US20060091166A1 - Garment hanger - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
- A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
- A47G25/48—Hangers with clamps or the like, e.g. for trousers or skirts
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Abstract
A garment hanger has a spring urging a pair of clamp arms from first positions, in which the clamp arms are spaced apart from one another, towards second positions, in which the clamp arms are adjacent another; and a slide member in wedging engagement with the arms. By displacing the slide member longitudinally between the arms, the arms can be displaced from the second positions to the first positions against the action of the spring.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a garment hanger and, more particularly, to a garment hanger of a type comprising a spring for urging a pair of clamp arms toward one another.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In U.S. Pat. No. 1,102,545, issued Jul. 7, 1914, there is disclosed a trousers hanger comprising a carrying member made of a spring metal wire forming a coil from which two resilient stems extend to arms which end in oblong square spring loops. In use, these loops extend over the ends of trousers legs, when clamped upon a pair of trousers. The loops are provided with wooden jaws for engaging the trousers.
- Another garment hanger comprising a spring formed by coiled wire and having clamping jaws is shown in Canadian Patent 2,211,311, issued Nov. 17, 1998.
- In these prior trousers hangers, no provision is made for releasibly securing the spring loops and their jaws apart from one another while the ends of the trousers are inserted between them.
- It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved garment hanger.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a garment hanger which has a spring urging a pair of clamp arms from first positions, in which the clamp arms are spaced apart from one another, towards second positions, in which the clamp arms are adjacent one another, and a slide member in wedging engagement with the arms.
- By sliding the slide member between the arms, the arms can be moved apart against the action of the spring.
- The invention will be more readily understood from the following description of embodiments thereof given, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:—
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FIG. 1 shows a view in perspective of a garment hanger according to a third embodiment of the present invention in a closed condition; -
FIG. 2 shows a view in perspective of the hanger ofFIG. 1 in an open condition; -
FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of components of the hanger ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 shows a broken-away view in perspective of parts of the hanger ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 shows a view in side elevation of a slide member forming part of the hanger ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 shows a view taken in horizontal section along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 shows a view in end elevation of the slide member ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 8 shows a broken-away view, in perspective, of parts of one of the clamp arms of the hanger ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 9 shows a view similar toFIG. 8 but with the addition of the slide member of FIGS. 5 to 7; -
FIG. 10 shows a view in side elevation of a modification of the slide member of FIGS. 5 to 7; -
FIG. 11 shows a view taken in horizontal cross-section along the line 11-11 ofFIG. 10 ; and -
FIG. 12 shows a view taken in end elevation of the slide member ofFIG. 10 . - As shown in the accompanying drawings, a garment hanger illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 2 and indicated generally byreference numeral 10 has a pair ofclamp arms clamp arms metal spring 16, which is fixed to thearms metal hook 18 extends upwardly for suspending thegarment hanger 10. - Between the
clamp arms slidable slide member 20, which serves as a retainer for releasibly holding theclamp arms FIG. 2 , in a manner described in greater detail below. - Referring now to FIGS. 5 to 7, which illustrate the
slide member 20 in greater detail, it will be seen that theslide member 20 has an elongate, generally rectangular shape in plan view. - Oppositely facing openings 22 and 24 are formed in opposite longitudinal sides of the
slide member 20 and merge with one another, as can be seen fromFIG. 6 , leaving awedge formation 26 which projects, in the interior of theslide member 20, between the merged openings 22 and 24. - As can also be seen from
FIG. 6 , the merged openings 22 and 24 form aslot 28 extending across the entire width of theslide member 20, and at the end of theslide member 20 remote from thewedge formation 26, aslot extension 30 projects beyond theslot 28. - As can be seen from
FIG. 9 , theslide member 20 is formed above and below theslot extension 30 withopenings 32 and 34. - The
openings 32 and 34 are identical in shape to one another and, as shown inFIG. 6 , which illustrates the opening 34, are formed with a plurality of arcuate detent recesses 268 at opposite sides thereof, the sides of the opening formed by the detent recesses 268 being convergent longitudinally of theslide member 20 in a direction extending away from thewedge formation 26. - The
clamp arms flange 38 of trapezoidal shape, which projects laterally from itsrespective clamp arm slide member 20 and, more particularly, into contact with thewedge formation 26. By longitudinally displacing theslide member 20 relative to theflanges 38, thewedge formation 26 slides along the inclined side surfaces of thetrapezoidal flanges 38 and thereby exerts a wedging action on theflanges 38 to cause theclamp arms FIG. 1 to the positions in which they are shown inFIG. 2 , against the action of thespring 16. -
FIG. 8 shows two pairs ofcylindrical projections 40 and 42 at the top and the underside, respectively, of one of theflanges 38, and the other of theflanges 38 is likewise identically formed with two pairs of these cylindrical projections. The detent recesses 268 and thecylindrical projections 40 and 42 are interengageable detent formations. -
FIG. 9 shows two of the cylindrical projections extending into theopenings 32 and 34, respectively, into sprung detent engagement with the detent 268, whereby theslide member 20 is releasibly retained against longitudinal displacement, thus releasably maintaining theclamp arms - FIGS. 10 to 12 show a modification of the
slide member 20, indicated byreference numeral 110. - In the modified
slide member 110, theopenings 32 and 34 have been omitted, and replaced by asecond wedge formation 112, which is directed oppositely from thewedge formation 26. When this modifiedslide member 110 is employed, the cylindrical projections are omitted from theflanges 38, and theslide member 110 can be displaced longitudinally to and fro to cause either thewedge formation 26 or thewedge formation 112 to wedge theclamp arms - Various modifications to the above-described embodiments of the invention may be made within the scope of the appended claims.
- For example, advertisements may be provided on labels adhered to the hangers or on printing and/or embossing on the hangers.
- The hanger components, other than the spring and the hook, may be molded from e.g. polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon or ABS.
Claims (6)
1. A garment hanger, comprising:
a pair of clamp arms;
a spring urging said clamp arms from first positions, in which said clamp arms are spaced apart from one another, towards second positions, in which said clamp arms are adjacent another; and
a slide member in wedging engagement with said arms.
2. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slide member includes a wedge formation and said arms have projections is sliding engagement with said wedge formation.
3. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said slide member is elongate and has opposite longitudinal sides, said slide member having openings extending longitudinally of said opposite longitudinal sides thereof, and said projections extend through said openings to said wedge formation.
4. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slide member and said arms have interengageable detent formations.
5. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projections comprise trapezoidal flanges on said clamp arms.
6. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said clamp arms are identical to one another.
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US1102545A (en) * | 1912-01-05 | 1914-07-07 | Edgar I Prouty | Trousers-hanger. |
US2624496A (en) * | 1951-02-12 | 1953-01-06 | Williams Mfg Co Inc | Garment hanger |
US3152737A (en) * | 1962-11-02 | 1964-10-13 | Dafford D Cates | Garment hanger with latch released jaws |
US3186610A (en) * | 1963-02-06 | 1965-06-01 | Rowan Lee Co | Combined coat and trousers hanger |
US3923213A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1975-12-02 | Paul J George | Garment hanger |
US3984037A (en) * | 1975-05-19 | 1976-10-05 | Peterson Eldon L | Hand operated garment hanger having simplified closure means |
US4010879A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1977-03-08 | George Paul J | Garment hanger |
US4029240A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1977-06-14 | George Paul J | Garment hanger |
US4308981A (en) * | 1978-06-30 | 1982-01-05 | Shozo Miura | Clip hanger |
US5595331A (en) * | 1994-08-30 | 1997-01-21 | Leistner; Corinna | Clamping coat hanger for garments |
US5890634A (en) * | 1997-12-18 | 1999-04-06 | Carlisle Plastics, Inc. | Hanger with snap-on non-slip pads |
US5944236A (en) * | 1995-01-11 | 1999-08-31 | Cinque; Richard | Clothing clip apparatus |
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US1102545A (en) * | 1912-01-05 | 1914-07-07 | Edgar I Prouty | Trousers-hanger. |
US2624496A (en) * | 1951-02-12 | 1953-01-06 | Williams Mfg Co Inc | Garment hanger |
US3152737A (en) * | 1962-11-02 | 1964-10-13 | Dafford D Cates | Garment hanger with latch released jaws |
US3186610A (en) * | 1963-02-06 | 1965-06-01 | Rowan Lee Co | Combined coat and trousers hanger |
US3923213A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1975-12-02 | Paul J George | Garment hanger |
US4010879A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1977-03-08 | George Paul J | Garment hanger |
US4029240A (en) * | 1973-09-27 | 1977-06-14 | George Paul J | Garment hanger |
US3984037A (en) * | 1975-05-19 | 1976-10-05 | Peterson Eldon L | Hand operated garment hanger having simplified closure means |
US4308981A (en) * | 1978-06-30 | 1982-01-05 | Shozo Miura | Clip hanger |
US5595331A (en) * | 1994-08-30 | 1997-01-21 | Leistner; Corinna | Clamping coat hanger for garments |
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WO2010004129A2 (en) * | 2008-07-09 | 2010-01-14 | Idey | Clamp-type clothes hanger |
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