US1335902A - Garment-hanger - Google Patents

Description

1. L. LYMAN. GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1919.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

UNITED srnrns PATENT onnion.

JOHN I1. LYMAN, 0F EASTI-IAMPTON, MASSAGHUSETTS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920;

Application filed May 22, 1919. Serial No. 298,984.

To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. LYMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Easth'ampton, in the county of Hampshlre and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Garment-Hangers; and I do declare the fol-- lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provlde an extremely simple and inexpensive, yet a highly efficient and reliable garment hanger formed of a'single piece of wire having a suitable amount of resiliency to grip the garment or the like by spring tension.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel construction of the device hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the manufacture of the invention, I

.take a single length of wire and coil the same between its ends to form a coded spring 1. One end 2 of the wire depends from the spring 1 and is coiled adjacent the latter to form an eye 3 for the reception of an attaching screw or the like 4, and'the' free end of the part 2 is bent to form a loop 5 and is finally bent rearwardlv to provide a prong 6 which is adapted to be driven into the wall or the like to which the article is attached by the fastener 4E. The convolu-' tions of the coil 1, the eye 3, and the loop 5,

are all preferably located in approximately the same plane as shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The other end of the wire depends from the coil 1 to form a spring arm 7 which is bent upwardly and rearwardly at 8 and then forwardly at 9 to provide a gripping element adapted for coaction with the loo 5 in holding garments, towels, etc. A er forming the gripping element aforesaid, the

wire is wrapped around the vertical part of the arm 7 and then extends forwardly to provide a preferably U-shaped hook 11 hav-'' ing a rounded end 12. This hook may be used for supporting numerous articles.

By constructing the device in or approxi mately in the manner shown and described, it may be easily and inexpensively manufac tured, and less wire is required than is necessary for the construction of other similar articles.

The hanger may be used for numerous purposes, but is particularly well adapted for towels, dust cloths, sweaterswhich are easily and often torn by the ordinary style of hooks, childrens bath robes, etc. By

grasping the garment or the like with both hands, and stretching it tight, and then forca ing it upwardly into engagementwith the inclined part 8, it is easily inserted in the device and is efiectively held therein by spring tension. Any other article may be between its ends to form an eye for the re ception of a fastener, thelower end of said rear arm being bent to form a loop in approximately the same plane with said spring and eye and adapted to rest against the wall or the like to which the device is secured,

the end of the wire after forming-said loop, extending rearwardly to provide a' prong adapted to penetrate the wall orjtheliket the front arm being'bent upwardlyand rearwardly and then forwardly to provide a gripping element for. coaction with the aforesaid loop, said forwardly extending portion being wrapped around thevertical part of said front arm and then extending forwardly hooks V In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. 7

JOHN L. LYMAN.

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