US2489164A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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B. SHWAYDER Nov. 22, 1949 GARMENT HANGER Filed Nov. 2, 1945 fi m u I l I n I u I n a /A//e/vroe jm JkM/A/ JVd/A rose Patented Nov. 22, 1949 GARMENT HANGER Benjamin Shwayder, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Shwayder Brothers, Inc., Denver, 0010., a corporation of Colorado Application November 2, 1945, Serial No. 626,246

10 Claims.

This invention relates to garment supporting means and more particularly to hangers adapted for longitudinal locking adjustment on a supporting means.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger adapted for use in luggage, or other garment storage means, together with supporting means carried within said luggage upon and relatively to which said hanger may be longitudinally adjusted and locked.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a general use garment hanger, together with a supporting means upon and relatively to which said hanger may be longitudinally adjusted and locked.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a hanger adapted for support upon and longitudinal locking adjustment relatively to a slotted duct.

It is the further object of this invention to provide a pivotal carrying means on said hanger with a portion thereof adapted for cooperative locking engagement with the surface of said slotted duct.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specification and claims in conjunction with the appended drawing, of which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the hanger within its support.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view with a portion broken away of the hanger with a slightly different type support.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational section of the hanger and locking means within its support.

Fig. i is a broken away perspective view of a slightly different form of support, and

Fig. 5 is an elevational section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

It will be understood that the above drawing illustrates merely a preferable embodiment of the invention, and that other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the claims hereinafter set out.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates one form of garment hanger consisting of horizontal crossbar II, with formed garment shoulder supporting members I2, and vertical portions I3 terminating in outwardly extending supporting elements I4.

Hooked member I5 positioned between hanger members I3, is pivotally mounted on rivet I6 which extends through corresponding openings in members I3. Rivet I6 secures hanger members I3 in the position shown, with hooked member I5 adapted for relative frictional engagement with the inner surfaces of members I3.

Channel member I! has vertical flanges 30 with inturned edges 2I to provide a slot I8 in its bottom portion to slidably and supportingly receive hanger members I4. The top surface I9 of supporting channel I1 is adapted to be secured to the top wall 20 of a trunk, grip, or other garment enclosure, as for instance a clothes closet, by welding, by screws, rivets, or any other suitable means.

The hanger manually supported by hooked member I5 or by shoulder members I2, is elevated, and elements I4 projected within the open end of channel member II. Members I4, adapted for sliding support upon the bottom opposed edges ZI of flanges 3!] on said channel, are subject to longitudinal adjustment therein, whereby two or more hangers may be supported if desired, and locked in position.

It is desirable to effectively lock the hanger or hangers Within its or their supporting channel preventing relative longitudinal movement thereof. To accomplish this, various means may be employed carried by said hanger which are adapted for manual cooperative locking engagement relative to some portion of the channel support.

For example, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, hooked member I5 has an upwardly extending portion 22 with a cam surfaced upper end 23 adapted for wedging and frictional engagement with the under surface 24 of channel I1. As illustrated, it appears that for release or for insertion of the hanger within its slotted supporting channel, it is necessary to effect a partial pivotal movement of hooked member I5 about its axis I6 to provide the necessary clearance.

To lock the hanger in any desired longitudinally adjusted position it is necessary to manually pivot hooked member I5 into a substantially vertical position, so that the cam or other end surface 23 of portion 22 frictionally or otherwise cooperatively engages inner surface 24 of channel member I'I. It is contemplated that any number of means may be employed for accomplishing a lock ing relationship between hanger I2-I3--I4 and its channel support, as for instance, providing a transversely corrugated under surface 25 in the channel member 26 as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Here it is desirable that the upper end 21 of hooked member I5 be rounded for cooperative locking positioning between the corrugations 25. It is seen that members I4, slidably supportable upon bottom ledges 2|, cooperate with the upper portion 21 for securing an immovable positioning thereof when hooked member I5 is pivoted into locking position.

Referring to Fig. 4, a slight variation is shown with channel member 28 having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings or indentations 29. It will be seen that the upper rounded end 21 of hooked member I5, Fig. 2, is adapted for selective positioning within any one of openings 29, when pivoted into locking position. For release, hook member I5 is pivoted sufllciently to aljustably seated on members 2| with the upper end 21 or 23 of hook member l adapted to:operatively engage either a fiat surface as in Fig. l, a corrugated surface as in Fig; 2: or-aperforated-or otherwis irregular surface as illustrated in Fig; 4.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claimsathati foilow for determining the scope thereof.

I claim:

1. The combination, a channel shaped support having an upper'wailand" vertical" flanges with inturned edges: defining a slot therebetween, agarment hanger withaportion thereof extending into said support throughsaid slot' and mounted upon at least: one of said edges; and a hooked handle pivotally mounted on said-hanger and having 2." depending shank-- of such length as adapted when inverted. to frictionally; and reta-iningly engage saidupper walli 2 The combinatioma channelshaped support having an upper"wallandvertical ,fianges, with inturned edges; defininga slot therebetween, a garment hanger with oppositely arranged means extending, into said support adjustably mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite. sides of its slot, and pivotal locking: means on saidv hanger extending into said? support." of such length and so' formed as" to be wedged against said upper wall.

3; The combination, a channel shaped support having an upper' wall" and verticalfianges with inturned edges. defining a slot therebetween,. a garment hangerwith oppositely arrangedmeans extending into said" support adiustably, mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of its slot; and; a carrying. hooked member pivotally mounted on said hangen, with a portion of said member extending. into said support of such length and so. formed as' to be wedged against said upper: wall;

4. The combination; a channel. shaped trolley support havingarr upper wall and vertical flanges with inturnededges defining a slot therebetween, a garment hanger with trolley means extending into said support slidably adjusted and mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of said slot, and an invertible carrying, hooked member. pivotally mounted on said: hanger with. a portion of" said member extending into said. support" of such length and so formed'as to be wedged against saidupper wall;

5. The combination, a channel shaped support. having an upper wall and vertical flanges with inturned edges defining a slot therebetween, a

garment hanger'lwith a portion thereof extend ng.

into said support and longitudinally adjustediandl mounted upon the edges thereof on. opposite sides of said slot, andlockingmeans"pivotally mounted on said'hanger and extending into said support of such'lengthandwith a cam surface on its end. as to be wedged against said upper wall.

6. The combination, a channelshapedsupp'ort' having a corrugated: upperwall and vertical flanges'wit'h, inturned edges defining a slot'therebetween, a garment-hanger with'a' portion there;-

of extending into said support longitudinally adiusted and mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of" said? slot, and: locking means pivotally mounted on said hanger and extending into said support of such length and so formed as to be wedged against the corrugations of said upper' Wall.

7. The combination, a channel shaped support having aperforated upper wall and vertical flangeswith inturned edges defining a slot therebetween, a garment hanger with a portion thereof extending intosaid support longitudinally adjustedand mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of said slot, and locking means pivotally mounted on said hanger andextending into said support of' such length and so formed as to be wedged against a portion of the perforations insaid upper wall;

8. The combination, a channel shaped support having an upper wall: with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings therein and vertical flanges with inturned edges defining a slot therebetween, a garment hanger with a portion thereof extending into said support adjustably mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides. of

said-slot, and locking'means pivotally mounted on said hanger and extending into said support of such length and so formed as to be wedged within an opening in said upper wall.

9. The combination, a channel shaped. support having an upper wall'with an inner irregular surface and vertical flanges with inturned. edges defining a slot therebetween, a garment hanger with a portion thereof extending into said support adjustably mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of said slot, and locking means pivotally mounted on said hanger and extending into said support ofsuch length and so formed as to be wedged against a portion of said irregular surface.

10. The combination, a channel shaped support adapted to be secured within a garment container and having an upper wall and vertical flanges with inturned edges defining a slot therebetween, a formed garment hanger having a pair of oppositely arranged means extending into said support longitudinally adjusted and mounted upon the edges thereof on opposite sides of said slot, a rivet interconnecting said means, a carrying hooked member pivotally mounted on said rivet between said means, with a portion thereof extending into said support of such length and so formed as to-be wedged against said upper wall.

BENJAMIN SI'IWAYDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following, references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1 623,377 Leger Apr. 18, 1899 1,424,333 Batts Aug. 1, 1922 1,728,919 Batts Sept. 24, 1929 1,781,991 Stover Nov. 18, 1930 2,214,118 Bracken Sept. 10, 1940.'

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 218,863 Switzerland .Aug. 1, 1942-

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