US2490201A

US2490201A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US2490201A
Application number: US633587A
Authority: US
Inventors: John P Brown
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-12-08
Filing date: 1945-12-08
Publication date: 1949-12-06
Anticipated expiration: 1966-12-06

Description

J. P. BROWN GARMENT HANGER Dec. 6, 1949 Filed Deo. 8, 1945 @MW www ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 6, 1949 UNITED STATES .OFFICE 2,490,201 GABMENT HANGER John'P. Brown,- Brooklyn, N. Y. application December 8, 1945SerialNo. 633,587

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" 15 Claims.

The invention relates to a-hanger from which articles may be hung and particularly relates to a garment hanger. AGrarment hangers as heretofore constructed providev a `frame upon which a eoa'tor dressmay be -hungand a simple bar over Whioh Vtrousers `orv askirt oanbe-hung. lThese l frequently nslip oti of vthefbar and are not wholly satisfactory.

@Iitis an object of `the invention to construct a new and lnovelhanger which clamps the article l 1hanger `by the weight of Athe article and provides a widev clearance or space for inserting Vand removing the garment.

V vA further object is to construct `a clamping hangerhaving a vdouble movement, one to open the elampingimeans widely-foreasy insertion of anartiele to behungand a clamping movement or pivoting whichutiliZes-the wleightnof thearticle to clamp the same.

4- Anotherobjectof theinvention is to construct a hanger having `two clamp members or lbars oneofvvhich is movableaway from theother to provide a widespace or clearance between the bars for the insertion of agarmentand the other pivots to obtain a clamping |action betweentl'ie bars.

Another object of the invention--is to provide parts so that an existing hanger can benonverted to vthe hanger of the invention having a holding bar and a clamping bar, the former being movable away from the other and the clamping bar clamping the garment to the hanger by the weight of the garment.

Other objects of the-invention will be .more apparent from the vfollowing,description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings showing preferred embodiments of the. invention yin which:

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V'jFigure 1 is a plan view .of a-garment hanger having the clamping action.

`Figure 2 is a crossvsectiontakenon linevZ-UZ of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa cross section, through a hanger in which the holding bar is a stationary member and the clamping bar is both pivoted for clamping action and mounted for movement away from the xed holdingqbar.

VFigure 4 shows a garmenthanger ofthe conventional type which has been modifiedtoprovide a clamping type of garment hanger. I

The hanger has general application`V but is designed primarily as a garment hanger. The hanger includes arframe ID .which fora garment hanger Will have any suitablel coat hanger shape. A hook H may be provided for suspending the hanger and any garment carried thereby from a"clthe's' ybar.- The frame carries a movable holding bar means I 4. It may be movable in any direction, the movement preferred however, is a? movement parallel with the frame which is ob'- tained by suspending the holding bar from a pair of spaced Alinks i5l having an eye I6 in the end thereof f The eye is received in a supporting loop il? of suitable construction carried by the frame. A staple may form the' supporting loop. The holding bar means is pivotally mounted'upon the frame' to swing to a position asv shown in dot dash Vlines in Figure 2 in whioh position a garment ean easily be inserted or draped overa olamping bar'means. The bar may have raised portions I 8if desired, toaccommodate the holding gbar Afor seams in the garment where the material iS thcke- 'fit/leans provided to retain the holding bar means 1in-'properl relation on a hanger when olamping a garment thereto. This means may ltake arl7 siiitablefform, the simplest construction being to extend the ends I9 of the holding bar toform stops which engage the frame and thereby retain the holding bar in proper position for elamping a garment. The holding bar means andolarnping bar lmeans are in proper or cooperative clamping position when the holding bar isinthe,l path of movement of a longitudinal edge efiihe damping ber- V Ayolamping barr means 22 is supported upon pivots r`25a",locatedbetween its long edges which are carried bythe frame l in the construction of `ligure 1; yThe widthY of' the clamping bar meansnandthelocation ofthe pivots with respect totheedges depends upon the leverage or clamp'- vingI pressuregdesired to be developed bythe Iu eiglnt of tn egarment. The clamping bar ex'- tends laterallylso that one edgemoves towards the holding bar I ll'` to clamp the garment between theybars. 'Ihe other edge hasa downwardlforce applied thereto, indicated byV th'earrow, caused 'by the weightof .the garment hanging over the clamping bar. The clampingbar may have suit- 310,16 Stpplmeans to preventit from makingl a oompleterotation. The simplest. construction .of

means is',to' extend the rends 24 ofV the bar iv ,vvhih engage the frame. and thereby prevent rotation yof the ',.barl although permitting" ample pivotingfor clamping `action upon a garment or articleifdr'apedover the ,clamping bar.

'lfhergarrnenthanger:isoperated by tilting the hang'eifrarzne Ivhorizontally.so that the holding |24: hangs ,downwardlyior in yopen position. LIn this ,positifm` 'the holding .bar means andy the clamping bar means are widely separated from each other so that a garment G such as a pair of pants can be easily inserted therebetween. Tilting the hanger frame to a vertical position swings the holding bar means downwardly to the position shown in Figure 2 where it is adjacent to an edge of the clamping bar means. The garment or trousers may then be released and its weight pulls one edge of the clamping bar downwardly thereby raising the opposite edge to clamp the garment between the holding bar means and the clamping bar means.

In the construction of Figure 3 the wide separation between the clamping bar means and the holding bar means is secured in another manner. A frame 28 may have the usual hook 29 for supporting the hanger from a clothes bar. The frame carries a holding bar means 30 .which is fixed to the frame.

A clamping bar means 33 is carried upon pivots 34 and is comparable in construction to the clamping bar of Figure 1 in that it is relatively wide so that a clamping leverage is secured. The clamping bar likewise extends in a lateral direction when clamping a, garment thereto. The hanger of Figure 3 diiIerS from that of Figures 1 and 2 in that the clamping -bar is movable towards and away from the xed holding bar means. This motion is accomplished by mounting the pivots at each end of the clamping bar means upon a lever 35 at each end of the bar. Each lever 35 is mounted upon a pivot 36 carried by the frame. In this construction the clamping bar means not only has a pivotal movement for clamping action but it also is mounted to move towards and away from the holding bar 30 so that a garment may be easily draped over the clamping bar. When the clamping bar with the garment thereon has been swung up to the position shown in Figure 3, the weight of the garment pulls downwardly in the direction of the arrow on one edge of the clamping bar which brings the opposite edge thereof into clamping contact with the garment to clamp the same between the clamping bar means and the holding bar means 30.

The levers 35 preferably extend far enough so :that the ends thereof engage the holding bar means and serve as a stop or stop means lfor retaining the clamping bar means in clamping position in which the holding bar means is in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means. The .weight of the garment 4will normally retain the levers in contact with :the holding bar means. In order to doubly assure the retention of the levers against the holding bar means a spring clip 38 may be provided which sn-aps beneath the holding bar means and releasably retains the levers and hence the clamping bar means in clamping position with respect to the holding bar means.

It is not necessary that a, complete hanger be built in order to practice the invention. In Figure 4 a construction is illustrated by which a conventional hanger may be converted to a clamping hanger. The hanger includes :a Iframe 4| which carries a bar 42 xed thereto. A holding bar means 43 has links 44 with an eye 45 on the end thereof each of which is received in a loop 46 which may be a staple ldriven into the edge of the frame. This provides pivotal mounting for the holding -bar means which enables the latter to swing to and from clamping position in order to provide a wide opening between the latter and the clamping bar means. The ends 41 of the holding bar means may extend upwardly to en- 4 gage the frame and thereby retain the holding bar means in clamping position.

The clamping bar means 5l) is similar to the clamping bar means 22 and 33 of Figures 1 and 3 in that it is relatively wide in order to provide a clamping leverage and extends laterally with respect to the frame. The clamping bar means may be pivotally carried by the fixed bar 42 -by any suitable means including a pair of bearing members 5I which are secured to the clamping bar and permit the latter to pivot on the fixed bar 42. The clamping action in this construction is like that of Figures l through 3 and need not be described in detail. Here again the weight of the garment rotates the clamping bar to bring one edge thereof towards the holding bar and thereby exert clamping pressure upon the garment or article between the two bar or bar means so that the garment will be clamped therebetween and will not slide off the hanger.

It will be vobserved that the hangers described embody two movements, one movement which is a separation movement to bring the two bars away from each other so that a garment may be readily inserted or removed therebetween. The separation movement is a swinging or pivotal movement essentially parallel to the frame although it is clear that clearance or separation may be secured by a lateral swinging of the holding bar. The second movement is a pivoting action of the clamping bar means which -utilizes the weight of the garment applied at one longitudinal edge thereof to turn the clamp bar means and move the other longitudinal edge towards the holding bar means whereby the garment is clamped between the two bars.

This invention is presented to fill a need for improvements in a hanger. It is understood that various modications in structure, as well as changes in mode of operation, assembly, and manner of use, may and often do occur to those skilled in the art, especially after benefiting from the teachings of an invention. Hence, it will be understood that this disclosure is illustrative of preferred means of embodying the invention in useful form by explaining the construction, operation and advantages thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a frame, a holding bar means, a flat clamping bar means extending late-rally with respect to the frame and having a width to provide longitudinally extendlng edges for clamping pressure between one longitudinal edge thereof and the holding bar means by the downward weight applied at the other longitudinal edge thereof by an article hanging thereover, pivot means between the longitudinal edges of the clamping bar means for pivotally mounting the same, and means supporting one of the bar. means upon the frame in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the lclamping bar means and to move the same away from the other bar means to permit wide separation between the two bar means and thereby enable the article to be easily inserted therebetween and draped over the clamping bar means and thereafter to be returned to its position with the holding bar means cooperatively adjacent to the longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means for clamping action therebetween.

2. A garment hanger comprising a frame, a holding bar means, a flat clamping bar means extending laterally with respect to the frame and having a width to provide longitudinally extending edges for clamping pressure between one longitudinal edge thereof and the holding bar Vmeans by V.the Vdownward weight applied at the between and draped over the clamping bar means I:

and thereafter to be returned to a position where the holding bar means is cooperatively adjacent to the longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means for clamping action therebetween.

3. A garment hanger as in claim 2 including means retaining the pivot structure in clamping position with the holding bar means adjacent a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means.

4. A garment hanger as in claim 2 including stop means to obstruct the clamping bar means against complete rotation.

5. A garment hanger as in claim 2 includingextensions upon at least one end of the clamping bar means to form stop means to `obstruct the same against complete rotation.

6. A garment hanger comprising a frame, a holding bar means, a flat clamping bar means extending laterally with respect to the frame and having a width to provide longitudinally extending edges for clamping pressure between one longitudinal edge thereof and the holding bar means by the downward weight applied at the other longitudinal edge thereof by an article hanging thereover, pivot means between the longitudinal edges of the clamping bar means an-d received by the frame for pivotally mounting the same to the frame, and means supporting the holding bar means upon the frame and in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means and to move the holding bar means away from the clamping bar means to per-mit wide separation between the bar means and thereby enable the article to be easily inserted therebetween and draped over the clamping bar means and thereafter to be returned to a position where the holding bar means is cooperatively adjacent to the longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means for clamping action therebetween.

7. A garment hanger as in claim 6 including stop means to limit the rotation of the clamping bar means.

8. A garment hanger as in claim 6 including pivots for the supporting means spaced from the holding bar means to pivotally support the same upon the frame and to swing the holding .bar means with a parallel movement towards and away from the clamping bar means, and stop means for retaining the holding bar means in a position adjacent a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means.

9. A garment hanger as in claim 6 including pivots for the supporting means spaced from the holding bar means to pivotally support the same upon the frame and to svving the holding bar means with a parallel movement towards and away from the clamping bar means, and the ends of the holding bar means extending into engagement with the frame to retain the same adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means.

vv10. Afgarment hanger as in claim- 6 vincluding pivots for the supporting'means spaced from the holding bar means to pivotally-'support the same upon the vframe andv to swing the' holding bar means with a parallel movement towards and away from the clamping bar means, stop means for retaining the holding bar means in a position adjacent the edge of 'the clamping bar means, and stop means to limit the rotation of th-e clamping bar means.

Il. A kgarment hanger comprising a frame, a holding bar xed to the frame, a flat clamping bar extending laterally with respect to the frame and having a width'to provide longitudinally extending edges for clamping pressure between one longitudinal edge thereof and the holding bar by the downward weight applied at the other longitudinal edge thereof of an article hanging thereover, pivot means between the longitudinal edges of the clamping bar for pivotally mounting the same, and pivot structure mounting the clamping bar upon the frame parallel to the holding bar and in a position in which the holding bar is in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar and having pivots spaced from the clamping bar and received by the frame to swing the clamping bar away from th-e holding bar to permit wide separation between the two bars and thereby enable the article to be easily inserted therebetween and draped over the clamping bar and thereafter to be returned to its position with the holding bar means cooperatively adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar means.

12. A garment hanger as in claim 11 including stop means limiting the movement of the pivot structure to a position where a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar is in cooperating relation adjacent to the holding bar.

13. A garment hanger as in claim 12 including stop means to obstruct the clamping bar against complete rotation.

14. A garment hanger conversion unit for converting a frame having a xed bar carried thereby into a clamping hanger comprising a holding bar, a flat clamping bar having a width to provide longitudinal edges one of which provides clamping pressure between it and the holding bar by the weight of an article hanging thereover and applied at the other longitudinal edge, a pivot structure connected with the holding bar and having pivot means spaced from the holding bar and adapted to be secured to a hanger frame to support the holding bar in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar and to swing the holding bar away from the clamping bar to permit separation of the same and thereby enable an article to be easily draped over the clamping bar and thereafter to swing to a position where the bars are adjacent to each other for clamping action upon the article, pivot means for pivotally securing the clamping bar upon the iixed bar of a frame, and stop means limiting the swinging movement of the holding bar to a position in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar.

15. A garment hanger converted to a clamping hanger comprising a frame having a xed bar carried thereby, a holding bar, a flat clamping bar having a Width to provide longitudinal edges one of which provides clamping pressure between it and the holding bar by the weight of an article hanging thereover and applied at the other longitudinal edge, pivot means for pivotally securing the clamping bar upon the xed bar of a 7 frame, a pivot structure connected with the holding bar and having pivot means spaced from the holding bar secured to the hanger frame to support the holding bar in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar and to swing the holding bar away from the clamping bar to permit separation of the same and thereby enable an article to be easily draped over the clamping bar and thereafter to swing to a position where the bars are adjacent to each other for clamping action upon the article, and stop means limiting the swinging movement of the holding bar to a position in the path of movement of a longitudinal edge of the clamping bar.

JOHN P. BROWN.

8 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Certificate of Correction Patent N o. 2,490,201 December 6, 1949 JOHN P. BROWN It is hereby certied that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 4, line 9, after means insert the Words that illustrated;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the seme may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Olce.

Signed and sealed this 21st day of March, A. D. 1950,

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Uommzssz'oner of Patents.