US2151621A

US2151621A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US2151621A
Application number: US144109A
Authority: US
Inventors: Silverman Irving
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-05-21
Filing date: 1937-05-21
Publication date: 1939-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 1956-03-21

Description

March y21, 1939. L' SlLvERMAN 2,151,621

GARMENT HANGER Filed May 21, 1937 Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application May 21, 1937, Serial No. 144,109

4 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers.

More specifically, the invention relates to gar ment hangers of wire construction particularly adapted for supporting garments having neck `5 openings whereby the garments are maintained in `orderly shape and condition.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger having shoulderengaging portions of such form as to maintain the shoulders of a garment supported thereby in orderly shape.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger having a portion for engagement within the neck opening of a garment which not only maintains the collar or other neck opening nish in proper shape, but also functions to maintain the garment properly centered on the hanger. p

'A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger comprising a garment-engaging body portion formed of wire and a suspension hook having an adjustable and swivel connection with the body portion.

K A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger which substantially fulfills the requirements of devices of this character, is simple in construction, and can be manufactured and sold at relatively low cost.

With the above objects in view, as well as others that will become obvious in the course of the following disclosure, reference will be made to the accompanying drawing, forming part of same, and wherein Figure l is a side elevational View of a gar ment hanger constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment o the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view substantially in a plane represented by line 2 2 in Fig. 1, the suspension hook being shown in its lowermost adjusted position and at right angles to the plane of the body portion of the hanger.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, and wherein like characters designate like parts, the letter G designates the hanger in its entirety and which comprises a garment-supporting body member S and a suspending hook member H.

The garment-supporting member S is formed of a single length of suitable wire which, as is clearly indicated in Fig. l, is bowed at its central portion forming an upwardly arched transverse strut ill. At opposite ends of the strut Ii) the wire is bent oppositely to the bow in member It, as indicated at Il, and is continued 55 in straight lines in outwardly diverging relation to the vertical center line of the hanger, as is indicated at l2, whereupon the wire is reversely bent at i3 and continued in straight lines in converging relation to the vertical center line of the hanger, as is indicated atV Hl. The straight portions I2 and l extend in slightly divergingV relation from the bend i3, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 1. The wire is further bent at I5 and thence continued a substantial distance in straight garment-supporting portions i6 which converge toward the vertical center line of the hanger. The wire is again bent at Il and then continued vertically a short distance, as at I8, whereupon the wire is further bent at Iii and then continued in straight lines in parallelism with the garment-supporting portions Iii, as is indicated at 253.

The opposite ends Vof the wire at the apex of the straight portions t@ are formed into intertting coils 2| and 22 having a central bore substantially of the diameter of the wire forming the garment-supporting member and whose axis bisects the angle formed by portions of the supporting member.

The construction as above described and illustrated on the drawing provides a simple and strong garment-supporting member which, due to the particular bending of the wire as disclosed, provides a supporting member Well adapted to support garments positively while at the same time maintaining them in orderly shape. Thus, in the supporting member as described, the outwardly and downwardly diverging portions I4 provide eiiective support for garments at the junction between the shoulders and sleeves and maintain the garments in proper shape at these points, which is very essential and is not characteristic in the usual garment hangers.

The supporting portions IB effectively support the shoulders of garments and the vertical portions |8 dene stops engageable by the neck opening margins of garments whereby the shoulders thereof are positively precluded from slipping down out of proper supporting position on the portions I4 and i6.

The transverse member or strut I0 effectively braces the lateral supporting portions I4 and I6 and, due to its arched form, greatly enhances its bracing effect.

If desired, the member ii) may be formed straight and utilized as a further support for trousers, ties, etc.

The suspending hook member H is preferably formed of the same gauge wire as that utilized in the supporting member S and comprises a hook 23 having a relatively long shank 24 which is received within the bore defined by coils 2l and 22 in frictional engagement with the interior of the coils, whereby the hook has a swivel connection with the supporting member and can be turned to positions parallel with or at right angles to the plane of the supporting member as illustrated in Figs. l and 2 respectively, or the hook may be placed in intermediate positions to those just described.

By such swivel or pivotal connection of the hook with the supporting member, garments may be hung to face in any desired direction irrespective of the position of the supporting racks.

Due to the frictional engagement between the coils 2| and 22 and the hook shank 24 the hook may be readily moved closer to or farther from the supporting member, as is indicated in dotand-dash lines and full lines respectively in Fig. l, whereby various garments may be supported evenly from racks in a closet or from display racks.

The frictional engagement between the coils and hook shank while permitting swivel and axial movement of the hook shank is suiicient to maintain the hook in any adjusted position relative to the supporting member.

The lower end of the hook shank is preferably bent over after assembly, as indicated at 25, for preventing complete retraction of the hook shank from the coils.

If desired, the bent over portion 25 may be supplanted by a hook for serving as a further supporting means.

The hook shank 24 may be of greater length than that illustrated, thus providing a greater range of adjustment, thus if as above suggested the strut I0 were straight such shank could well be materially lengthened.

While I have disclosed but a single specic embodiment of my invention, same is to be considered as illustrative only and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being dened in the subjoined claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspension member, the supporting member having a bore whose Wall is yieldable, and the suspension member comprising an elongated shank frictionally engaged Within said bore for rotary and axial movement therein.

2. A garment hanger comprising a supporting memberrand a suspension member, the supporting member being formed from a single length of wire whose ends are coiled and interfitted with each other dening an elongated bore, the suspension member comprising a hook having an elongated shank frictionally engaged within said bore for rotary and axial adjustment relative to the supporting member.

3. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspension member, the suspension member comprising an elongated shank connected with the supporting member for independent rotary and axially adjustable movements relative thereto.

4. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member and a suspension member, the supporting member being formed of wire having the ends thereof coiled in intertting relation with each other for providing an elongated yieldable bore, and the suspension member comprising a hook having an elongated shank vertically adjustable within the bore, said shank being retained in any vertically adjusted position by frictional engagement with the wall of said yieldable bore.

IRVING SILVERMAN.