Abstract: A method and system for re-using and recycling garment hangers which is applicable to localized or world wide geographic areas and which (a) eliminates sorting at the collecting point for used hangers, usually a retail store, (b) handles re-usable, recyclable and scrap hangers without restriction on mix components of a given batch, (c) renovates and returns the re-used hangers and recycled hanger material to points of need, and (d) can be physically located at a location dictated solely by convenience considerations without mandatory reliance on the physical proximity of hanger manufacturing facilities. The recycled hanger material may be sorted into a first part suitable for recycling and a second part suitable for scrap by manual and/or non-manual means.

Abstract: A tote box intended for use in very confined locations such as under the counter of the cashier station in a retail clothing establishment, the box having four flaps, each of which has a tab formed in the center of the edge of the flap. Each wall to which the flap is attached has a gripping aperture into which the tab carried by the flap may be inserted while the box is in use. In addition, a bend line provided between the flap-wall junction and the tab means enables the portion of the flap containing the tab means to be easily inserted into the gripping aperture. Further, a slot in each of two opposing end walls functions to receive and restrain the exterior flap of the two flanking flaps.

Abstract: An injection molded plastic hanger including an upper hanger member and a lower hanger member having a loop segment by which to hang from the upper hanger member. The loop segment is "closed" by the overlapping placement of two fingerlike segments extending from opposite ends of the loop. The two segments are held together in the proper position by a thin film of plastic which is located between them. The overlapping design of the fingerlike segments alleviates the formation of any weld lines within the loop segment which are substantially perpendicular to the tensile forces which are imposed upon the loop segment as the hanger is used as intended.

Abstract: A garment hanger which can be manufactured from inexpensive materials on a mass production basis which is extendable and contractible as many times as desired by the user throughout its useful life by a camming system formed by the interaction of cam drivers on each of two arms which engage with a cam follower carried in a central housing, the components being quickly and easily assembled but, when assembled, virtually impossible to disassemble.

Abstract: A method and system for re-using and recycling garment hangers which is applicable to localized or world wide geographic areas and which (a) eliminates sorting at the collecting point for used hangers, usually a retail store, (b) handles re-usable, recyclable and scrap hangers without restriction on mix components of a given batch, (c) renovates and returns the re-used hangers and recycled hanger material to points of need, and (d) can be physically located at a location dictated solely by convenience considerations without mandatory reliance on the physical proximity of hanger manufacturing facilities.

Abstract: An improved garment hanger is provided with a coating of resilient friction material on the upper surfaces of the garment support members to provide non-slip surfaces for garments such as coats, shirts, blouses and dresses and help prevent the garments from falling off the garment hanger and onto the floor. The application of resilient friction material applies equally to pant bars. The improved resilient friction material comprising a block copolymer having discreet block segments of styrene monomer units and rubber monomer units.

Abstract: A combination garment hanger, garment size indicating system and method of installing the garment size indicating system is provided in the form of a garment hanger equipped with a tab-holding section that accommodates a size-indicating tab. The size-indicating tab is provided in stick or coil form for easy installation. Once the size-indicating tab is inserted into the tab-holding section, it is substantially unremovable without the use of a pronged or otherwise sharp tab-removing tool. Any removal of the tab from the tab-holding section will substantially damage the tab and render it useless. The tab and method of installing the tabs is ergonomically designed to reduce the likelihood of carpal tunnel syndrome in assembly-line workers charged with the task of installing the tabs on the garment hangers.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molded plastic garment hanger having a pair of hingedly connected jaws is provided. The jaws include a thin pad of resilient thermoplastic rubber molded to the inner surface of one or both of the garment-gripping jaws. The pad is formed by injection molding during the molding cycle which forms the hanger body itself with a short dwell period between the injection of the resin forming the hanger body and the injection of the thermoplastic rubber forming the pad so that the pad and body become fused together at the boundary between them.

Abstract: An applicator is provided for the installation of size-indicating tabs on garment hangers. The applicator facilitates the installation of small, non-reusable, child-proof size-indicating tabs on garment hanger specially equipped to accommodate the tabs. The applicator includes a tube-like structure with a tapered outlet and a means for advancing a stick or coil of tabs forward in the tube. One preferred applicator includes multiple tubes attached to one another in a side-by-side fashion so that the operator may choose between a small, medium, large and extra-large size-indicating tabs.

Abstract: A combination garment hanger and garment size indicating system is provided in the form of a garment hanger equipped with a tab-holding section that accommodates a size-indicating tab. Once the size-indicating tab is inserted into the tab-holding section, it is substantially unremovable. Any removal of the tab from the tab-holding section substantially damages the tab and renders it useless. The tab is ergonomically designed to reduce the likelihood of carpal tunnel syndrome in assembly-line workers charged with the task of installing the tabs on garment hangers.

Abstract: A combination garment hanger that is equipped for accommodating a child-proof size-indicating tab and a tool for removing said child-proof size-indicating tab from the said garment hanger is provided. The improved system enables an assembly-line worker to quickly and easily remove a child-proof tab from a garment hanger when a tab indicating the incorrect size is mistakenly applied to a garment hanger. The tool quickly and easily pries the tab off of the garment hanger so that a correct size-indicating tab may be applied to the hanger. The tab-holding section of the garment hanger is specially designed to accommodate the tool without compromising the child-proof qualities of the hanger and tab.

Abstract: An improved plastic, clamp-style garment hanger is provided. The hanger provides two clamps disposed on an I-beam-like crossbar on opposing sides of a hook. The lateral positions of the clamp are adjustable. The spring-clip that biases the garment engaging surfaces of the clamps together also provides frictional engagement between the clamps and the upper ridge of the crossbar. Hooks disposed at either end of the crossbar are suitable for engaging straps and also limit the outward lateral position of the clamps. Steps or stacking ribs disposed adjacent to the hook limit the inward lateral movement of the clamps. The spring bias of the spring-clip against the clamps resists clamp creep under the weight of a heavy garment.

Abstract: A garment hanger includes an elongated, generally planar body having opposite ends and front and rear surfaces. A clamp is joined adjacent each end of the body with the body defining a wing which extends beyond the clamp. Each clamp includes first and second clamp members hingedly joined to the body adjacent an upper edge thereof. Each clamp member defines a clamping surface which is moveable in an opposed, generally abutting relationship with the clamp members overlying the front and rear surfaces of the body. A support hook is joined to the body intermediate the ends thereof. The garment hanger body is insertable inside the waistband of a pair of slacks, a skirt or the like. The clamp members are moved to a closed position engaging front and back surfaces of the garment. In use, only the front and back clamp members and the support hook are visible, and the hanger does not detract from the visual presentation of the garment.

Abstract: A clamp-type garment hanger with pads of resilient friction material on the inner clamping surfaces of the garment clamp assemblies to provide non-slip surfaces for garments such as trousers, skirts and the like. The non-slip surfaces on the clamp assemblies prevent the garments from slipping through the clamp asssemblies and falling onto the floor. The application of resilient friction material to the inner clamping surfaces applies equally to all types of clamp-type garment hangers. The resilient friction material used on the clamping surfaces comprises a block copolymer having discreet block segments of styrene monomer units and rubber monomer units.

Abstract: An adjustable bed including a multi-section mattress frame mounted on a base frame. The mattress frame includes a head section and a lower section. The lower section may include an intermediate or seat section and a leg section. A mattress support is joined to the mattress frame. The mattress support includes a plurality of wire grids joined to the sections. Each grid includes a plurality of tandemly arranged, transversely extending, generally rectangular closed loops. End portions of the loops are axially aligned and joined to lateral or side portions of the mattress frame. A plurality of parallel, longitudinally or axially extending support wires are positioned on the loops. The support wires extend generally parallel to the lateral portions or sides of the mattress frame. Ends of the support wires may be downturned and joined to an end wire.