the container in the enclosed configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving and protecting a mail is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a receptacle having a bottom and sidewalls. The bottom and sidewalls define an interior for the receptacle. At one of the sidewalls, a cover is provided, which is operated to form a closed structure with the receptacle. The apparatus comprises a clamp provided at one of the sidewalls to removably couple the receptacle to a structure. At the interior of the receptacle, a mail is received and the cover is closed to protect the mail.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for transporting clothes comprising a hanger body (10) with a triangular component (12) for supporting a garment with shoulders, said body having a rear face (13) and an opposing front face (14) with a recess (15) of a size to contain folded trousers.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods and apparatus in which a reusable bag is provided for the collection and return of soiled garments, laundry and/or other clothing items. The bag may be provided in the form of a hamper that is open at the top, with one or more hooks that allow the bag to be hung from a clothing rod, and is provided with engagement devices that allow the bag to be folded up when not in use, and then unfolded to various levels for containment and protection of clean items that have been hung on standard hangers. In some embodiments, garment protection flaps and a detachable accessory bag are provided inside the bag. In other embodiments, convenient handles are provided as part of the hangers which support the bags, the handles being positioned to balance the bag when it is being carried to avoid spilling the contents thereof, the bags having special flaps for engaging the hangers having the handles.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods and apparatus in which a reusable bag is provided for the collection and return of soiled garments, laundry and/or other clothing items. The bag may be provided in the form of a hamper that is open at the top, with one or more hooks that allow the bag to be hung from a clothing rod, and is provided with engagement devices that allow the bag to be folded up when not in use, and then unfolded to various levels for containment and protection of clean items that have been hung on standard hangers. In some embodiments, garment protection flaps are provided inside the bag.

Abstract: An air discharge valve for a vacuum-sealed clothes bag having a flexible container includes a valve body for openably closing the vacuum-sealed clothes bag. A hanger is attached to the valve body to extend upwards from the valve body, the hanger being arranged in a substantially coplanar relationship with the valve body. An anchor member is securely attached to the flexible container. First and second fixing caps are fixed to opposite surfaces of the anchor member. A cloth holder is suspended from the anchor member to hold a cloth contained in the flexible container. The valve body is fitted to the first and second fixing caps in a rotatable manner.

Abstract: An outfit ensemble organizer to organize and store an outfit is disclosed. The outfit emsemble can be made up of at least one garment, at least one pair of footwear and at least one necklace or jewelry item. The outfit ensemble organizer includes a garment cover for enclosing the at least one garment, a footwear pouch for securing the at least one pair of footwear and a necklace holder for holding the at least one necklace. Each of the garment cover, the footwear pouch, the necklace holder is positioned on at least one hanger.

Abstract: An undergarment hanger suspending by a hanger or hook; thin and dual sided receiving pouches with side access openings for storing a wide range and sizes of undergarment clothing, accessories, and swimsuits. In addition, the shape of the undergarment hanger reduces creases and dimples formed on the stored article of clothing and the like. Fabric or other material may be provided adjacent the top, bottom and side access openings to rigidize the undergarment receiving pouches.

Abstract: A foldable package made from one sheet of material where the top portion folds into 3 or more layers. Cutouts in each of the layers line up in a way to make a J-shaped hook. The 3 or more layers fold longitudinally to form a flat tab with a J-shaped hook. The J-shaped hook is then used as a supportive apparatus which allows easy removal of items from a peg.

Abstract: A wetsuit drying and transportation carrier includes a container having a wetsuit receiving interior. A reservoir is provided adjacent to the bottom of the container to receive liquid from the interior of the container. A first wetsuit support is pivotably connected to the container to pivot into and out of the container interior. A second wetsuit support is pivotably connected to the container in front of the first wetsuit support to pivot into and out of the interior of the container. A wetsuit shoulder support is connected to the container or to the first wetsuit support. A third wetsuit support is pivotably connected to the first and second wetsuit supports. The third wetsuit support desirably has a slot for receiving a wetsuit for drying and transportation.

Abstract: An undergarment hanger suspending by a hanger or hook; thin and dual sided receiving pouches with side access openings for storing a wide range and sizes of undergarment clothing, accessories, and swimsuits. In addition, the shape of the undergarment hanger reduces creases and dimples formed on the stored article of clothing and the like. Fabric or other material may be provided adjacent the top, bottom and side access openings to rigidize the undergarment receiving pouches.

Abstract: A display and storage case for T-shirts includes a base element conforming in general shape to a flat T-shirt. A cover element is selectively secured to the base element, and is fabricated from a transparent material. A hook element is connected to one of the base element and the cover element, and facilitates hanging of the case on a standard clothes hanging device. ATt-shirt can be secured between the base element and the cover element with the color and graphic features of the T-shirt being visible.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a unitary body that includes a front section with planar front and rear surfaces. A rear section is spaced from the front section and extends parallel thereto. The body also includes a shoulder portion monolithically formed with the front and rear sections, which is provided with perforations. The body is articulatable along the perforations such that same can be adapted between folded and unfolded positions. The body further includes a finger portion monolithically formed with the front section that is provided with perforations. The finger portion is laterally registered with one of the openings such that same can be inserted therethrough. Another one of the openings receives a fastening member therethrough and supports the body at an elevated position. At least one sock is intercalated between the front and rear sections.

Abstract: A garment carrier comprises a jacket or similar apparel for wearing on the torso. A compartment is provided on the rear of the jacket into which the garments to be carried are inserted. In use, the garments are held flat against the wearer's back in a position which enables the wearer to jog, cycle or pursue other activities without having to support the garments by hand.

Abstract: A package and method for displaying shoelaces includes a backing member to which one end of the laces are attached by a strip of pressure sensitive adhesive. The laces are wrapped about the backing member and through an opening of a triangularly-shaped hanger to form a plurality of loops. A second strip of pressure sensitive adhesive is then wrapped about the loops and backing panel securing the looped laces to the hanger. A cover wrap is inserted through the hanger and folded over the upper portion of the looped laces, backing panel and base of the hanger. An informational panel is then wrapped about the cover wrap to secure the laces and backing member therein. The informational panel contains printed indicia pertaining to the shoelaces. A display rod is inserted through the hanger to suspend the packaged laces therefrom.

Abstract: A foldable garment display package for displaying garments such as intimate apparel comprises a back panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel. The back panel includes a top, two sides, a bottom, a securing flap integrally formed as part of the back panel, a hanging tab integrally formed at the top of the back panel, and a closing slot formed proximate one side of the back panel. The bottom panel is foldably connected to the bottom of the back panel and upwardly foldable into juxtaposed relationship with the back panel. The front panel comprises an innermost edge foldably connected to the side of the back panel opposite the side on which the closing slot is located. The front panel also includes an outermost edge having a closing tab corresponding to the closing slot foldably connected to the outermost edge. At least one garment to be displayed is wrapped around the bottom panel.

Abstract: A combination garment bag and luggage bag includes a relatively rigid outer luggage bag and a relatively flexible inner garment bag. According to one aspect of the invention, the garment bag is secured to the interior of the luggage bag with the aid of a releasable coupling mechanism. According to another aspect of the invention, the interior of the garment bag is provided with a spring expandable hanger bar. The hanger bar expands when the garment bag is removed from the luggage bag. This allows easier access to the contents of the garment bag.

Abstract: An assembly for transporting, storing and merchandising plural articles of merchandise. The assembly comprises a shipping container in which a fixture and the articles of merchandise are located. The shipping container includes an outer carton and an inner compartment. The fixture is located within the inner compartment and includes an elongated display member and a bracket. The elongated display member supports the articles of merchandise. The shipping container includes a portion that can be opened to provide access to the bracket to enable the bracket to be connected to the elongated display member while that member is still within the shipping container. The fixture and the shipping carton can then be mounted on any vertically oriented structural member, whereupon the shipping container can be removed leaving the fixture in place with the merchandise suspended from it.

Abstract: A laundry tote including at least one rotatable support member for hanging the tote is disclosed. The tote may also include a cover which can be secured over the top to prevent laundry from inadvertently falling out of the tote, and may include a pocket for receiving a label or the like for identification purposes.

Abstract: The compression storage bag includes a storage bag main body, which has an entrance-exit portion (or an opening portion) on one side, for putting in and taking out goods to be stored. The opening portion is made open-close free, by open-close means. The compression storage bag has a first non-return valve on the opposite side of the opening portion. This first non-return valve is provided with one side extending to the inside of the storage bag main body, and the other side extending to a path that connects communicatively with the exterior of the storage bag main body. Moreover, the compression storage bag has an outlet, which makes it possible for the air inside the storage bag main body to flow out through the first non-return valve and the path. In particular, a second non-return valve, which has an opening portion through which air is sucked out of the interior of the storage bag main body, is formed at a different place from the first non-return valve.

Abstract: A carrying case for neck ties comprises three panels which fold one over the other and include special loops to support the midpoint of the ties within the carrying case. The separate panels are connected by soft, living hinges. The carrying case is especially useful in smaller luggage cases of the type popular for airline carry on travel.

Abstract: A piece of luggage for carrying clothing and accessories is disclosed. The luggage may be used to carry and store clothing on hangers together with accouterments in a convenient, vertically-accessible configuration.

Abstract: Design of a composite luggage, comprising an upper layer soft textured bag and a lower layer hard set case to be assembled by means of a zipper assembly or equivalent sealing means, both layers being openable opposite each other, and each permitting stowage of objects such that the upper soft textured compartment, whenever not fully loaded, may automatically have its volume reduced commensurably to the voids within, and the same soft textured compartment may be unfolded further for extension to eventually form a bag fit for the stowage of a suit or garment, a retraction layer is interposable way between both the upper and the lower layers, and which may be put into effect where needed to upgrade the capacity of the luggage, overall, the luggage embodies altogether the utility features of a hard set stowage case, a soft textured baggage and of a suit stowage means as well.

Abstract: A garment bag backpack for freeing a user's hands while traveling. The inventive device includes a main support having a pair of shoulder straps secured thereto. The main support has a waist strap secured thereto. The shoulder straps and the waist strap couple the main support to a torso of a user. A pair of garment supports are rotatably coupled with the main support. Each of the garment supports have a generally U-shaped configuration. A cover is dimensioned for positioning over the main support and the pair of garment supports. The cover has zippered closure.

Abstract: A daughter wardrobe adapted for use inside a mother wardrobe for holding clothes, including a wardrobe body and a supporting frame mounted inside the wardrobe body to stretch out and support a top panel of the wardrobe body, wherein a plurality of loops are respectively fastened to the top panel of the wardrobe body on the inside and arranged in a line in transverse direction to hold a hanging rod for hanging clothes. A reinforcing plate maybe mounted inside the wardrobe body and closely attached to the top panel thereof, and a cloth rack is riveted to the reinforcing plate for hanging clothes.

Abstract: The invention is a printed product hanger construction to be used in packaging fabric products especially multiple pairs of socks. The invention consists of a pressure sensitive band that wraps two pairs of socks on one side of a hanger portion and one pair of socks on the other side of the hanger portion. Pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to the socks, thus securing them to the package. A hanger portion of the band protrudes above the remainder of the band and contains the hanger opening for displaying the socks on a pegboard. The hanging region has an opening for receiving a single or a double wire hanger cut near the top of a billboard region containing printed matter.

Abstract: A container comprises front and rear opposed walls, a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of beveled shoulder walls, and a hanger support panel. The front and rear walls are interconnected by the side walls along generally parallel fold lines to form an upright tubular enclosure. The beveled shoulder walls are arranged adjacent to the tops of the side walls and extend between the front and rear walls. Each shoulder wall is disposed at an obtuse angle with respect to the adjacent side wall. The distance between the upper edges of the shoulder walls is less than the distance between the lower edges of the shoulder walls. The hanger support panel is foldably joined to the top edge of the rear wall. The support panel rests on and bridges between the upper edges of the shoulder walls. The support panel is provided with hanger-engaging slot so that a hanger-supported article to be placed in the tubular enclosure can hang from the support panel.

Abstract: A combination transport-display box for shoes openly displays the shoes in an upright display condition in which the shoes directly face a purchaser.

Abstract: The invention is a hexagonal garment box including a novel hanger apparatus formed by flaps of two opposing walls of said box. The hanger apparatus includes a hanger bar formed from a foldable flap, supported by a slot in an opposing wall of said box and another flap from the opposing wall which extends over the hanger bar to secure and hold any hangers placed between the two flaps in position within the garment box.

Abstract: The invention is a garment box including a novel hanger apparatus formed by flaps of two opposing walls of said box. The hanger apparatus includes a hanger bar formed from a foldable flap, supported by a slot in an opposing wall of said box and another flap from the opposing wall which extends over the hanger bar to secure and hold any hangers placed between the two flaps in position within the garment box.

Abstract: A foldable garment container formed of sheet material comprising a single blank. The container is defined by a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top wall and is of a size and configuration to hold at least one garment disposed on a garment hanger. At least one of the end walls has top and bottom flaps. The container also includes a hanger retainer integral therewith proximate an inner surface of the one of the end walls. At least one of the top and bottom flaps is die cut to form the hanger retainer as an integral hanger support. The container includes a fold line in closely spaced relation to the one of the end walls along which the integral hanger support is foldably joined to the remainder of the one of the top and bottom flaps. Additionally, the garment container includes integral retaining members for maintaining the integral hanger support in generally parallel relation to the one of the end walls.

Abstract: A shoe box is disclosed for safely and temporarily holding shoes of a hotel guest on the outside of a hotel room door so that the shoes can be picked up, shined and returned and which does not require that the hotel guest have a key to open the shoe box. The box is substantially rectangularly shaped and includes a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls. The back of the box includes a border around the perimeter defining an opening for insertion and removal of the shoes by the guest when the box is removed from the door. A hinged cover including a lock can only be opened by an attendant for removing the shoes for polishing or for replacing them. The top rear of the box carries a bracket which fits over the top of a door to suspend the box thereon with the back of the box flush against the door. Cushing material on the back of the box and on the inside of the cover reduce the noise which would otherwise be created when the box was being hung on the door or when the cover was being closed.

Abstract: A multi-compartment case, in particular such a case for air travel, features a rectangular parallelpiped shaped part with a handle on one narrow side and, projecting beyond the narrow side a tall part which is provided with a hinged lid on the front wall facing the other part and in its interior a device for hanging up clothes. The narrow side projects as a wall section out of a front wall of two tall case shells which are made mainly of light weight metal and are hinged together. The narrow side features connecting elements to secure a briefcase which, when joined to the case, makes the whole into a rectangular parallelpiped.

Abstract: A corrugated shipping box comprises a tray and a lid and a panel hinged to the lid and foldable within the enclosure formed by the tray and the lid. The panel has a sub-panel extending rearwardly of the rear face thereof and an aperture in the front face for receiving a garment hanger. A garment can be folded over the panel by first inserting the garment hanger in the aperture passing the garment around the free edge of the panel over the back face and through a slot provided in the sub-panel to thereby retain the garment in a draped position and prevent bunching thereof in the box.

Abstract: A collapsible container for suspended freight, especially for conveying garments by air, the walls and roof being of rigid waterproof panels supported upon a standard floor pallet. In the preferred case, the roof slides on rollers over two opposite side walls and is provided with parallel horizontal bars rigidly attached to its inner surface for the suspension of the garments. The weight carried by the side walls is distributed over the floor pallet by supporting the side walls on a weight distributing framework. The component panels may be separated for return flights and stacked horizontally to save space.

Abstract: The invention structure comprehends the provision of a hanger bar formed from flaps extending from the ends of side walls of the container body, the flaps being retained in position between an end wall of the container body and inner locking walls. Portions of the flaps are folded into position to define the hanger bar which extends into the container body.

Abstract: A packaging structure for hanger supported articles is disclosed. Support of the articles is achieved by panels in partially overlapping relationship and joined by tab panels foldably joined to the panels and erected by overlapping of the panels into facing relationship to form a rail for support of hangers, the tab panels being maintained in locked relationship by the overlapping panel.

Abstract: A display hanger for articles is formed from a single blank of relatively stiff material such as paperboard and is printed on one side with advertising and identification graphics including incremental price information. The single blank is cut and scored to form a main body panel, a pair of garment supporting side flaps and a pair of interlocking side flaps which retain one or more of the garments on the display hanger. The upper portion of the main body panel is reinforced and includes a cutout for supporting the display hanger on a companion support member such as a pin type display panel. Meanwhile, the improvement comprises an extension flap foldably attached to the lower end of said main body panel wherein the incremental price information is printed on individual tab elements that are integral with but selectively removable from said extension flap. The extension flap is normally folded behind and secured to the rear of the main body panel with a single price tab folded into view.

Abstract: A garment container formed of paperboard and having an integral hanger supporting bar extending between opposed walls.