US1587676A

US1587676A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US1587676A
Application number: US3012A
Authority: US
Inventors: Patterson William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-01-17
Filing date: 1925-01-17
Publication date: 1926-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 1943-06-08

Description

June`8,1926. 19582676 f W. PATTERON f GARMENT HAN G ER Filed Jan. 17., 1925 2 SheetS-Sheei 1 Elita-nog June 8 1926. f

1,587,676 w. PATTERsoN GARMENT HANGER Patented .June 8, 19213,,

UNITED STAT.

ra'ran'r orrice.

WILLIAM PATTERSON, VOF PILADELPHIA, PENNYLVANIA.

GARMENT l-IANGER.

Application filecl January This invention has reference to garment hangers and particularly to a small compact hanger adapted to provide a neat, pleasing, and ornamental attachment for a door or other support and which is foldable into and out of operative position.

The invention further provides the garment hanger in which the garment-supporting arms are caused to automatically swing into and out of position as they are moved out. of and int-o the case.

Other objects and advantages of the intention may be apparent from the following detailed description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a section of a door or other support to which the in'- Vention is shown applied and in open position, i

Figure 2 is a similar' View With the invention shown in closed position,

Figure 8 is a sectional View of the door illustrating the manner in which the device is attached thei'eto,

Figure 11 is anenlarged sectional view of the garment hanger,

Figure 5 is a section on line ure a,

Figure 6 is a section on line ure ll,

Figure ure 4,

Figure 8 is a section on line ure 5` and Figure 9 is a section on line ure G.

In the drawings, 1 designates the door of a closet or clothes press having a recess 2 forined therein to accommodate the rectangular casing 8 of the garn'ient hanger. The casing` is provided with an attaching flange ll; through which are inserted the fastening screws 5 by which the casing is secured to 5-5 of Fig- 6-6 of Fig- 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Fig- 8-8 of Fig- 9-9 of Figthe door. Fitting` snugly within the casing 3 and turninp; on pivot G at the lower end thereof is a hollow rectangular support bar.

17, 1925. Serial No. 3,012.

Hanger arms 10 are carried. by a hollow rectangular bar 11 on the inside of the support bar ana arranged to slide back and forth within the support bar, as hereinafter eX- plained. i

Each hanger arm operates through a correspondingly spaced opening 12 in the side of the slidable earrier bar 11 and is provided with upper and lower bearing lugs 13 which turn on a .Vertical pivot lt on the inside of the carrier bar. A sprin' 15 encircles the pirot 111- between the lugs with one tern'iinal 16 bearing` against the inside of bar 11 and the other terminal 17 pressing outwardly against the inner end of the hanger arm.

llence, the arm is subjected to the continuous F pressure of the spring which thus serves to swing the arm outwardly and baclrwardly whenever the openings 9 and 12 are brought into relativ'e aligninent by the shifting` of the carrier bar 11. As shown in Figure 6, the rear edges of openings 9 and 12 serve as abutments for the hanger arms and limit the baclward swing of the arms so that the latter, in their outermost positions, extend sub stantially at right angles.

The shifting of the carrier bar 11 simultaneously with the raising and lowering of the support bar 7 is effected by suitable means, such as a coupling member 18 connecting the carrier bar 11 to the inside of casing 3. As shown in top plan in Figure 5, the coupling member 18 may be a short, flat, metal plate having its opposite ends rolled to provide

bearings

19 and 20. Bear' ing` 19 encircles a fixed pivot 21 which is fastened to the side of the case and .above the pivot G of the support bar. Bearing 20 encircles a fixed pivot 22 at the inner end of the carrier bar 11, both the supportbar i' and the carrier bar 11 being cut away, as shown at 28, to accommodate the plate 18. lVhen the support bar extends hm'iwntally :from the casing, the carri-er bar ll has its front terminal positioned an apprecable distance inwardly from the outer end of the support bar, as indicated by the space 24.. At this time, the hanger arms 10 project outwardly on opposite sides of the support bar and may be utilized to support shirts, lingerie, and other articles ofapparel, as iilus=- tra'ted in Figure 1; The hook 8 may ao be used as a supportfcr a eonventional hangen lhen the device is no longer in use, the support bar is swung upwardly into the case and as itmoves upwardly, the carrierbr 111 is caused; by reason of the plate 18',` to" slide forwardly Within the support bar, eausing the hanger arms 10 to" be'7d`i`1'aiv` iir'tliro'i'tgh openings 9 and 12; the operation being so arranged that all of the hanger arms areic'au'sed to be swung in through the sides of the sup,- port. bar before the latter'ha's Cmplet-elyieie tered the case 8. Consequently,v When the device isitelosed, us shown'in Figura 2;'` no part's'of the ha'ng'er arms' or'carrier bar are visible.i VWlhen the support 'bar "is' moved dovnw'ardly fromV the casingthe c'oup'l'ing member 18 causes the carrier bar 7 to slide towar'd' the innervor'pivoted end 'of the support'ba'r soA that the ha'nger a1"ms'\`vill Vautomati'c'allyj'sx'ving outiva'rdly Lintofsupporting position soon as'openin'gs 9 and 12 Iare inV line. *The devioeis'then ready: for use. o I

Suitabl'e catch means* are provided 'for retai'ningI the ;supportfibar within the 'cafse'. As shown in Fig.4,"th`e upper Wall case is' provi'de'd'fwith a depres'se'd vspring portion '25 wvhiclf is: adaptec'l'to* engage* in? a suitable "noteh '26*'forn'ied`-1in hoo'lr'lSn' As Will o be v*oln'fioiis the spring catch 25 engages innfotc'lr 26 `as l:the outer endofthe support; bar moves :intothe' case' and'the p ressureof'V the sprin'gfcatch =is su'fifioieiit to' lhold thel sup:

any outw'ard pull'on the liook.` E' i I From't'the lfo'regoirgit`` 'thought that the operation advantagetsfof the inven-` tion' will'be readi'lynnderstood and,"as will be obvious, Various n'iodifieations ja`ndialter= ations ifn v'the Ainvention "maybe resorted to Withii'fthe sc`o1)`of"'tl1e` appended e'lainisl* f `Having thus* desc'ribedr the inve'nt'ion; What :I claiinti's'z-Q f 1. 'garmentdianger*including 'a''ca"s`e,l aJ the support bar and its other end pivotedl` support' 'bar pivoted``` to the 4'case -"`-for swinging'f niovement i'r'ito'f'and out of the same;1 a" member"slidablewithin the said support bar and havinghangerflarins adapt-` of the' support' barfand means'for eans'inf' the said 'sl'idable member to be shiftediv'ithiir the support bar during'the opening and ic'losing nioveni'ent'f the latter'tvhereby the said hangeijj armsl are autoiriatifeall' moved v=i^nto and out loff operativeposit-ion.

,2. A garment changerincluding a.'case,`=af supportbar pivoted to' the case'for iviirgiii'g' movzeinent'into' and oi'it' ofthe same','a mein-L' through `the Eopenings 'of the suppoi'tjbar ing the openings to become disaligned'when ofr'the o the support bar is Within the case, and spring-pressed hanger arms carried by the said slidabl'e inember, said 'hnhger armsibeing adapted'to spring outwardl'y'through the said openings when the latter are'in falignmentffii'v w 3. A garment hanger including a case., a lv'hollowivsupport bar pivot-ed to the case for swinging movement into and out of the same; "sidf'fsuppoiit'fbr having openings o in opposite sides, a member' slidable within the said zsupport bar,**'sprin-pressed A'hanger arms toa'rriedfb'yt said niem f tendr'ng Vlt'o extend *'outtvi-'Vd'ly through [the openin'gs offthe said 'suppor't'ban 5 and 'con-f 'nection between the Cae'andthe said` slidaible member operatiii'gitoshiftthe 'saidlsld-* 'able ''i'nembeifj`` V`Within 'the aidl'tupport bar durin'gi| the e'penr 4'and 'eiosig movement=== 4 Will be*automatieall'ioved 'into and f'oi'it hollow'supportf'bar p'i'vote'dfto'fthe case for swingng =mov`ement` fnto' 'and out 'of the same, said support bar having openings'in;

"`-'oppo`s'itfe1 si'des, "a' member s'litlablefltvithin the f'said support'2`bar,'**Spring-pressed 'hangerarms'I Carrie'dby the a'id"'sli'dable" r'nember` for extension through the said openings of* port *bar within] 'the 1case in' the absence' Zof' the support bar,"and means :for cai'ising'the 4. A;garm'enti''hangerI including fa* Casey-ad' said slidable memberftfo be: shifted'zwithin E1 f the support bi' so that' 'the' afr'ins 'will-be fpo- 'sitio'n'ed' so :'asitobe freeto" Vswing'outwa'r'dly' :through the openings of the uppr't'fbar f' Whenthe ltteris'out oflthe' case'anrleaused to be swung into the support-'bar a's'ithe' lat'- terv is'nioved' intofthe'oassaid means consist- 'ling of a short coupling member having one end pivotedto the baseabovethe pivotf'of to the 'said"slidableilinember same; said-'support 'bar 'having' openingsfin 5.' Apgarment hanger including a case; 'aL 'hollows'upport'bzr pvot'e'dL-tof the 'casefor w swinging movement into and out of the 'i ed to 1pr`oj ec't' through' openings in' the side'` 4 'opposite sides, a member slidable within the- *said 'j'supp'o'i't f bar, *springpress'e'd' 'fhanger f arms 'earried by the sai'dj'slidable'member-for xextension 'through the said open'r'ngs of-the "support bar,and'means` for caus'ingithe said f' slidab1e'1neniber`*to' be shifted "with'in the f supportibar so thatfthe arlnsi'vill'bo po'siii 'tionefd'so'as t'obe freel to swing outwai'dly 'when the Iattris'out of'the 'case and raus'ed 'f Yto be swuirginto'the support'bai' asf'the' la't`- jter isfmovefd tinto 'the oa'sefsaid means vin- 6. A garmenthang'erincluding'lfcase, a"

support bar pivoted to the case for swingng Catch provided in the upper end of the case movement into and out of the same, hanger end adapted to yieldinglv engage in a notoh arms associated With said support bar, a in the said hook for ifetening the said sup- 10 hook at the outer end of the said support port bar Within the case When the support bar, said hook providing a handle for movbzu' is swung into the same.

ng the said support bar and serving, also, In testimony Whereof I afiix iny signature.

as a support for a Coat hangei', and a, spring WILLIAM PATTERSON.