Hanging products having an opening for suspending the item from a rod, the hanging product being provided with a ring having a gap, the ring further being provided with a movable member for opening and closing the gap.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/320,340 filed Dec. 16, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,935,402 which is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 09/617,402 filed Jul. 17, 2000 (patented, U.S. Pat. No. 6,494,248 B1), which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/143,853 filed Jul. 15, 1999, the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/150,876, filed Aug. 26, 1999, the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/171,081 filed Dec. 15, 1999, and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/203,873 filed May 12, 2000.
The parent application, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/320,340 filed Dec. 16, 2002 (pending), is also a divisional of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 10/062,588 filed Jul. 5, 2001 (pending), which is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 09/738,555 filed Dec. 15, 2000 (abandoned), which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/171,081 filed Dec. 15, 1999, the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/203,873 filed May 12, 2000, and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/217,747 filed Jul. 12, 2000.
The parent application, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/320,340 filed Dec. 16, 2002 (pending), is also a divisional of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 09/916,603 filed Jul. 27, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No 7,058,988, which is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional Application Ser. No. filed Ser. No. 09/738,545 filed Dec. 15, 2000 (abandoned), and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/171,081 filed Dec. 15, 1999, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/203,873 filed May 12, 2000, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/217,747 filed Jul. 12, 2000.
The priority of all of those applications is claimed, and the contents of all of those applications are hereby fully incorporated into this application by reference.
