US1687383A

US1687383A - Clothes-hanger support

Info

Publication number: US1687383A
Application number: US123152A
Authority: US
Inventors: Minnie B O'neil
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-07-17
Filing date: 1926-07-17
Publication date: 1928-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1945-10-09

Description

M. B. ONElL CLOTHES HANGER SUPPORT Filed July 17, 1926 INVENTOR 2a. aim

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

UNITED STATES,

MINNIE B. ONEIL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-HANGER SUPPORT.

Application filed July 17,

This invention relates to a support for clothes hangers, the general object of the invention being to provide a pair of telescopic members which are adapted to be fastened to a shelf or the like in a closet, with the lower portion of thesupport adapted to engage the hooks of the hangers so that a plurality of hangers can be suspended from the support.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrating in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like ch racters denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing how the device is supported from the shelf of a closet.

Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

As shown in these views, the support comprises a pair of U-shaped members 4 and 5, the lower limb of the member 5 telescoping into the lower limb of the member 4 and this limb of the member 5 is of much greater length than the upperlimb of said member. The upper limb of eachniember has its extremity flattened, as at 6, and these flattened )ortions are perforated to receive the screws 7 which fasten the support to the under face of a shelf A or the like in a closet or similar place. The bight of the member 5 is flat or straight, as shown at 8, so that it will abut the 1926. Serial No. 123,152.

wall B of the closet, which helps to strengthen the support. The hooks of the usual clothes hangers, one of which is shown at C, are placed in engagement with the lower portion of the support, as shown in Figure 2, and as will be seen, the support will hold a plurality of such hangers.

By making the device adjustable, it can be placed in closets of various sizes and the full width of the closet made use of.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combinationand arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In a hanger of the character described adapted to be mounted upon the underside of a shelf projecting forwardly from the wall of a closet or the like, a pair ofsubstantially U- shaped members secured beneath the shelf, one member having a relatively straight bight portion adapted to abut against the wall, said members each having its lower leg relatively long as compared with the upper, the lower legs being telescopically engaged and the upper legs being directed toward each other and terminating in spaced relation and secured to the under side of the shelf, said telescopic engagement permitting adjustment to fit the device beneath shelves of different sizes.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MINNIE B. ONEIL.