US1162613A - Foldable garment-hanger. - Google Patents

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l.. KALINA. `FOLDBLE GARMENT HANGER. APPLICATION flu-:D 050.24. 1914.

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LOESER KALINA, GF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDABLE GARMENT-HANGER. Y

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3G, i915.

Application filed December 24, 1914. Serial IIo. 878,971.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Lonsnn KALINA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Foldable Garment-Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved foldable garment hanger, more especially designed for supporting trousers and like garments, and arranged to fold into a comparatively small package for conveniently carrying it along in a pocket, valise, trunk or the like, and

adapted to be readily extended and hung up for use on a hook or other suitable support.

ln order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a casing, arms pivoted on the casing to-fold therein or to extend in opposite directionsand at angles to the said casing, and fastening devices pivoted on the `free ends of the saidarms to fold thereon or depend from the same at the time the arms are in extended position. s A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the garment hanger with the parts in folded position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the parts in extended position; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a portion'of the same on theline 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. fl is an end view of one of the clamping devices; Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the garment hanger with the parts in folded position; Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross section of the garment hanger on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 7 is a sectional side elevation of the garment hanger with the .parts in folded position, the section being on the'fline 7-7 of Fig. 1.

The casingA of the garment hanger is approximately U-shaped, that is, is open at the sides and the bottom, and the lower end of the casing A is provided with two trans- 2 and 3. The arms C and C D, D is preferably ver'sely extending spaced pivots B, B, on which are mounted to swing arms C, C adapted to be folded through the open sides of the casing into the casing (see Figs. 1, 5 and 7), or to be extended therefrom in opposite directions in an approximately horizontal position, as plainly indicatedY in Figs.

are made hollow and preferably of inverted U shape in cross section, and on the free ends of the said arms C and C are held transversely extending pivots E, E on which are mounted to swing fastening devices D and D adapted` to depend from the free ends of the said arms C and C at the time the said arms are in extended position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the said fastening devicesiD and D areadapted to fold into the hollow arms C, C at the time the latter are swung into folded position within the casing A. Each of the fastening devices in the form of a clamp having two Yjaws D2 pressed on by a spring F to normally hold the jaws in closed position with .a portion of the garment clamped between the jaws so as to support the said garment. The jaws D2 of each fastening ,device D are provided with fingerpieces D3 extending beyond the free ends of the arms C and C soas to permit the user to conveniently take hold of the said fingerpieces and press the same toward each other with a VView to open the jaws D2 when it is desired to pass a portion of the garment between the clampingjaws D2 or to remove the saidv garment portion from the jaws D2. As shown in the drawings, the spring F is preferably a U-shaped spring attached at its free ends to the ngerpieces D3 and extending between the said fingerpieces, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2, 5 and 6. A ring G surrounds the reduced portions D4 of the jaws D2 of each fastening device D andV this ring is slidable up and down on the said reduced portions so as to allow of conveniently opening the jaws D2 when the ring is in uppermost position and to securely lock the j aws D2 against opening at the time said jaws are in closed position. Each of the pivots E, E passes eoVA through elongated apertures D5 formed in to allow the fastening devices to easily swing into or out of position in the hollow arms C, C. The bottoms of the jaws D2 are preferably provided with registering tongues and grooves D7, D8 to insure va secure clamping and holding of the garment material when placed between the jaws D2 (see Fig. 4l).

In order to impart an initial opening movement to the arms C and C when folded in the casing A, use is made of a doubled-up flat spring II held on a transverse pin I attached to the casing A intermediate the pivots B and B. The free ends of the spring H are curved outwardly in opposite directions so that when the arms C, C are swung upward into folding position then the backs of the arms engage the fiee ends of the spring I-I to compress the same. The spring H is held in an approximately horizontal upright position by indentations or lugs J struck up on the casing A in an inward direction so as to engage the outer faces of the side arms of the spring H at a 'point a short distance above the pin I.

In order to close the open sides of the casing A with a View to hold the side arms C and C in folded position, use is made of a cover K, preferably in the form of an inverted U-shaped frame having its free ends mounted to swing on a pin K held in a bearing K2 connected by a swivel K3 with thel top of the casing A. The cover K is adapted to be swung downward on its pin K so that the side arms of the cover K fit over the side openings of the casingA to 'close the said casing at the sides and thus hold the arms C, C in folded position within the casing A, as plainly indicated in Figs. 1, 5 and 7. The casing A and the cover K are approximately the same as vthe parts shown and described in the Letters Patent `the top of the casing A to permit of conveniently hooking the cover K onto a hook, nail or other suitable support and to suspend the garment hanger in a closet or other structure. It will also be noticed that by the arrangement described the casing A with the arms C, C and the fastening devices 2D, D in open position can be readily` turned around to move the fastening devices into 'the desired position for convenient manipu- Y lation by the user when placing a garment '.invfposition. on the said fasteningV devices lojr removing it therefrom, as previously explained.

In practice, the garment will be engaged with both fastening devices D and D so as to'properly support the garment to prevent the saine from undesirable creases.

The garment hanger shown and described is very simple and durable in construction and can be cheaply manufactured, and when not in use the arms C, Cf can be readily swung upward 4into folded position within the casing A and in doing so the fastening devices D, D swing into foldedV position within the arms C, C. When the side arms and the fastening devices are in folded position the casing A can be readily closed by swinging the cover K downward to Vclose the sides of the casing and to hold theV arms C, C against outward movement. When it is desired to use the garment hanger, the user simply swings the cover K upward into open position to allow the free ends of the spring H to start the arms C and C on their outward and downward swinging movement, it being understood that after the arms C and C have been started they readily swing into final horizontal open position by their own weight and that of the Y fastening devices D, D which latter during the downward swinging movement of the arms C, C swing into open position by their own weight. The downward swinging movement of the arms C, C is limited by providing the said arms with straight heels C2 adapted to abut against the sides of the spring H at the pin I, as willbe readily understood by reference to Fig. 3. VOther suitable means, however, may be provided for limiting the opening movement of the said side arms C and C. Y

Having thus described my invention, I

tending approximately in ahorizontal plane and in opposite directions from the open sides of the casing, and clamping devices each having a pair offspring-pressed pivoted jaws having handles and fulcrumed on the claim as new and desire to secure by Letters free ends of the said arms, the said jaws being adapted to fold within the said hollow arms,lthe said handles projectingv above the arms at the time the latter are in extended position.

2. A garment ing open at the sides, arms .pivoted independently one of the other in the lower end` of the casing to fold therein orto extend in opposite Vdirections and at angles from-the hanger, comprising a cascasing, the .pivoted ends-of the said arms" l having straight heels, and a fiat spring in In testimony whereof I have signed my the lower end of the casing and adapted to name to this specification in the presence of bear against the said arms at the time the two subscribing witnesses. latter are in folded position within the cas- LOESER KALINA.

5 ing, the said spring forming a. stop for the Witnesses:

said heels to limit the downward swinging THEO. J. HosTER, movement of the arms.` PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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