US1968065A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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' L. A. YOUNG GARMENT HANGER July 31, 1934.

Filed April 7, 1933 NV EN T 460/701? 4 533? ATTORNEYS Patented July 31, 1934 1,968,065 I UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE Application April 7, 1933, Serial No. 664,867 10 Claims. (01. 223-62) The main objects of this invention are: within the ends of the arms 2 and clamped on First, to provide a garment hanger in which the lower wall portions 6 thereof. This cross the body or garment supporting arm portions are barforms a garment supporting member of subof considerable diameter, thereby presenting a stantial width and it also stiffens and reinforces suitable garment supporting surface and at the the arms 2, preventing their becoming distorted ,60 same time providing a structure which is very or their lower ends spreading or collapsing under light and still has the desired strength and rigidthe weight of the garment or in handling the y. anger.

Second, to provide a garment hanger present- The suspending hook 7 is provided with a shank ing non-metallic surfaces to coat or body gar- 8 terminating in an eye 9 engaged with the ments which are likely to be dampened, as by angle or apex of the arms and the end of the eye perspiration, when placed upon the hanger. being wrapped around the shank as shown at 10. Third, to provide a garment hanger which is With this arrangement of parts I secure a nonvery economical to produce and is at the same metallic garment supporting surface. Paper is 15 time strong and rigid. highly regarded for this purpose, metal hangers ()bjects pertaining to details and economies of having been covered with fabric orpaper to overmy invention will definitely appear from the decome the objections to metal. The body or arm scription to follow. The invention is defined in portion of the hanger may be formed of comth claims, paratively light weight tubing and still is very 20 A structure embodying the features of. my instrong and rigid, particularly when supported by vention is clearly illustrated in the accompanythe metal cross bar as I have illustrated. The ing drawing, in which: i metal cross bar is not generally regarded as ob- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a garment hanger jectionable- The p p tubing is o v0 Such made in accordance with one embodiment of my diameter as to present a supporting surface of 5 inventi n, substantial area. As shown in Fig. 4, the cross so Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section showing piece is longitudinally fiuted or corrugated, instructural features thereof, stead of being channeled as shown by Fig. 3. This Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the cross Provides a rigid cross'piece which resists bending member or bar on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. t0 a marked degree. 30 Fig. 4 is a similar cross section of a modified In the modification or embodiment shown in 5 form of cross member or bar. Fig. 5 the cross piece 11 is formed of wire and this Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrathas inturned ends 12 corresponding to the ining another embodiment of my invention in which turned ends 5 0f the Cross Piece These i the cross bar is formed of wire, turned ends are disposed within and clamped upon 5 Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of still anthe arms 2. other embodiment of my invention in which the In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 the arms 2 cross bar is formed of wire to constitute a garare braced and supported by a cross member ment clamping member. which also constitutes a garment clamp. I'his is The body or arm portion of my garment hangformed of a single piece of wire bent upon itself 0 er, designated generally by the numeral 1, is to provide a fixed cross piece 13 and a clamping formed of a paper tube made up of spirally twisted member 14. The bight end of the loop of wire is strips of paper as indicated, these strips of paper formed into a coil 15, or is coiled around one of the being secured together by suitable adhesive. This arms 2. The other end of the arm 13 is formed paper tube is bent into angular form to provide in a coil 16 or is coiled around the other arm 2 w a pair of downwardly diverging arms 2. In the and. terminates in an upwardly facing catch or manufacture of the tubes they are preferably cut keeper 1'7 with which the end of the arm 14 is into proper length and bent to the angular posidetachably engaged so that it may be released to tion prior to drying of the glue or adhesive, and receive a garment and re-engaged to clamp the when dried retain this position to facilitate future garment between the members 13 and 14. This 50 operations in forming the hanger. form of cross bar also effectively supports and The cross piece 3 is formed of light weight braces the arms or body of the hanger and prometal, preferably of curved channel cross section vides the additional feature of a trousers clamp. disposed facing downwardly and terminating in The structure has the disadvantage, however, of flattened ends 4 which are turned upwardly and there being a small portion of metal to which the 55 inwardly to provide hooks 5 which are disposed body garment arranged thereon is exposed.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5, inclusive, the ends of the arms are preferably cut square so that the upper portions thereof overhang and project beyond the ends of the cross bar engaged therewith.

My improved hanger is economical in its parts and very easily assembled. I have not attempted to illustrate other forms or embodiments of my invention as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging arms formed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a downwardly facing U shaped cross piece having upturned flattened ends disposed within the ends of said arms and clamped upon the lower portion or wall thereof whereby said cross piece constitutes a reinforcing member and prevents the spreadingof the lower ends of the arms, and a suspending hook having a shank wrapped around the apex of the arms to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

2. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging arms formed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a cross piece having upturned ends disposed within the ends of said arms and clamped upon the lower portion or wall thereof whereby said cross piece constitutes a reinforcing member and prevents the spreading of the lower ends of the arms, and a suspending hook having a shank wrapped around the apex of the arms to reinforce the tube against collapse.

3. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging arms formed integrally of a single hollow paper tube, and a downwardly facing U shaped cross piece having upturned flattened ends disposed within the ends of said arms and clamped upon the lower portion of the wall thereof whereby said cross piece constitutes a reinforcing member and prevents the spreading of the lower ends of the arms.

4. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging arms formed integrally of a single hollow paper tube, and a cross piece having upturned ends disposed within the ends of at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

6. In a garment hanger, the combination of a hollow paper tube bent to an angular form providing downwardly diverging arms, a cross piece having infolded ends in clamping engagement with the ends of the tube, and a suspending hook having an eye embracing the tube at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

* 7. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formed of a bent hollow paper tube, a cross piece of curved cross section having its ends disposed within and clamped upon the ends of said arms, and a suspending hook'of wire having a shank terminating in an eye embracing the tube at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

8. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formed of a bent hollow paper tube, a cross piece having its ends clamped upon the ends of said arms, and a suspending hook having a shank embracing the tube at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

9. A garment hanger comprising downwardly 110 diverging arms formed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a suspended hook having a shank embracing said tube at the apex thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube, and a cross piece having infolded ends disposed within and clamped upon the ends of the tube.

10. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a' suspended hook'having a shank embracing said tube at the apex thereof to reinforce the tube against collapse, and a cross piece clamped upon the ends of the tube.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

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