Hanger for decorative skirt

Abstract

A skirt hanger and method for applying, removing and storing a skirt from a table or stage in which the hanger provides a means for transporting, storing, applying and removing the skirt from a table or stage without getting the skirt dirty or causing undue wrinkles in the skirt during such operations.

1 . A device for handling a decorative skirt having a loop fastener strip, comprising: 
 a generally flat rectangular and durable hanger body having two sides and a predetermined height, length and thickness for hanging a decorative skirt therefrom;    a hook fastener fixedly attached and extending vertical a predetermined height of the hanger body on both sides of the hanger body; and    a hook fixedly attached to a predetermined location on a top center portion of the hanger body;    wherein the hook fastener on the hanger body and loop strip fastener on the skirt are touched together multiple times when wrapping the skirt around the hanger body to secure the skirt on the hanger body when removing the skirt from a draped item or when removing the skirt from the hanger body where the hook and loop fasteners at the points touched together are pulled apart to remove the skirt from the hanger body when attaching the skirt to the item for draping.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger body is made from a generally molded plastic or other similar material to make it resistant to moisture, warping or other damage during adverse storage conditions.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger body is made of aluminum or other similar material to resist high pressure and temperature during steam cleaning of the skirt upon the hanger body.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger body along one side edge of its longitudinal axis includes a hollow passageway centrally located between the two opposing ends on the longitudinal axis thereof for receiving the hook in a swivel relationship to the hanger body such that the hanger body can be rotated about the hook when an end user holds the hook in the hand to facilitate the wrapping of the skirt around both sides of the body and allowing contact between the hook fasteners on the body with opening and wherein the swivel hook extends into the centrally located opening at its bottom end and the swivel hook further includes a capturing member attached at its bottom end to prevent the hook from being pulled out of the hollow passageway but allows the hook to be pushed downwardly to be recessed in the opening for transportation or storage of the hanger body.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the hanger body includes three openings, one on either side of the centrally located opening and wherein the hanger body includes four vertical hook fastening strips on each side of the hanger body located a predetermined spaced apart distance from each other with two on either side of the central opening on each side so when the hanger body is rotated about the swivel hook axis the skirt loop fastener engages the hook fastening strips in an upwardly spiral fashion as the skirt is wrapped around the hanger body.  
   
   
       7 . A skirt hanger for hanging a table or stage skirt during storage and for applying or removing the table skirt having a loop fastening strip from a table or stage to go either out of or into storage, respectively, comprising: 
 a generally flat rectangular shaped body portion having a predetermined thickness, height and length to accommodate the respective sized skirt, at least one vertical hook fastener of a predetermined length in the direction of its height on both sides of the body portion for touch fastening to the loop fastening strip of the skirt, a swivel hook attached centrally along the longitudinal axis of its length to the top of the body portion wherein the body portion is rotated about the axis of the swivel hook when applying or removing the skirt from the table or stage while holding the swivel hook far enough above the ground so that the skirt when attaching or unwrapping from the body portion does not drag upon the ground causing it to get dirty or wrinkle.    
   
   
       8 . The skirt hanger of  claim 6 , wherein the swivel hook is made of metal and include a means on its end for fixedly attaching it to the body portion of the skirt hanger wherein the swivel hook is securely attached from a pull out during operation but is able to be recessed for transportation or storage without a skirt.  
   
   
       9 . The skirt hanger of  claim 7 , wherein the body portion further includes a three openings, two of approximately the same size near opposing ends of the body portion and one of a generally smaller dimension that is centrally located and receives the bottom end of the swivel hook in a locking engagement toward the top portion of the body but permits a recessing of the hook into the opening for storage.  
   
   
       10 . The skirt hanger of  claim 6 , wherein the body portion is made from a molded plastic or aluminum and further includes an indicia marking to indicate the size of the skirt on the skirt hanger or the size of the skirt that the hanger can handle.  
   
   
       11 . The skirt hanger of  claim 6 , wherein the body portion on each side includes four vertical hook fastener strips spaced apart a predetermined distance from one another to securely touch fasten the skirt to the hanger body portion when spirally wrapping the skirt from the bottom upwardly to the top of the body portion when rotating the body portion about the axis of the swivel hook during removal of the skirt from a table or stage or unwrapping the skirt in a spirally downward motion when applying the skirt to a table or stage.  
   
   
       12 . The skirt hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the skirt securely wrapped around the body portion of the skirt hanger prevents the skirt from falling off the skirt hanger or from wrinkling when the skirt hanger is place upon a hanging rod in storage or on a mobile cart for transportation.  
   
   
       13 . A method for removing a skirt with a loop fastener strip from a table or stage and for transporting and storing the skirt in a manner that reduces the collection of dirt and wrinkles to the skirt, comprising: 
 pulling an end of the skirt from the table or stage;    holding a swivel hook on a skirt hanger a predetermined distance above the ground so that the lowest end of the removed skirt is above the ground;    placing and touch fastening the loop fastener strip of the skirt onto a vertical hook fastener strip at its bottom end on one side of the rotatably skirt hanger;    rotating the skirt hanger about the swivel hanger hook to wrap the skirt around the hanger in a spiral upwardly movement while touch fastening the loop fastening strip on the skirt to the hook fasteners on the skirt hanger as the skirt is wrapped around the rotating skirt hanger;    walking around the periphery of the table or along the stage while rotating the skirt hanger until all of the loop fastening strip of the skirt is touch fastened to the vertical hook fastener on the skirt hanger; and    transporting the skirt hanger with the securely wrapped around and touch fasten hook and loop fastener connection between the skirt hanger and the skirt; and    hanging the skirt hanger with the attached skirt on a hanger means.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the skirt hanger is made from a generally molded plastic for normal use and made from aluminum for high pressure and temperature commercial steam cleaning.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the skirt hanger is a generally flat rectangular shape body having multiple opening therethrough for weight reduction and for receiving a bottom end of the swivel hook in a centrally located opening in a fixedly relationship.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the hook and loop fasteners are VELCRO brand hook and loop fasteners.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the hook and loop fasteners on the hanger and skirt, respectively, securely fastens the skirt to the hanger so that in transporting the skirt hanger, the skirt is incapable of falling off the skirt hanger.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the skirt hanger include indicia to mark the size of the skirt that the hanger can accommodate.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the applying of the skirt from the skirt hanger to a table or stage further comprise the steps of: 
 taking an end of the skirt on the hanger and pulling the loops of the skirt apart from the hook fasteners on the hanger;    placing the pulled off end of the skirt with its loop fastener on a hook fastener strip on a table or stage to touch fasten that end;    holding the hanger a predetermined distance above the ground so that the skirt end at its bottom is above the ground;    walking around the periphery of the table or along the stage unwrapping the skirt from the hanger in a spiral downwardly motion;    lifting the swivel hook higher as the skirt is unwrapped from the hanger to keep it even with the hook fastener strip on the table or stage; and    touch fastening the loop fastener strip of the skirt to the table or stage hook fastening strip until the end of the skirt on the hanger.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the hanger means is a rod in a closet or on a mobile cart for transporting the hanger with its skirt wrapped therearound and the swivel hook is hung on the rod.