Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Usner

Daniel C. Usner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Garment hanger support system
    Patent number: 5415299
    Abstract: A garment hanger support system suitable for transporting hanging garments in high-density packed arrangement in a truck, trailer, freight container or other enclosure includes a first support member (12) for moving hanger slings (14) or other garment hangers thereon. The first support member is supported by a plurality of second support members (18) having a first end portion (20) in overlying supported relation with a first frame member (50). The second support member further includes a second end portion (26) including an arm portion (28) for supporting the first support member. The first frame members extend between second frame members (52) and are connected by brackets (56) that are selectively engagable in apertures (54) in the second frame members. A guard member (68) overlies the first support member to prevent unintentional disengagement of the hanger slings during transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner
  • Angled roller device for multiple garment hanger rope-sling
    Patent number: 5050833
    Abstract: There is provided a garment rope gang-sling hook device characterized by said hook having disposed thereon three small, low-friction, ball or roller bearing, rollers having substantially flat rolling surfaces, disposed in fixed position on the crook of said hook, the axis of rotation of the centrally disposed roller forming an angle of between 30.degree. and 89.degree. with the axes of rotation of each flanking roller, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner
  • Multiple garment hanger storage and sorting device
    Patent number: 4779746
    Abstract: There is provided a tubular, self-locking, garment hanger device of chocleate cross-section, and being an essentially unitary, plastic resin extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner
  • Multiple garment hanger transfer device
    Patent number: 4557516
    Abstract: There is provided a multiple garment hanger transfer and clamping device, adaptable for suspending a number of hanger-hung garments for vertical rope-sling loading, which transfer device is adaptable for skimming, in one continuous motion, a multiplicity of garment hangers from either a garment trolley bar or a garment storage bar, and clamping them firmly together for transfer to said rope sling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner
  • Garment trolley bar shroud
    Patent number: 4140163
    Abstract: A bag-like shroud is provided for a garment trolley bar for the purpose of both protecting, and preventing displacement in transit of, hanger-hung garments carried by said trolley bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner
  • Clothes hanger bridle for a garment trolley bar
    Patent number: 4079840
    Abstract: A clothes hanger bridle for a garment trolley bar is provided for the purpose of preventing displacement in transit of hanger-hung garments from said trolley bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: Daniel C. Usner