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Is a coat rack patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a coat rack have been patented many times, but "a coat rack" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 55 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “coat rackhookstandhanger” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 55 best keyword matches we examined, 9 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (4), BENCOM S R L (2), TRW INC (2), STAMMNITZ CYNTHIA (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47G (31), B60R (18), B60N (5), Y10T (4).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a coat rack
- Vehicle coat rack and vehicle WO-2026118967-A1 2026 · ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
A vehicle coat rack arranged in a luggage compartment of a vehicle. The vehicle coat rack comprises: a front plate (1) and a rear plate (2) sequentially arranged from the front of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle, wherein th…
View on Google Patents - Folding chair with user interchangeable frame and coat rack adapted for hanging on a wall US-11779119-B1 2023 · GOLDMAN BETH METSCH
A flat folding chair system is provided incorporating additional functionality. The folding chair, when collapsed, is retained on pegs protruding from an affixed wall plate. The rear portion of the chair is adapted to removably se…
View on Google Patents - Combination coat hanger and gun rack US-11484139-B1 2022 · HAGBERG MICHAEL EVERT
A storage assembly can hang clothing items while providing for adjustable storage for a long gun and/or one or more pistols. The storage assembly includes a main arm having a plurality of holes formed therethrough with a hanging m…
View on Google Patents - Empty coat hanger rack US-2020205594-A1 2020 · HangUp Co LLC
A rack for storing empty coat hangers that has a rectangular shape with an upper horizontal beam, a coplanar lower horizontal, a left vertical bar, and a coplanar right vertical bar. The left and the right vertical bars are about …
View on Google Patents - Combination coat hook, towel bar and hanger rack US-9661946-B2 2017 · STAMMNITZ CYNTHIA
A coat hook, towel rack and clothes hanger receiver, preferably includes a mounting board, to which is attached a pivoting means on which pivoting means is an elbow or elongated bar having an outer tube communicating at 90° theret…
View on Google Patents - Stand alone push in coat hook US-9266477-B2 2016 · FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
An accessory attachment assembly for a vehicle interior includes a mounting bracket having a mounting aperture and first and second retention tabs pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket at the mounting aperture. A hook member i…
View on Google Patents - Headrest hat coat hook hanger US-8777073-B2 2014 · SANCHEZ ROY C
A headrest hat hook hanger that mounts to the side of headrest post with a clamp bracket that stand up and holds the double hat coat hook on the side wall of the headrest to hang hats, caps, and coats from the side of the headrest…
View on Google Patents - Coat rack US-2012055893-A1 2012 · WISNIEWSKI ALAN
A coat rack adapted to support a plurality of clothing articles in a hanging position comprising a base member and a post body being secured to and extending upwardly from the base member. The post body includes at least one groov…
View on Google Patents - Expandable coat hanger US-2012080460-A1 2012 · NANCE JR ROGER
An expandable clothes hanger. The hanger includes a first and second fixed arm attached to a hanging hook. A first telescoping arm selectively extends from the first fixed arm, while a second telescoping arm extends from the secon…
View on Google Patents - A fabricated natural stone base coat rack US-2006284032-A1 2006 · GLIATIS ATHANASIOS
The enclosed drawings represent 3 different types of coat rack designs.
The 1 st one is made with Absolute Black polished fabricated star granite base with pear white pine cylindrical stem.
The 2 nd one is made wit…
View on Google Patents - Coat hanger structure with hook having a variable-height US-7128248-B2 2006 · BENCOM S R L
Clothes hanger structure comprising two arms, designed to provide a support for a garment, and a hook provided with a stem fixed at the center line of the hanger. The stem is provided with a portion that can engage to a variable d…
View on Google Patents - Coat hanger, method for manufacturing a coat hanger and metal hook for a coat hanger US-2005067445-A1 2005 · MAINETTI BV
Coat hanger made of plastic 81 ), provided with a steel hook ( 4 ). The steel hook ( 4 ) can be rotated inside the plastic ( 1 ), without deteriorating the plastic ( 1 ). Between the hook ( 4 ) and the platic ( 1 ) a well-defined…
View on Google Patents - Expandable upright tubes of a coat rack US-6745909-B1 2004
A coat rack includes two expandable upright tubes, each upright tube being formed of an inner tube, an outer tube, and an expandable and contractable tightening ring. The inner tube is rotatably fastened at the top end to a top cr…
View on Google Patents - Coat rack with seat assembly US-6283544-B1 2001 · ABC SCHOOL SUPPLY INC
The present specification discloses a children's furniture comprises a plurality of stalls, each stall defined by three walls and sharing a common wall with an adjacent stall. Each stall has a shelf, coat hooks, a seat and a s…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a coat rack been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.