Patents
US 8534626 B1: Dual-configuration hanger
- Granted
- 2013-09-17
- Filed
- 2011-01-19 application 13009308
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dual-configuration hanger for hanging an article from either the handle of a carrier device such as a shopping cart or a stroller, or from a horizontal table surface such as a public diaper-changing table, and a method of using the hanger. A pivot-and-locking assembly joins the proximate ends pair of hook-like curved arms each also having a distal end. The arms pivot between a locked-closed configuration in which the distal ends are in contact with or in close proximity to each other so that the arms define essentially a closed loop; and an open configuration in which the distal ends are spaced from each other to define an opening in between the distal ends, and the curved arms define a pair of opposed hooks.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130917.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRICA, Inc. 16 patents | US company or organization | Charlotte, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence O. Freese | Charlotte, NC | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47G | Household or table equipment | A47G29/083 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B45/035 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T24/3493 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FREESE, LAWRENCE O. signed 2011-01-19 | BRICA, INC. FREEPORT, FL | 25660/777 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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