US2510375A

US2510375A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US2510375A
Application number: US794644A
Authority: US
Inventors: Brant Elvin Glenn
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-12-30
Filing date: 1947-12-30
Publication date: 1950-06-06
Anticipated expiration: 1967-06-06

Description

Ju ne 6, 1950 I E. G. BR ANT 2,510,375

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 50, 1947 ZZvz'zz 61374225 INVENTOR BY 7 I I I, 1

ATTORNEYS Patented June 6, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Elvin Glenn Brant, Cleveland, Ohio Application December 30, 1947, Serial No. 794,644

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved garment hanger construction.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger having an adjustment means novelly designed to permit swift adjustment of the hanger to accommodate regular, sloping, and. broad shoulders on the garment supported thereby.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a, hanger of the type stated which will be relatively inexpensive as to the manufacturing cost, and which will nevertheless be extremely durable embodying a minimum of parts.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit, of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1, parts being broken away."

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numerals 5 and B respectively designate two lengths of wire which are so bent and arranged as to provide the upper or coat-supporting portion of the hanger. The wires 5 and B may conveniently be connected at the center of the hanger by twisting them together as at I, so as to define the neck of the hanger, and one of the wires is bent to provide the usual hook.

The wire 5 is extended outwardly and downwardly from the neck to provide an elongated arm 8 (Figure 2). At the outer end of this arm, the wire is curved downwardly as at 9 and then inwardly as at iii. The inturned portion I0 is in a substantially horizontal plane. The wire is then given a, right-angled bend, as best shown in Figure 2, so as to define a cross member II also in a horizontal plane. The wire is then bent in a return bend I2 parallel to the inturned portion Then, the wire is curved upwardly parallel to the curved portion 9, and then is extended back toward the neck to provide an arm l3 opposing arm 8. The terminal end of the wire is twisted around arm 8 as at M. It may be noted that this construction disposes arms 8 and i3 in a tapering relationship.

Positioned over the spaced arms 8 and i3 is a correspondingly tapered plate [5 which provides the actual contact with a coat or other garment to be supported by the hanger. As best shown in Figure 4, the side edges of plate are formed as downturned flanges is that tightly grip the respective arms.

As will be understood the wire 6 is formed, except for the provision of the hook, exactly similar to the wire 5. Thus, there is formed an upper or coat-supporting portion, that has opposed inturned ends (the end of one side of the hanger is designated I!) in Figure 2), with the opposed inturned ends each being provided with a cross member, as shown at i l in Figure 2.

Referring now to the trousers-supporting portion of the hanger, this may also be formed from a single length of Wire 11. The ends of wire I! can meet at the center of the hanger, thereby defining a lower wire portion which for all practical purposes may be termed endless. This is so bent as to provide spaced parallel longitudinal portions terminating (Figures 1 and 3) at each end in spaced parallel convolutions l8. The provision of these convolutions defines a plurality of spaces l9 any of which can receive the cross member i l at each end of the hanger.

Extending from end to end of the lower portion of the hanger is a plate 20, the side edges of which are formed as downturned flanges engaging the longitudinal portions of the wire l1. These flanges terminate short of the ends of the plate, so as to define tongues 2| that cover the convolutions l8.

It will now be seen that adjustment of the hanger is easily affected simply by lifting the lower portion off the opposed cross members ll, whereupon the cross members can be positioned in other spaces Hi. In this way, the slope of the coat-supporting arms of the hanger is capable of being varied to accommodate particular garments.

Despite the easy adjustment permitted, the hanger is nevertheless held rigidly assembled during normal use. This is provided for by reason of the fact that at each end of the trousers-supporting portion, the convolutions l8 are spaced sufficiently far apart to engage the ends of the cross member. Thus, rocking or other undesired movement of the lower portion relative to the upper portion is prevented.

Other important characteristics may also be noted. The adjustment described not only varies the slope of the coat-supporting arms, but actually shortens the distance from end to end of the hanger. This is particularly desirable when a dress or similar garment is to be placed upon the hanger, and eliminates the practice presently followed by many women of bending conventional hangers to a desired lope and length for this purpose.

Additionally, it is also a common practice to pin a skirt to the lower portion of a hanger so that it will hang in the same manner as when being worn. With a hanger constructed in accordance with the invention, it becomes possible, as will be evident, to pass the pins over the convolutions 3, thus permitting the skirt to be readily attached thereto without possibility of the pins slipping longitudinally of the hanger.

What is claimed is:

l. A-garment hanger includinga coat-supportingportion, horizontal-inturned end portions integral therewith, cross members on the respective end portions, and a horizontal trousers -supporting portion of rigid material integrally formed at its end portions with a plurality of convolutions having vertical side Walls, said convolutions defining spaces any of which may receive the cross members.

2. Agarment hanger including a coat-supporting portion, said portion comprising a hook, diverging resilient arms oppositely extended therefrom, horizontal inturned outer end portions formed integral with the arms, and horizontal cross members on said end portions, and a horizontal trousers-supporting portion formed at its end portions with a plurality of spaced convolutions having vertical side walls and defining spaces any of which is adapted to receive a cross member.

3. -A garment hanger including a coat-supporting portion, said portion comprising lengths of resilient wire material each formed to define at each side of the hanger diverging arms, the outer end portions of the arms being inturned horizontally toward the center of the hanger, a horizontal cross member extending across each of said end portions, and a tapered plate fitted over the arms, and a trousers-supporting portion comprising a horizontally extended length of stiff wire material formed with convolutions at either end portion, the convolutions having vertical side walls defining spaces any of which is adapted to receive a cross member, and a plate fitted over the trousers-supporting portion and overlying the convolutions.

4. A garment hanger including a coat supporting portion of how shape and formed from resilient material, horizontally extended inturned outer end portions integral therewith, horizontal cross members rigid with the respective end portions, and a horizontally extended trousers supporting portion of inflexible construction having at opposite ends spaced convolutions formed with vertically disposed side walls, said convolutions defining spaces any of which isadapted to receive said cross members, said inturned end portions being forced inwardly upon application of downward pressure upon said resilient coat supporting portion to bind against the vertical side walls of the convolutions.

ELV-IN GLENN :BRANT.

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