Patents Assigned to Batts, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4187967
    Abstract: A garment hanger is disclosed which has a molded plastic body to which a separate, preferably metal, hook is attached after the molding is complete. The molded body has a locking collar molded integrally with it but attached by a weak, rupturable web or stem. When the hook is assembled to the body, its shank is forced through the collar so that the collar becomes firmly secured to the shank and thereafter prevents separation of the hook and body. In one form of the invention, the forcing of the shank through the collar detaches it from the body, permitting the collar and hook to rotate freely with respect to the hanger body. In another form, the attachment between the hook and body remain intact until a subsequent maneuver is performed to cause separation of hook and hanger body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4177908
    Abstract: A molded pants hanger includes a lower bar and an upper bar positioned above and spaced from the lower bar in the same vertical plane. Adjacent ends of the upper and lower bars are detachably and hingedly interconnected with the upper bar movable from an open position to closed position generally parallel with the lower bar. A support hook is joined to the center of the lower bar. A side latch including an L-shaped member integral with the free end of the lower bar cooperates with a recess formed in the free end of the upper bar to latch the upper bar to the lower bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4123864
    Abstract: A tally system of article identification to be mounted on an article support such as a garment hanger is disclosed. In one form, tubular tallies are initially manufactured as an extruded tube and then severed into individual units of suitable length. In another form, they are individually manufactured. The article support may be provided with an upstanding boss or other projection over which the tallies are seated. The tallies and boss or other projection may be equipped with means for circumferentially indexing the tally to assure proper display. The tallies, as used, preferably have suitable information indicia applied to their exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4101059
    Abstract: A tally having suitable information imprinted thereon is formed from flexible, sheet material and defines a locking detent notch opening through a transverse edge thereof. Extending outwardly from the transverse edge opposite the locking detent notch is an indexing or stop tab. A hanger includes a tally attaching means having a recess defined by opposed walls or flanges having grooves formed therein. One of the grooves includes an inwardly directed detent adapted to snap fit into the notch of the tally. The other groove is of stepped configuration in cross section and includes a stop against which the tab abuts when the tally is inserted between the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Judd F. Garrison, Douglas F. Wolff
  • Patent number: 4073457
    Abstract: A hanger for garments or other articles such as shoes having loops or web-like portions from which said articles may be suspended, includes a body member equipped with a hook, the body member being generally of U-shaped configuration when folded for use and having a central web and a pair of wings. Each of the wings defines a slot opening through one end thereof and extending generally horizontally when the hanger is suspended from its hook for engaging the loops or a web-like portion of an article. The upstanding hook is formed integral with the body member to permit suspension of the hanger from a support rod or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Everett L. Duester
  • Patent number: 4071146
    Abstract: An articulated article support for hook suspended article display devices includes an elongated, flexible, tension load supporting member upon which a plurality of links are mounted in a tandem relationship. Each of the links includes a generally rectangular shaped body having a hook extending outwardly therefrom. Various attachment arrangements are provided for securing one end of the load supporting member to a support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Batts
  • Patent number: 4046293
    Abstract: A garment hanger includes a central head portion and outwardly extending arms. Each of the arms defines adjacent their ends a socket for receipt of the ends of a pants bar. The pants bar includes at each end a resilient detent finger having a barbed head. The barbed head snaps into an aperture formed in the wall of the socket to thereby positively lock the pants bar to the hanger. The pants bar is detachable upon intentional manual shifting of the resilient locking fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4034903
    Abstract: A suspended article display hanger arrangement includes an elongated, rigid bar upon which are slidably mounted a plurality of article engaging clamps. In the preferred embodiment, the clamps are divided into two sets, with one set permitting suspension of articles from the front surface of the bar and the other set permitting suspension of articles from the rear surface of the bar. The slidable mounting arrangement for the clamps is such that clamps from the first set may be positionable in a back-to-back relationship with clamps of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Batts
  • Patent number: 4034865
    Abstract: A segmental articulated display arrangement for hook suspended article display devices includes a plurality of links interconnected in a tandem fashion. Each of the individual links includes a rigid body having transversely spaced side members and longitudinally spaced end members interconnecting the side members. A hook-like portion extends outwardly from the body to provide an article support and includes a recess formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof for frictionally receiving the upper end member of another link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4023762
    Abstract: A hanger for garments or other articles such as shoes having loops or web-like portions from which said articles may be suspended, included a body member equipped with a hook, the body member being generally of U-shaped configuration when folded for use and having a central web and a pair of wings. Each of the wings defines a slot opening through one end thereof and extending generally horizontally when the hanger is suspended from its hook for engaging the loops or a web-like portion of an article. The upstanding hook is formed integral with the body member to permit suspension of the hanger from a support rod or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Batts, Everett L. Duester
  • Patent number: 4017990
    Abstract: An attachment for use with an article hanger such as a garment hanger is disclosed to provide a display means for indicia. The attachment is designed for use with a tubular tally surrounding the shank or the support hook of the hanger. A portion of the attachment is designed to be inserted in the open top of the tally. The part so inserted is wider than the inside diameter of the tally and is either partially folded and inserted in the tally or the tally is slightly distorted before the attachment is inserted. By virtue of the resilience of either the attachment or the tally or both, a tight wedging engagement is formed which firmly secures the attachment to the tally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 4007861
    Abstract: A connector for supporting one hook suspended garment hanger from another in a vertically spaced relationship, takes the form of an elongated strip of flexible, sheet-like material having tension sustaining characteristics. The upper quarter of the connector includes an opening for receiving the hook of the upper one of the hangers. The lower portion of the connector includes a pair of spaced, parallel, longitudinally extending slits thereby defining a strap for attachment of the hook of the lower one of the hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1977
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: Everett L. Duester, Judd F. Garrison
  • Patent number: 3991884
    Abstract: A display arrangement for articles suspended from hanging devices includes a rod-like horizontal support having a plurality of longitudinally spaced, slot-like channels formed on both the upper and lower surfaces of an elongated rigid rod or pole. The slot-like channels are parallel to each other and are disposed at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axes of the pole. The slot-like channels on the upper surface are in line with the slot-like channels formed on the lower surface. The channels space and arrange in parallel relationship the hanging devices at an acute angle to the axis of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard E. DeMaagd, Thomas W. Sloan
  • Patent number: D247150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: Everett L. Duester
  • Patent number: D249619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: John Thomas Batts, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas F. Wolff