US2096827A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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Oct. 26, 1931. F. Sm. 2,096,827

GARMENT QANGER Filed Feb. 24, 1937 INVENTQR Jimn.

ATTORNEY Patented a. 26, 1931 I j o 2,095 321 UNITED/STATES PATENT+--0FFICE" f Frank Simon, Brooklyn, N. Y. pplication February 24, 1937, Serial No. 127,363

8 Claims. (Cl. 223-88) This invention relates to a garment hanger l5, which slidably fits in the groove l4. Each of which is designed and adapted to be used to supthe ends I2 has a slot l6 therein paralleling the port coat type of garments of all kinds, although groove or the tongue as the case may be, and the provision is made for hanging or supporting slot IS in one end l2 registers with the slot I6 I other articles of wear in addition. in the other end 12, when said ends are brought 5' More particularly, the invention relates to a together with the tongue l5 disposed in the groove garment hanger of the indicated character, M. The tongue and groove retain the arms Ill which is adjustable to suit garments of various and Il in a downwardly diverging relationship sizes, especially with reference to sizes of coats at all times. Use is made of a bolt ll with the 10 at the neck and shoulder portions thereof. usual head on one end, and the other end is 10 The principal object of the invention is the threaded for a wing nut ill or the like. The .provision of a garment hanger which is adjustable bolt I1 is extended through the registered slots to suit coat type of garments of various sizes, l6, after which the nut I8 is threaded on the bolt the adjustment of the hanger being accomplished IT, to retain the arms In and H in the-desired in such manner that the general shape and the adjusted relation, for the purpose of increasing 15 height thereof will not be altered, thereby keepor decreasing the size of the hanger. The ading a garment regardless of its size in proper justment may be efiected by merely loosening the shape while suspended from the hanger. nut l8 and then moving the arms ill and II to- A further object of the invention is the proward or away from each other. The nut I8 is 2 vision of a garment hanger of the indicated then tightened on the bolt l1 to clamp the ends character embodying improved and novel feal2 against each other'thereby preventing relative tures of construction by virtue of which large movement of the arms 10 and H from their quantities of thehangers may be manufactured adjusted relation, at low cost, and also making the hanger of sub- It is to be observed from Fig. 1 that the arms stantial and efiicient design. I0 and II irove relatively to each other in a 25 The nature of the invention and its distinstraight line, as indicated in dotted lines. In guishing features and advantages will appear such manner the general shape and the height when the following specification is read in conof the hanger will not be altered, thereby keepnection with the accompanying drawing, in ing a garment regardless of its size in proper which: shape while suspended from the hanger. The 30 Figure 1 is a side view of a garment hanger opposite outer ends of the hanger will not proconstructed in accordance with the invention. ject down into the sleeves respectively of the gar- Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 ment, but will reach out fully the full width of of Fig. 1. the garment. at the shoulders and so keep the Figure 3 is a section of the outer end of one rm nt or coat from slipping down to remain in '35 of the supporting members, and showing a pora shapely condition. tion of the tie rod with one of the stops. If desired a tie rod .I9 may be disposed between Figure 4 is a perspective view of the inner end the outer ends l3 in slidable engagement thereof one of the supporting members. with, said outer ends being bored as at 20, to 0 Figure 5 is a perspective view of the inner receive the rod ends respectively, and to provide 40 end of the other supporting member. shoulders 2|, which'are engaged respectively by Referring now more particularly to the drawstops 22 of any suitable form on the rod. This ing, it will be apparent that the hanger of the provision is made to prevent the unintentional present invention includes a pair of companion separation of the arms Ill and II. The rod 19 supporting arms or members 10 and II. The also serves to support other articles, such as 45 inner end of each of the arms is enlarged and trousers for instance. said end is designated l2. The outer end l3 of A hook 23 connected with the bolt l'l serves for each of said arms is also somewhat enlarged. suspending the hanger from a rod. The hook 23 Each of the ends I2 is of reduced thickness so has a key-hole slot 24 in an enlargement to acthat when both ends l2 are brought together side commodate a nail or the like to suspend the 50 by side, the combined thickness thereof will aphanger. The bill of the hook projects straight proximate the thickness of the arms beyond the down. With a hook of the character shown, the reduced portions. The inner end I2 of the arm hanger whether suspended from a rod or nail ID has a straight groove I4 therein, and the inwill not be accidently displaced therefrom. The ner end l2 of the arm II has a straight tongue unthreaded portion of the bolt I1 is square in cross section to prevent the same from turning, thereby always retaining the hook 23 upright, it being understood that the lower end of the hook has a square hole therein to receive the bolt to prevent the hook from turning with respect to the bolt. By removing the bolt, the hook may be disposed in a downwardly swung position, so that the hanger will occupy a minimum of space while being carried in a suit-case, and so that large quantities of the hangers will occupy a minimum of space in being stored or shipped.

It is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precise construction appearing in the drawing, but that details thereof may be modified and rearranged without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes comprising a pair of supporting members longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other, means to maintain said members in their adjusted relation, and a rod slidably engaged with said members and having means engageable with the members to limit the adjustment of the latter in one direction.

2. A garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes comprising a pair of sloping supporting members longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other, means to maintain said members in their adjusted relation, and a rod extending between and engaged with the outer ends of said members.

3. A'garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes comprising a pair of supporting members, one of said members having a groove therein, and the other member having a tongue thereon which is slidable in said groove, whereby said members are longitudinally adjustable and also prevented from sagging with respect to each other, and means to maintain said members in their adjusted relation.

, 4. A garment hanger adjustable to suit gar ments of various sizes comprising a pair of sloping supporting members longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other, means to main tain said members in their adjusted relation, and a rod slidably engaged with the outer ends of said members to limit the adjustment thereof in one direction. v I r 5. A garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes comprising a pair of supporting members longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other, means to maintain said members in their adjusted relation, the outer end of each member having abore therein, the bore in one member being in axial alinement with the bore in the other member, the bore in each member providing a shoulder, and a rod having a stop on each end, the rod being slidably engaged in the alined bores so as to extend between the outer ends of said members, and the stops disposed to encounter said shoulders respectively to limit the adjustment of the members in one direction.

6. A garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes comprising a pair of sup- 7. A garment hanger comprising a pair of companion supporting members each of which slopes downwardly and outwardly, the inner ends of said members having mating means whereby said members are relatively adjustable to suit garments of various sizes, said inner ends being slotted with means extending through the slots to clampingly engage the members to retain them in the desired adjusted relation, and a rod extending between and loosely engaged with the outer ends of said members.

8. In a garment hanger adjustable to suit garments of various sizes, supporting-arms adjustable with respect to each-other, a clamping bolt and nut to maintain the adjustment of said arms, said bolt being non-circular in 'cros s-section to prevent it from turning with respect to said arms, and a suspension element for the hanger engageable with and fitting the bolt to keep said element from turning on the bolt when said nut is loosened for the purpose of adjusting said arms,

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