US2186076A

US2186076A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US2186076A
Application number: US245178A
Authority: US
Inventors: Moe Mathias
Original assignee: CLAUDE D BALLARD
Current assignee: CLAUDE D BALLARD
Priority date: 1938-12-12
Filing date: 1938-12-12
Publication date: 1940-01-09
Anticipated expiration: 1957-01-09

Description

Jan. 9, 1940. Y M. Mol;A 2,186,076

GARMENT HANGER v Filed Dec. l2, A1938 @WMM ` Patented Jan. 9k, 1940 '"'UNITED STATES GARMENT HANGER Mathias Moe, Chicago,

to Claude D. Ball Ill., assignor of one-hall' ard, Chicago, Ill.

Application December 12, 193s, serial No. 245,178

3 Claims.

My invention relates to an improved hanger for coats or other garments and has for one purpose the provision of a combined coat and pants hanger. v

Another purpose is the provision of hanging means for trousers or the like which are eiective to support the trousers in vertical position, with the proper tension on the upper part of the trousers adapted to prevent any interference with or any deformation of the press of the trousers.

Other purposes will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claims.

I illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing where- 1s Fig. 1 is a side elevation; 1

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan View on an enlarged scale of one of the members shown in the other figures; and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the specification and the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, I generally indicates a supporting member which may be a coat hanger. It may have applied thereto any suitable hook 2 which may be separate therefrom or 3o formed integrally therewith. The hanger I includes

individual side arms

3, 3 which may terminate in enlarged portions 4 formed in any suitable manner. Sldable along each one of the arms 3 is a supporting member including a ygenerally cylindrical sleeve 5, an arrn 6 laterally ex- 5 tending outwardly therefrom, and a hook portion l downwardly and inwardly inclined from the outer end thereof.

There is preferably a loose fit between the sleeve 5 and the arm 3 so that in response to the gravital downward pull of the trousers indicated at 8 in Fig. 1 the lever action of the arm 6 causes a locking clamping of the sleeve 5 on the arm 3. Thus the two arms 6 may be pulled out to the full 45 line position of Fig. l and the hooks 1 may be hooked into the loops 9 of the trousers, the sleeves 5 being pulled out far enough to put a tension on the waist band of the trousers.

When the manual tensioning is completed, the

50 weight of the trousers will prevent any retrograde movement ofthe sleeves '5 inwardly along the arms 3, and the sleeves are in eifect locked ir' the illustrated position so that a pressure promoting tension at the upper end of the trousers 5'5 is maintained.

It will be understood of course that the particular hooks 'l may be widely varied in form, and if it is desired to adapt the device for supporting articles which are devoid of the loops 9, any suitable clip structure may be applied in the 5 place of the supporting hook.

It is a matter of choice whether the arms 3 are made relatively rigid or relatively yielding. If they are made yielding or `of spring stock, a very substantial tension may be maintained at thev 10' top of the trousers and the arms 3 may in effect be bowed to function as tension springs.

It will be realized that whereas I have described and. illustrated a practical and operative device, nevertheless many changes may begmade in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts Without departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore wish my description and drawing to be taken asin a broad sense illustrative or diagrammatic, rather than as limiting me to my precise to the exterior -surface of the rod stock, but having an internal aperture sufficiently greater in diameter than the exterior diameter of the resilient member to permit a cramping of the sleeve on the resilient member, and a'garment-engaging 35 member secured to each of said tubular sleeves.

2. In a garment supporting device, a supporting body which consists of a single transversely` extending free ended resilient memberof rod stock, a hook associated with an`A intermediate 40 portion of said member, limitingstops at each end of said member, tubularv sleeves slideable one on each end of said member at opposite sides of said hook, each such sleeve conforming closely to the exterior surface of the rod stock, but having an internal aperture sufficiently greater in diameter than the exterior diameter of the resilient member to permit a cramping oi the sleeve on the `resilient member, anda hook, integral with each said sleeve, each vof said hooks being laterally offset from its respective sleeve and being positioned outwardly beyond -the sleeve between it and the end of the supporting body.

r3. In a'garment supporting device, a supporting body which consists of a single transversely extending free ended resilient member of rod stock, a hook associated With an intermediate portion of said member, limiting stops at each end of said member, tubular sleeves slideable one on each end of said member at opposite sides of said hook, each such sleeve conforming closely to the exterior surface of the rod stock, but having an internal aperture suiciently greater inA