US2229182A

US2229182A - Garment supporting device

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Publication number: US2229182A
Application number: US228654A
Authority: US
Inventors: Meyers Louis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-09-06
Filing date: 1938-09-06
Publication date: 1941-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 1958-01-21

Description

Jan. 21, 19410 I 'LMEYERS 2,229,182

GARMENT SUPPORT ING DEVICE- Filed Sept. 6, 1938 ATTORN EYS Patented Jan. 21, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,229,182 GARMENT SUPPORTING DEVICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to garment supporting devices and has for an object to provide a device for traveling bags having garment retaining brackets of the extension type for permitting the easy application and removal of garments and preventing the hangers from becoming dislodged when the bag is closed.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be formed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a traveling bag garment supporting device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 showing one of the brackets.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the bracket shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of bracket for supporting coat hangers, neck ties or other articles.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the bracket shown in Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, l designates a conventional traveling bag having a flanged cover ll provided on the inner faces of the sides with forwardly extending bars H! which are pivotally connected as shown at I3 to the cover and at the front ends have pivotally connected thereto frame bars 14 which are connected near the bottom through the medium of a cross brace I5, there being a cross brace l6 connecting the bars l2 intermediate their ends. These parts are conventional.

A substantially U-shaped bracket I! has forwardly extending bracket arms 18 fixedly secured to the upper ends of the bars l4 through the medium of rivets I9 01' other connectors. A plunger 29 is housed in a casing 2| which is riveted as shown at 22 in Figure 3 to the bracket I1 and extends parallel with the bracket arm "3. A helical spring 23 is housed in the casin in rear of the plunger and constantly tends to urge the plunger forwardly. The plunger is provided with a disc retaining head 24 which is deformed near the edge to provide an annular groove 25 in the outer face, concentric with the axis of the plunger.

A catch 26 is pivotally mounted intermediate the ends on the bracket arm [8 through the medium of a pivot pin 21. One end of the catch terminates in a hook 28 which is yieldably latched into the groove 25 of the disc head 24 to hold the plunger retracted. The opposite end of the catch is provided with a concave grip 29 between which and the bracket arm I8 a helical spring 30 is confined under tension.

There are two of the spring pressed plungers and bracket arms provided with catches as best shown in Figure 1. Conventional garment hangers 3| may be hooked over the housings 2| of the spring pressed plungers to house garments and to permit application and removal of the hangers. The catches 26 are depressed against the tension of their controlling springs 30 to release the disc heads of the plungers and permit the plungers to move outwardly as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2. When the hangers are applied the disc heads may be bodily shoved rearwardly, over the hooked ends 28 of the catches until the catches engage in the grooves 25 and confine the hangers in place.

For holding coat hangers 32 of the type shown in Figure 5, having a plate 33 equipped with a T-shaped slot 34 opening through the upper edge, the bracket shown in Figures 4 and 1 is used. 3 In this form of the invention a U-shaped bracket 35 may be riveted or otherwise secured to the bracket I! with the arms 36 extending in superposed relationship. The lower arm of the bracket is provided with an upstanding tongue 31 which is less in width than the width of the shank 38 of the T-shaped slot in the hanger plate 33 to permit the latter being slipped on to the lower arm of the bracket as best shown in Figures 4 and 5.

For removably holding the plate 33 against escape of the lower arm of the bracket the tongue 3'! terminates in a disc head 39. A lever 40 is provided with a disc head 4| which is centrally pivoted on the disc head 39 of the tongue 31 through the medium of a pivot pin 42. The lever is equipped with a grip 43 which extends at a right angle thereto and permits of the lever, which it will be pointed out is of greater width than the width of the shank 39 of the T-shaped slot, to be swung downwardly to bridge the slot and prevent escape of the hanger plate 38 from the lower bracket arm 36, as best shown in Figure 4. When the lever is swung to the horizontal it exposes the shank 38 of the slot to permit the hanger plates 33 being withdrawn from the lower bracket arm 36.

The disc head 4| of the lever is provided with a flat face 44 which is adapted to engage the lower face of the upper bracket arm 38 when the lever is in latched or downwardly extending position. The upper bracket arm 36 is resilient and springs down upon the flat face 44 to yieldably hold the lever in latching position.

Since the operation of the device has been described as the description of the parts progressed, it is thought that the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

In a garment support a U-shaped member, tubular casings mounted on the member adjacent the arms thereof, plungers mounted in the casings, each casing having a reduced portion engaged through the member and upset to form a rivet at one end, each plunger having a disk head at the outer end provided with an annular groove concentric with the respective casing, compression springs housed in the casings at said reduced ends tending constantly to project the plungers from the casings, and spring pressed latches on said arms of the U-shaped member terminating in hooks adapted to engage in said annular grooves of the plungers and hold the plungers retracted against the tension of said compression springs.

' LOUIS MEYERS.