Biodegradable clothes hanger

Abstract

A hanger device that includes a sheet of biodegradable material having a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion defines a hook member and a hanger body. A fold line is located between the hook members for connecting the first portion and the second portion to one another. The first portion and the second portion are positioned adjacent one another such that the hook members and the hanger bodies overlap to form the hanger device.

1 . A biodegradable clothes hanger comprising:
 a sheet of a biodegradable material including a first portion and a second portion,   wherein the first portion has a first hook member and a first hanger body and the second portion has a second hook member and a second hanger body, and   wherein the first hook member and the second hook member are connected together at a fold line, and   wherein the first portion and the second portion are positioned adjacent to one another such that the first and second hook members and the first and second hanger bodies overlap one another.   
     
     
         2 . The hanger device of  claim 1  wherein the first portion includes a flap adapted to engage the second portion so as to secure the first portion and the second portion adjacent one another. 
     
     
         3 . The hanger device of  claim 1  wherein the flap includes a textured surface that extends along an upper surface of a base support when the first portion and the second portion are positioned adjacent one another and secured by the flap. 
     
     
         4 . The hanger device of  claim 2  wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the flap are positioned adjacent one another thereby forming a base support. 
     
     
         5 . The hanger device of  claim 2  wherein the flap includes at least one tab member that is adapted to secure the flap for engagement with the second portion. 
     
     
         6 . The hanger device of  claim 5  wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion includes a notch that is adapted to receive the tab member. 
     
     
         7 . The hanger device of  claim 1  further including a push-thru hole adapted to provide supplemental support to the first portion and the second portion positioned adjacent one another. 
     
     
         8 . The hanger device of  claim 1  wherein the fold line defines a straight edge along a top portion of the hook members when the first portion and the second portion are positioned adjacent one another. 
     
     
         9 . A hanger device comprising:
 a sheet of biodegradable material defining a hook member and a hanger body, wherein the sheet of biodegradable material has a double-wall corrugated structure.