Convertible Valet Hanger

Abstract

A system for the support and display of clothing and apparel that is amendable and adaptable to various configurations for the adherence of numerous clothing additions and orientations of clothing. The valet hanger that is the present invention is configured to extend a valet rod perpendicular to a hanger rod and towards the user to provide a convenient stable member on which to hang clothing in an orientation where the fronts or the backs of clothing may be viewed. Said hanger system is also configured to remain in a stable orientation by balancing against a back wall or brace behind said hanger or against a shelf or object directly over a hanger rod used to support the convertible hanger assembly vertically. The components of the convertible valet hanger being adaptable to various closet configurations as well as interchangeable between hanger conformations.

1 . A convertible valet hanger comprising:
 two conjoined hanger arms, a superior hook mechanism, and an inferior cross-member, all coplanar;
 said two hanger arms, connected superiorly, descending and downward sloping, creating an inverse “V’ formation wherein each said descending arm is connected at an apex, superiorly, and extends downward and away from one another, each to an inferior terminus; 
 a hook mechanism existing superiorly and at the apex of said inverted “V”; 
 an inferiorly residing cross-member connecting terminal points of said descending, downward sloping arms; 
 said cross-member creating an isosceles triangle with said descending arms wherein said descending arms are of equal length and said cross-member is of a length longer than said length of each arm, forming an obtuse angle at the junction between said legs and an acute angles at the junction of said cross member and at said arms; 
 said cross member harboring two internal opposable arm members, a frontward-facing extendable hanger arm, proximate to a valet hanger user, and a rearward-facing extendable hanger arm, distal to a valet hanger user; 
 said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm exhibiting a safety ball, proximate to a user; and 
 said rearward-facing extendable hanger arm exhibiting a back stop member, distal to said user. 
   
     
     
         2 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said hook is attached to a hanger rod in an over and down motion or an under-back, up-and-over motion, for upper securement, and wherein side-to-side movement of said valet hanger is reduced by sequentially hung hangers upon said hanger rod. 
     
     
         3 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 2 , wherein said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm is capable of extension and retraction to variable lengths to accept the placement of externally applied hanger hooks or direct placement of clothes. 
     
     
         4 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 2 , wherein said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm is capable of extension and retraction to variable lengths to accept the placement of a hanging strap between hanger arm terminal and safety ball. 
     
     
         5 . The hanging strap of  claim 4 , wherein said hanging strap exhibits
 (a) an opening or hooking mechanism for attachment to said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm, proximate to a user;   (b) a twisted, changing plane of said strap rotated 90 degrees from perpendicular to coplanar with said hanger arms, hook mechanism, and cross-member; and   (c) said perpendicular strap portion containing one to a plurality of openings for hanging of additional hanger hooks with garments of said additional hangers displaying garments perpendicular to clothes hanging in a closet in a descending manner.   
     
     
         6 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 4 , wherein said front-facing extendable hanger arm is extended and retracted via a slide, screw-type or spring-actuated mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said rearward-facing extendable hanger arm is wholly to partially inserted within said cross-member, capable of extension and retraction of variable lengths away from said cross member, at various points distal to a user, to abut a rear wall as to allow said cross-member to maintain a largely horizontal orientation with the addition of weight to said extendable hanger arm, proximate to a valet hanger user. 
     
     
         8 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 6 , wherein said rearward-facing, extendable hanger arm is extended and retracted via a screw-type or spring-actuatable mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . A convertible valet hanger comprising two conjoined hanger arms, a superior hook mechanism, and an inferior cross-member, a front-facing extendable arm and an upward facing extendable arm, perpendicular to said front-facing arm;
 said two hanger arms descending and downward sloping to create an inverse “V′ formation;   each said descending arms connected at an apex, superiorly, and extending downward and away from one another, each to a terminus;   said hook mechanism existing superiorly and at the apex of said inverted “V”;   a cross-member connecting terminal points of said descending, downward sloping arms;   said cross-member connected to said descending arms, each arm of equal length, and said cross-member a length longer than said length of each arm, forming a junction between said legs;   said cross member harboring one internal arm member;   said arm member being a frontward-facing extendable hanger arm, proximate to a user;   said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm exhibiting a safety ball; and   a rearward, upward-facing extendable hanger arm, perpendicular to said cross-member, exhibiting a top stop member to abut the bottom portion of a superiorly residing shelf, distal to a user.   
     
     
         10 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 9 , wherein said valet hanger is suspended via said superior hook which is attached to a hanger rod in an over and down motion, rearwardly open facing conformation, or an under-back, up-and-over, frontward open facing conformation for valet hanger support. 
     
     
         11 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 10 , wherein said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm is capable of extension and retraction of variable lengths to accept the placement of additional hanger hooks or clothes directly. 
     
     
         12 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 11 , wherein said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm is extended and retracted via a screw-type or spring-actuatable mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The convertible valet hanger of  claim 9 , wherein said upward-facing extendable hanger arm exhibiting a top stop member to abut the bottom portion of a superiorly residing shelf is adjustable to various lengths to (1) counter the weight of the placement of hangers upon said frontward-facing extendable hanger arm and (2) to keep said cross-member in a largely horizontal position in use. 
     
     
         14 . The convertible valet hanger which is capable of conversion from (1) a rearward-facing, extendable hanger arm exhibiting a back stop member, parallel to said cross-member, to a (2) rearward, upward-facing, extendable hanger arm, perpendicular to said cross-member, exhibiting a top stop member to abut the bottom portion of a superiorly residing shelf and from (2) rearward, upward-facing, extendable hanger arm, perpendicular to said cross-member, exhibiting a top stop member to abut the bottom portion of a superiorly residing shelf to (1) a rearward-facing, extendable hanger arm exhibiting a back stop member, parallel to said cross-member, both distal to a user, for the provision of a counterweight. 
     
     
         15 . The method of using the retracted arm version of valet hanger of  claim 1  comprising:
 placing said valet hanger hook on a hanger rod, between existing hangers, with an under-back, up-and-over motion; 
 extending outward and rearward, said rearward facing extending and retracting arm; 
 extending said rearward facing arm until said back stop abuts a rearward closet wall; 
 ensuring said cross-member is in a nominally horizontal position; 
 extending outward said front-facing extending arm to a desired length away form said valet hanger and toward a user; and 
 placing one to a plurality of hangers or articles of clothing upon said front-facing extending arm. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of using the retracted arm version of valet hanger of  claim 15  comprising:
 placing said valet hanger hook on a hanger rod, between existing hangers, with an under-back, up-and-over motion; 
 extending upward, said upward-facing extending and retracting arm; 
 extending said rearward, upward facing arm until said back stop abuts the lower face of an upper shelf superior to said valet hanger rod; 
 ensuring said cross-member is in a nominally horizontal position; 
 extending outward said front-facing extending arm to a desired length away form said valet hanger and toward a user; and 
 placing one to a plurality of hangers upon said front-facing extending arm. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said upward-facing extending and retracting arm may be repositioned to an outward and rearward facing extending and retracting arm and/or then returned to said upward-facing extending and retracting arm as utility requires. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said front-facing extending arm may be positioned to a desired length in order to receive a multi-hole hanging strap for the placement of additional hangers.