Garment Hanger Assembly With Removable Hook

Abstract

A garment hanger assembly comprising a paper hanger body and a removable hook is disclosed. The removable hook is either a swivel hook or a fixed hook and includes a hook end and a base end, the base end having at least a front side and a back side, with a fastening mechanism located on either the front or back side, or both.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paper hanger assembly comprising:
 a hanger body made from paper and having a shape of a garment hanger with a central region, a first side region extending from the central region in a first direction, and a second side region extending from the central region in a second direction opposing the first direction, the hanger body comprising a front surface, a back surface, a top surface, and at least one aperture in the central region; and   a removable hanger hook comprising a distal hook end and a proximal base end, the proximal base end comprising a front side having a first top edge, a back side having a second top edge, and a top side defined by the first top edge and the second top edge of the front and back side, respectively, of the proximal base end, the top side having a base end aperture, and the distal hook end permanently secured to the proximal base end through the base end aperture such that the removable hanger hook is provided with rotation relative to the proximal base end;   wherein the front side, back side and top side of the proximal base end of the removable hanger hook is in contact with the front surface, the back surface and the top surface, respectively, of the hanger body when the removable hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body; and   wherein the front side or the back side of the proximal base end has a fastening mechanism that engages and fastens the removable hanger hook to the hanger body through the at least one aperture in the hanger body when the removable hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body.   
     
     
         2 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the hanger body further comprises a recess on the top surface of the hanger body for receiving the proximal base end of the removable hanger hook when said removable hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body. 
     
     
         3 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one aperture in the central region of the hanger body has a shape of a semi-circle with a straight edge and rounded edge, the straight edge parallel with and in closer proximity to the top surface of the hanger body than the rounded edge. 
     
     
         4 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the fastening mechanism is an arm extending from the front or back side of the proximal base end, the arm extending in a first direction medially at essentially a right angle and then in a second direction laterally at an angle less than a right angle to form an arm edge, the arm from where it extends in a first direction to the arm edge is frictionally engaged to the straight edge of the at least one aperture in the central region of the hanger body when the arm edge is inserted into the aperture, thereby removably attaching the removable hanger hook to the central region of the hanger body. 
     
     
         5 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 1 , the back side of the proximal base end being shorter in length than the front side of the proximal base end. 
     
     
         6 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the arm is on the front side of the proximal base end, the shape of the arm from the edge down defines a substantially semi-circular outline which is sized to correspond to the aperture. 
     
     
         7 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the proximal base end of the hanger hook is made of a recyclable sheet metal. 
     
     
         8 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the recyclable sheet metal is a recyclable magnesium alloy. 
     
     
         9 . A paper hanger assembly comprising:
 a hanger body made from paper and having a shape of a garment hanger with a central region, a first side region extending from the central region in a first direction, and a second side region extending from the central region in a second direction, the hanger body comprising a front surface, a back surface, a top surface, and at least one aperture in the central region; and   a single-piece hanger hook comprising a distal hook end and a proximal base end, the proximal base end comprising a front side having a first top edge and a back side having a second top edge;   wherein the front side and the back side of the proximal base end of the single-piece hanger hook is in contact with the front surface and back surface, respectively, of the hanger body when the single-piece hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body;   wherein the front side, the back side or both the front and back side of the proximal base end has a fastening mechanism that engages and fastens the single-piece hanger hook to the hanger body through the at least one aperture in the hanger body when the single-piece hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body.   
     
     
         10 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the proximal base end further comprises a top side defined by the first top edge and the second top edge of the front and back side, respectively, of the proximal base end. 
     
     
         11 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the hanger body further comprises a recess on the top surface of the hanger body for receiving the proximal base end of the single-piece hanger hook when the hanger hook removably attaches to the central region of the hanger body. 
     
     
         12 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one aperture in the central region of the hanger body has a shape of a circle. 
     
     
         13 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the fastening mechanism is a protrusion on an inside surface of the front side, the back side or both the front and back side of the proximal base end, each protrusion having a ledge extending medially relative to the proximal base end, the ledge engaging an inner aperture surface of the at least one aperture in the central region of the hanger body and fastening the single-piece hanger hook, thereby removably attaching the hanger hook to the central region of the hanger body. 
     
     
         14 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein the single-piece hanger hook is made of recyclable polymer resin. 
     
     
         15 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the first top edge and the second top edge of the front and back side, respectively, of the proximal base end are constructed such that vertical movement relative to the top side of the proximal base end is provided; and
 wherein the fastening means comprises a cylindrical protrusion on an inside surface of one of the front or back sides of the proximal base end and a snap-fit aperture in the other of the front or back sides of the proximal base end, the cylindrical protrusion having an annular rib such that when the cylindrical protrusion is guided through the at least one aperture in the hanger body and pressed into the snap-fit aperture, the single-piece hanger hook is removably attached to the central region of the hanger body.   
     
     
         16 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the single-piece hanger hook is made of recyclable polymer resin. 
     
     
         17 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the single-piece hanger hook is made of polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         18 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one aperture in the central region of the hanger body has a shape of a semi-circle with a straight edge and rounded edge, the straight edge parallel with and in closer proximity to the top surface of the hanger body than the rounded edge;
 wherein the fastening mechanism is an arm extending from the front side of the proximal base end at an end away from the top side, the arm extending in a first direction medially relative to the proximal base end at essentially a right angle to form a ledge of the arm, the arm extending in a second direction at essentially a right angle from the first direction and away from the top side to form an arm edge, the arm edge formed in a semi-circle shape;   wherein when the arm edge is pushed through the at least one semi-circular aperture in the central region of the hanger body, the arm edge engages the straight edge of the at least one semi-circular aperture and at least a portion of the arm edge engages the back surface of the hanger body, thereby removably attaching the single-piece hanger hook to the central region of the hanger body; and   wherein the back side of the proximal base end consists essentially of a first flange on one side of the second top edge and a second flange on the other side of the second top edge, the first and second flange constructed such that vertical movement relative to the top side of the proximal base end is provided.   
     
     
         19 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the single-piece hanger hook is made of from a single piece of recyclable sheet metal. 
     
     
         20 . A paper hanger assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the distal hook end extends into the proximal base end.