US1863649A - Garment hanger attachment - Google Patents

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June 21, 1932. Bus

GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 22, 1930 Invenlor flurry 6 .31555 Allomey Patented June 21, 1932 retains HARRY GOULD BLISS, or nIcHrIELn SPRINGS, new YORK GARMENTHANGER ATTACHMENT Application filed September 22, 1 930; S e1'ia1t No.483,668.-

' This invention relates broadly to garment hangersghaving more particular referenceto thattype of garment hanger known as a' coat hanger,'. and the primary object of this invention is to provide an attachment.

, especially adapted for use with a hanger of this type, the attachment being adapted to yieldably retain on the hanger the garment suspended therefrom; i

i A still further object of the-inventionis to provide an attachment of a simple and inex: pensive nature which is adapted for use in conjunction with any type of garment hanger and which may be readily applied thereto without alterating the construction of the hanger.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this character which will not only operate to yieldably re tain the garment on the hanger, but will also aid in so retaining the garment on the hanger as to prevent such displacement of the garment relative to the hanger as would possibly result in destroying the original shape of the garment.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to i provide an attachment of this character which will insure the retaining of the garment on the hanger when the hanger is being manipulated as is often required in displaying the article suspended from the hanger.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during a study of i the following description, taken'in connection with the accompanying drawing where cuate article supporting bar 1 and the suspena sion hook 2.

The inventlon or attachment per se 13 j formed from a single length of wire or other suitable strong yet yielding material, the

wire intermediate its ends being coiled to provide a substantially spring like vertically disposed portion 3 adapted to be disposed about the shank of the-hook 2.] Theoppo site end portions 4 and 5 of the wire. extend laterally from the coiled portion 35' and these end portions/t and 5 maybe bowed longitudinally to conform to the curvature of the supporting bar 1. The end portions 4 and 5 preferably extend along. the upper edge of the corresponding portions of the bar 1, the

opposite end portion 4 adjacent the coil '8 being offset as at v6 in order that said portion 4 may be disposed adjacent the upper edge ofthebarl. Y

Each of the opposite end portions 4 and 5 at their free ends terminate inwardly from theadjacent end of the bar '1, i-nrdepending substantially U-shaped terminals 6. One leg of each of the U-shaped' retaining terminals 6 at the free end iof'the leg is bent laterally, as at 7 to provide a stop extending transverselyofthe bar-l and adaptedto yieldably engage the upper edge of-the bar 1. The

so-formed stops 7 will be normally engaged with the upper edge of the bar 1 due to the end portions 4- of the attachment being bowed and as is apparent. 1 V V In using the attachment, the garment to be supported by the hanger is disposed over the bar 1 in the usual manner sorthatthe shoulder portion of the garmentwill be draped over the bar and a portion ofcsaid garment at said shoulder {adjacent the. end of the bar 1 will beconfine-d between the U-- shaped retaining elements '6' and an adjacent portion of'thebar 1 as is apparent. Also,

the lateral stops ;7 will be disposed exteriorly of the garmentto rest on the shoulder of the garment thus confining a portion of the garmentbetween the stops? and the upper edge of the hanger bar 1. j y

' The manner of manipulating the opposite end portions 4 and 5 for so retaining thegarments. and, positioning the same onthe hanger isthought apparent fromthe foregoing. However, byway of explanation, it may be" herein stated, that, .withthe parts in the position shown in the drawing, the terminal 6 of either end portion l or. 5,=may-be 'urgedupwardly relative to the supporting bar 1, thus movingsaid termin al 6 out offrictional engagement with the bar and the attachment may then be rotated in the arc of a circle relative to the bar 1. The garment may then be placed on the bar 1 in the usual manner, after which the attachment is again rotated, so that the terminal 6 of one of the end portions; for examplewthe endportion-a; engages-a portion ofthe garment for retaining the same between said terminal G and the ad] acent portion of the bar 1. The terminal 6 of the remainingend" portion, for exam ple, the end portion 5 is then moved-upwardly relative to the bar 1 and then urged transversely of, and over the upper edge; of the bar 1 to be then sprung into place, through the inherent nature of. the attachinent, for r engagement :with the garment on the same side of thebar- 1 as the first mentioned-terminal 6,- so :thatItheparts arethenrzin that position shown in the drawing,zwitli of course, the garment 'beingpositioned on the hanger and retained thereon through the medium of the attaclnnent as is apparent.

As :an alternate, withlthe parts in the posi tion as showniin the drawing, the terminals Gmay beiinovedout of engagement with the bar- 1, by. merely exerting an upward pull, or a pull on the attachment relative to .-the bar 1 at: rightangles to the bar thus moving the spring-sleeve?) longitudinally of the shankof'the ho'okQ. The bar 1 is then free to receive the garmentiin the usaalmann e'r, after:

which the springislee've 3 is moved relativeto theshank'offthe hook 2 andtoward the bar l s'oithat'the terminal Got one of theend portions 4 engage the garment forclamping the adjacent portion of the garment between i said terminalfland adjacent end portion of? theo'ar 1. The remaining end portion ofthe attachment; namelythe end portion 5 is then moved relative to the sleeve '3: forplacing the terminal 6' ofthe endportion 5 in itsyre-v tainin'g'position, which, as is apparent is'the position shown in the drawing.

From the. foregoing then it will be seen that the attachment swings either forwardly or-rearwardlyi for lockingthe garment: on the hangen Itisalso apparent, that the attachment-is capable of being moved relative to the suspension hook so as to accommodate diflen' ent' thickness of one or more garments on the hanger", andfurther, it will be notedlthat the attachmentis removable and can be'so re moved from-the suspension hook and hanger:- with ease and facility thus permitting the atta hmentto be, manufacturedseparately and independently of the hanger and capable of" application to substantially all styles and types ofh-an'gers sothat in the event the particular hangers to which the attachment-is applied; become broken or injured; the at-- tachm'entmay be removed from that hanger andreadi1y-appliedtoanew one.--:

i ttistlioughtthat from the;foregoing-tie i r companying drawing a clear understanding of the construction, operation, utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be hadby those skilled in the art without a more detailed description.

Even though I have herein shown and describedrthe preferred embodiment of=my in vention, itristo be understood thatthe same is susceptible to changes fully comprehended by'the spirit of the invention as herein described, and the scope ofthe appended claim. Havingthus described myinvention, What I claim as new is:

In combination with a hanger wherein the latter lncludes a suspension bar and a supporting hookintermediate the ends of the bar, aqresilient roduprovided with "ascoil. inter-. mediate its ends, said coil being disposed-- about the shank of saidhook for sliding'and" rotativemovement relative to said shank,

against casual movement relative to the shank ofsaid hook.

: ,In' testimony whereof I afiixmysignature.)

' HARRY GOULD BLISSm seriptionvtakfen'in connection with the ac;

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