while describing the invention and its embodiments various terms will be used for the sake of clarity . these terms are intended to not only include the recited embodiments , but also all equivalents that perform substantially the same function , in substantially the same manner to achieve the same result . one embodiment of the scarf hanger is referenced in fig1 , illustrating the frontal view of device . the rear view of the device can be the mirror image of fig1 , comprising of all of the same elements of that view . the scarf hanger has a hanging loop 110 , made of either wire , plastic or similar material of an inner diameter suitable for hanging on a typical closet bar . the scarf hanger body 120 , is a solid member made of either reinforced cloth material , plastic , leather or suitable material for providing a non - deflecting plane for the scarves to rest against . in the preferred embodiment , the hanger body consists of two halves which are mirror images of each other . this allows scarves to be affixed on both sides . alternate embodiments allow for scarves to be attached on a single side only . secured to the hanger body 120 are the scarf hanging strips 130 . in fig1 two sets of these hanging strips 130 that run lengthwise and parallel to the bottom edge of hanger body 120 . although a single strip is shown in fig1 many strips may be employed if required . in one embodiment these scarf hanging strips 130 are constructed of a half - inch wide pieces of elastic cloth spaced approximately one inch apart from each other . an anchoring device 140 serves to secure the scarf hanging strips 130 to the hanger body 120 , as well as to provide the proper spacing to accommodate variations in scarf sizes . these anchoring devices 140 are spaced three inches apart in a preferred embodiment . the hanger body 120 is mounted to the wire hanger 110 by flexible loops 150 which are attached to the hanger body 120 . these loops must have sufficient strength to support the hanger body 120 . the bottom of the hanger body 120 is mounted to the hanger via a piece of loop material 160 . now referring to fig2 , a side view of the scarf hanger . the wire hanger 110 supports the hanger body 120 by scarf hanging strips 130 . the operation of the scarf hander is straightforward . as shown in fig3 , a scarf is looped through a scarf hanging strip 130 such that one portion of the scarf is over the strip . the invention has been described in terms of the preferred embodiment . one skilled in the art will recognize that it would be possible to construct the elements of the present invention from a variety of means and to modify the placement of the components in a variety of ways , such as increasing or decreasing the number of hanging strips 130 and their location , or by varying the number and the placement of the anchoring devices 140 , just to give a few examples . while the embodiments of the invention have been described in detail and shown in the accompanying drawing , it will be evident that various further modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims .
a functional device that is used for hanging and storing scarves and other similar accessories . this device consists of a number of elastic cords mounted on a hanger like device in which scarves can be hung .