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A clothes hanger storage device includes a container and a plurality of pillars inside the container for retaining a multitude of variously-sized and -shaped hangers. The plurality of pillars may be arranged as two sets of pillars, or two elongated pillar units, wherein large triangular hangers exte

A clothes hanger storage device includes a container and a plurality of pillars inside the container for retaining a multitude of variously-sized and -shaped hangers. The plurality of pillars may be arranged as two sets of pillars, or two elongated pillar units, wherein large triangular hangers extend around both sets of pillars or around the two elongated pillar units, and small triangular hangers extend around only one set of pillars or one elongated pillar unit. Non-triangular hangers, such as hangers only comprising two shoulders, may be stored in the container by being trapped between the container wall and the pillars, but not extending around the pillars. The clothes hanger storage device may be adapted to be hung from a door, stored underneath a counter or in a closet, or attached to the door of a cabinet. In an optional embodiment, the container may be fitted with a releasable lid that fits over the top of the container. The preferred lid may be moved to a dispensing position, which leaves room between the container and the lid through which one or more hangers may be removed.

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We claim: 1. A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a base and a side wall upending from the base to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall fur

We claim: 1. A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a base and a side wall upending from the base to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall further comprises a slot in a front region of said side wall; a plurality of pillars inside said interior space upending from said base; the container interior space and plurality of pillars being adapted to receive a hanger comprising a generally triangular portion and a hook portion, wherein the generally triangular portion is received inside the interior space and around at least one of said pillars and wherein said hook portion extends out of the container through said slot; and, a lid that is removably connected to said container, wherein the lid is moveable between, and latchable in, a plurality of positions comprising a closed position wherein the lid is latched to the container to close said top opening, and a raised position wherein said lid is latched to the container in a position generally parallel to, and distanced away from, said top edge, to define a space between said top edge and the lid for dispensing said hanger from the container, so that the hanger is liftable by its hook portion upwards into said space and forward out of said space for removal from the container; wherein said lid is secured in said closed position and said raised position by a plurality of latches, wherein at least two of said latches each comprise a plurality of spaced connection members that are releasably connectable to the container; and wherein one or more of said connection members connect to the container by means selected from the group consisting of: releaseably gripping said top edge and abutting said top edge. 2. A device as in claim 1, wherein said lid in the raised position, being spaced a distance from said top edge, defines a space between said top edge and said lid for dispensing said hanger from said container, said space being 2-4 inches from a bottom surface of the lid to said top edge, so that, after the hanger is lifted up to the lid, said hanger will slide forward out of the device through said space. 3. A device as in claim 1, wherein said lid comprises holes receiving screws for being attached to an underside of a table or counter top, wherein that the device is hangable from the table or counter top with the lid positioned in each of said closed position and said raised position. 4. A device as in claim 1, further comprising one or more brackets extending from said sidewall and having a hooked end for extending over a door. 5. A device as in claim 1, wherein said container is rectangular. 6. A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a base and a side wall upending from the base to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall further comprises a slot in a front region of said side wall; a plurality of pillars inside said interior space upending from said base; the container interior space and plurality of pillars being adapted to receive a hanger comprising a generally triangular portion and a hook portion, wherein the generally triangular portion is received inside the interior space and around at least one of said pillars and wherein said hook portion extends out of the container through said slot; and, a lid that is removably connected to said container, wherein the lid is moveable between, and latchable in, a plurality of positions comprising a closed position wherein the lid is latched to the container to close said top opening, and a raised position wherein said lid is latched to the container in a position generally parallel to, and distanced away from, said top edge, to define a space between said top edge and the lid for dispensing said hanger from the container, so that the hanger is liftable by its hook portion upwards into said space and forward out of said space for removal from the container; wherein said container comprises handles in said top edge that each have an aperture, and wherein said lid comprises a plurality of latches that cooperate with said apertures to latch said lid in the closed position and in the raised position. 7. A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a floor and a side wall upending from the floor to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall further comprises a slot in a front region of said side wall; a plurality of pillars inside said interior space arranged as a front set of pillars and a rear set of pillars; the container interior space and plurality of pillars being adapted to receive a first hanger having a generally triangular main body and a hook, wherein said first hanger main body is located inside said container and extending around both of said front set of pillars and said rear set of pillars, and wherein said hook of the first hanger extends out of the device through said slot; and the container interior space and plurality of pillars also being adapted to receive a second hanger having a generally triangular main body and a hook, wherein said second hanger main body has a base side opposite of the second hanger hook, said base side having a length, wherein said second hanger main body is located inside said container and extending around only said front set of pillars so that said base side is received between said front set of pillars and said rear set of pillars, and wherein the hook of said second hanger extends out of the device through said slot; wherein said front set and said rear set of pillars are distanced 0.5-1 inches apart for receiving and trapping said base side of the second hanger between said front set and said rear set of pillars; and the device further comprising a lid that is removably connected to said container in a plurality of positions comprising a first position wherein the lid is secured to contact said top edge of the container to close said top opening, and a second position wherein said lid is secured in a position distanced from said container and generally parallel to said top edge, to define a space between said top edge and the lid for dispensing said first or second hanger from the container, so that the hanger is liftable by its hook portion upwards into said space and forward out of said space for removal from the container; wherein said lid is secured in said first position and said second position by a plurality of latches, wherein each latch comprises a plurality of protrusions spaced apart on the latch and releasably connectable to the container; and wherein said one or more of said protrusions connect to the container by means selected from the group consisting of: releaseably gripping said top edge, and abutting said top edge. 8. A device as in claim 7, wherein said front set of pillars is spaced from said rear set of pillars a distance no greater than the thickness of said elongated base of the second hanger. 9. A device as in claim 7, wherein said space is sized to be 2-4inches from a bottom surface of the lid to said top edge. 10. A device as in claim 7, wherein said lid comprises holes receiving screws for being attached to an underside of a table or counter top, wherein that the device is hangable from the table or counter top with the lid positioned in each of said first position and said second position. 11. A device as in claim 7, further comprising one or more brackets extending from said sidewall and having a hooked end for extending over a door. 12. A device as in claim 7, wherein said container is rectangular. 13. A clothes hanger storage and dispensing device comprising: a container comprising a floor and a side wall upending from the floor to surround and define an interior space, wherein said side wall comprises a top edge defining a top opening into the container and wherein said side wall further comprises a slot in a front region of said side wall; a plurality of pillars inside said interior space arranged as a front set of pillars and a rear set of pillars, the container interior space and plurality of pillars being adapted to receive a first hanger having a generally triangular main body and a hook, wherein said first hanger main body is located inside said container and extending around both of said front set of pillars and said rear set of pillars, and wherein said hook of the first hanger extends out of the device through said slot; and the container interior space and plurality of pillars also being adapted to receive a second hanger having a generally triangular main body and a hook, wherein said second hanger main body has a base side opposite of the second hanger hook, said base side having a length, wherein said second hanger main body is located inside said container and extending around only said front set of pillars so that said base side is received between said front set of pillars and said rear set of pillars, and wherein the hook of said second hanger extends out of the device through said slot; wherein said front set and said rear set of pillars are distanced 0.5-1 inches apart for receiving and trapping said base side of the second hanger between said front set and said rear set of pillars; and the device further comprising a lid that is removably connected to said container in a plurality of positions comprising a first position wherein the lid is secured to contact said top edge of the container to close said top opening, and a second position wherein said lid is secured in a position distanced from said container and generally parallel to said top edge, to define a space between said top edge and the lid for dispensing said first or second hanger from the container, so that the hanger is liftable by its hook portion upwards into said space and forward out of said space for removal from the container; wherein said lid is secured in said first position and said second position by a plurality of latches, wherein each latch comprises a plurality of protrusions spaced apart on the latch and releasably connectable to the container; and wherein said container comprises handles in said top edge that each have an aperture, and wherein said protrusions cooperate with said apertures to latch said lid in the first position and in the second position.