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Suspended baby clothes hangerRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, ApparelSuspended baby clothes hanger description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060207952, Suspended baby clothes hanger. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
(b) CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/649,856 filed Feb. 2, 2005. (c) STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT [0002] (Not Applicable) (d) REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX [0003] (Not Applicable) (e) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] This invention relates generally to a device for hanging clothing. [0006] 2. Description of the Related Art [0007] Clothing storage is a requirement for any home or extended stay facility. Conventional clothing storage requires the clothing to be folded flat and placed in drawers or on shelves. An alternative to flat storage is a conventional clothing hanger over which each garment is hung, and then the hook portion of the hanger is placed around a rod or hook. [0008] In typical homes using hangers for hanging clothing, the hangers are either hung on a rod in a closet or armoire. However, both closets and armoires must be opened in order to access the garments. This is especially difficult when a user is changing the clothing of a baby, someone in a wheelchair or other person who must be monitored at all times. In this situation, the person dressing the other person must use one hand to open the closet or armoire door, reach into the cavity thereof, and remove a garment. Often closets are not close to baby changing tables so that the user can avoid walking dangerously far from the table to obtain the clothing. Instead, the user must leave the proximity of the baby to obtain the clothing, thereby creating an opportunity for the child to roll off the table and be injured. Additionally, baby or toddler clothing takes up a very small amount of space below a closet rod, because it is so small relative to adult clothing, and there may be no closet space for any more clothing. Therefore, a substantial amount of wasted space exists in a closet used to hold children's clothing. Finally, furniture is costly, and there may not be sufficient floor space for additional furniture. [0009] Therefore, the need exists for a clothing storage apparatus that can be placed in a location that is convenient to the user, and also effectively stores clothes. (f) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] The invention is a clothes-hanging apparatus upon which clothing can be hung. The apparatus is mounted within an enclosed room having a ceiling. The apparatus comprises a first rod disposed below the ceiling and connected to the ceiling. The first rod is preferably connected to the ceiling by a first pair of flexible members extending downwardly from a first fastener in the ceiling to ends of the first rod. A second rod is disposed below the ceiling and connected to the ceiling by a second pair of flexible members extending downwardly from a second fastener in the ceiling to ends of the second rod. A third rod is disposed below the first and second rods. The third rod connects to the first rod by a third flexible member extending downwardly from the first rod. The third rod connects to the second rod by a fourth flexible member extending downwardly from the second rod. Preferably the flexible members are wires or other flexible material. [0011] In one embodiment of the invention, the clothes-hanging apparatus has a fifth flexible member extending from the first rod to the third rod, and a sixth flexible member extending from the second rod to the third rod. This prevents twisting of the first and second rods. In a more preferred embodiment, the first and second rods are aligned substantially along a line that is substantially parallel to the third rod. Furthermore, a first end of the third rod is aligned substantially below a first end of the first rod and a second end of the third rod is aligned substantially below a first end of the second rod. [0012] In another embodiment of the invention, the clothes-hanging apparatus has a support bar connecting the first rod to the second rod to maintain the first and second rods at preferred relative positions. The third flexible member in this embodiment is preferably mounted to the first rod substantially intermediate the first rod's ends, and the fourth flexible member is mounted to the second rod substantially intermediate the second rod's ends. (g) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. [0014] FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention with clothing hanging thereon. [0015] FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating another embodiment of the present invention. [0016] FIG. 4 is a top view illustrating the embodiment of FIG. 3, and showing the angle between the upper rods. [0017] FIG. 5 is a view in perspective illustrating the embodiment of FIG. 3 mounted in an operable position. [0018] FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating another embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about Suspended baby clothes hanger... Full patent description for Suspended baby clothes hanger Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Suspended baby clothes hanger patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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