Utility items made with rods of oval construction

摘要

An implement for use in a bathroom or a kitchen which is composed of at least one rod which is oval in cross section, the rod being aesthetic in appearance and providing an advantageous force distribution over rods with circular cross sections. The implement can be a hanging device, such as a hanger, a hanger for ties and belts, and many other variations having a hook portion for engaging a cylindrical support, an over-the-door/vertical wall device also including the rods with the oval cross section, the latter devices being, for example, clothes supporting hooks, hooks for articles made from fabric; wire metal baskets having a rim and/or transition device made from a rod with an oval cross section; paper or magazine holders comprising parallel racks separated by upstanding walls; bag dispenser and handles for implements.

主权项

1. A one-piece utility device in the form of a tie, scarf and belt holder comprising a stabilizing member, a stem and a utilitarian member, each of said stabilizing member, said stem and said utilitarian member respectively being made from respective metal rods having respective oval cross sections, said stabilizing member, said stem and said utilitarian member being fixed and stationary with respect to each other, said stabilizing member, said stem and said utilitarian member each having a uniform cross section:
said stabilizing member comprising a stabilizing hook having an interior wide surface for engaging a horizontal support and an opposing exterior wide surface, said stabilizing hook having a free end and an opposite stem merging portion; said stem being merged with said stabilizing hook at said stem merging portion and having opposing wide surfaces as a continuation of said interior wide surface and said opposing exterior wide surface of said stabilizing member; said utilitarian member being provided for use with ties, scarves and belts, said utilitarian member comprising:
a transverse member, oval in cross section, having opposing transverse wide surfaces respectively facing upwardly and downwardly when said tie, scarf and belt holder is in use, said transverse member having opposing transverse member narrow surfaces convexly curved with respect to each other and interconnecting said transverse wide surfaces, and long transverse member axes extending between said transverse member narrow surfaces, said long transverse member axes lying in a first plane, said transverse member being operatively connected to said stem; andat least one tie, scarf and belt holder element, oval in cross section having opposing wide surfaces and opposing narrow surfaces interconnecting said last mentioned opposing wide surfaces, each of said at least one tie, scarf and belt holder elements being located in respective parallel second planes in the event there are more than one tie, scarf and belt holder elements, said second planes being transverse to said first plane, said at least one tie, scarf and belt holder element having a bent inclined tie and scarf support at one end, a bent belt holding hook at the other end, and a connecting portion connecting said bent tie and scarf support and said bent belt holder hook, said opposing wide surfaces of said at least one tie scarf and belt holder element facing generally upwardly and downwardly when said element is in use.