US2511304A

US2511304A - Multiple garment hanger

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Publication number: US2511304A
Application number: US659747A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alma P Swanson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-04-05
Filing date: 1946-04-05
Publication date: 1950-06-13
Anticipated expiration: 1967-06-13

Description

June 13, 1950 A. P. SWAN SON MULTIPLE GARMENT HANGER Filed April 5, 1946 QaGK IN V EN TOR.

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Patented June 13, 1950 UN ITED" STATES PATENT GFFlCE 251 304 'M UL TlPIJE GARMENT HANGER" A'lnia P'. Swanson, Inglewood, Calif. iip' iii'eat'ibnmiiil s, 1946, Serial No. 659,747

SCIa'iins; (015223 91) arcuate shoulders formed of a stick 'orwir'e, 'sometimes including a straight lower stick or wire join ing the lower ends of the arcuate shoulders. Conventional type hangers'jcan accommodate only one or two garments" at onetime such as a coat and. pants unless the garments are placed one over the other and hung by their shoulders. In that-event, it is necessary to remove the upper: most garment bforeremdving the ne underneath itl Evenwhenhsmg the straight lower member as-for hanging mus -m second pair of trousers" draped over the 'first inust be removed before the trousers underneath are accessible.

It is a purpose of this invention 'to provide a novel hanger by 'which severar garments maybe conveniently hung simultaneously and independ ently upon the same hangerbddy. v I

Essentially the invention contemplates the prof vision of v a hanger body 7 of substantial depth formed with a plurality 'or grooves in spaced hori-: zontalrelation upon the opr'ios'ite faces thereof. Suitable fingers of resilientmaterial are fastened to the hanger body for pivotal spring pressed en'- gagernent over therespectiveobverseand reverse faces ofthe'hanger body for gripping engagement with anyone or more of thehorizoiital grooves.

Havinguiese features nimind; it san' object of this ihvrition tofifovideahanger upon which Severn garmentshiay bs multanous y and in dependntl'yhurig' and'fror'n which one ma v b rembvedwithout interfering "with the 'othergar- It is another bbjcfof this invention to provide a hangerunit'which 'will result ma conservation of closet space by 'avdiaing the duplication of hangers corresponding to the number of'garmeats; I

A further obj'ct of thisf revenues :is to pro vide a "new and improved hanger -constructi'on which can adjustably accommodate i'thfheavy or light garments. I V s A sun further object or "this" invention 'is to provide anew and minim/"ea hanger construction adapted to receive either large" or small garments with substantially qiialfacili'ty;

Another further object is't'o' provide a new and improved hanger upon which each arment" may be hung in a folded or stretched conditidn and also upon which a plurality of light garments may be .tively.

collectively supported without interfering I with other garments 'separately supported. a,

It is also an object of this invention to provide "an improved meansby which a plurality of'ar- "ticles may be conveniently hung for airing.

uiid'erwear,'hats and the like'whichc'aiinot readily be'hung upon hangers of conventional "construe ti'on'.

With these and ether objectsin View, theinvention consists in the constructionjarrangement and combination of the various'part'sof the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. I

In the drawings: I s r q p Figure 1 is a front view of a hanger enibodyi'ng this invention. I s

Figure 2 is a top View of "the same. H x 7 Figure 3 is an end'view taken as from the lefthand side of Figure 1. I I A Referring'mor'e particularlyto' the'drawings there is shown a hanger body generally designated by the numeral [0 formed with ,arcuateshoul: ders II and I2 substantially similar in shapeand proportions to those in 'a hanger of the usual construction. The opposite fac'es l3 and I3""ar'e provided with a plurality of horizontalvertically spaced grooves including an uppermostset' of grooves 14 and M, a second set of grooves'ltfand l5, -a third set of grooves l6 and i6" and a, fourth or lowermost set of grooves I1 and IT, respec Spaced inwardly from lateral edges lB'of the hanger body and in a position above the uppermost groove are holes 'I 9 through the hanger body accommodating'pin's 20 and 2| which protrude upon oppositesides of the hanger body, Each pin has a head 22 on one endian'd a head 23 on the opposite end for the purpose of pivotally confin= ing a

set'of spring fingers

25,26 and 2T upon the obverse face of the hanger'body' and a similar set of spring fingers 28, 2'9 and 30 upo'n' there verse side. .Similar sets of such'spring fingers are provided upon both the left andright hand sides of the hanger bodyv in mutually spaced apart relationship. The tips "32 of the fingers are'lsuitably curved for engagement within the grooves under the spring tension of the fingers.

The fingers are superimposed over oneanother at the pin upon each side of thhanger bodyand ar e'bowed outwardly to a decrfeasingfeiitentfrfom the innermost finger'2'l to the outerrniostfin'ger 25, for example, for the two-fold purpose of providing a clearance for the resilient fingers between themselves and also for any garments which are hung between the fingers and the body. At the top of the hanger body is an axially disposed hook 33 provided for the usual purpose of supporting the hanger upon a clothes pole.

The body of the hanger can be formed with a fiat surface as Well as a corrugated one, although corrugations are preferable in that they cooperate with the ends of the fingers in supporting the garment by decreasing the amount of direct pressure which must be exerted between the spring fingers and the body to sustain a given amount of garment weight. corrugations may be continuous, short or even round so as to take the form of a mere recess or depression and may be variously spaced apart whether evenly or otherwise.

The main body of the hanger may be formed of wood, plastic material composition or equivalent substances and may be either solid or hollow in the interior portion. The hook for supporting the same may extend vertically through the full depth of the hanger body and may in that case be If desired, whether the hanger body be hollow or solid, a suitable swivel plate may be screwed to the top of the hanger. The spring fingers may be made from flexible wooden reed, spring steel, plastic or other resilient substances and may take the form of a round rod or wire or a flat strip.

If desired, the spring fingers may be provided with rubber or plastic sleeves providing either a gripping surface or a smooth surface. The tips of the fingers need not be curved but may be fiat or substantially so. If curved, they may be curved in the opposite direction so as to be engageable with ridges which may be formed upon the hanger body instead of the grooves which are illustrated.

It will thus be apparent that there has been provided a multiple hanger upon which a series of grips or spring fingers are located on opposite sides of the hanger in spaced relationship in a manner which enables them to cooperate with one another to support garments of different sizes and lengths.

It may be noted that the smooth surfaces above the grooves by means of the clips upon the upper body portion may be used for hanging hats or other articles made of stiff, substantially nonpliable material by their brims whereby they will not be bent or distorted, a condition which might occur if such stiff fabrics were forced into conformance with the contour of the grooves.

Obviously, the grips may be pivoted at their centers or mounted upon pins or the like which are slidably disposed in a groove traversing the face of the hanger body so as to change the position of the pin relative to the faces of the hanger body. Obviously, also, any number of fingers may be provided for each pin whether on one side or both sides thereof.

The resilient fingers are adapted to move past one another without interference so that each finger independently or more than one finger c0- The grooves or In the event the hanger body is 4 operatively may grip a garment whether at spaced points or the same point.

The upper edge of the hanger body may be formed with a curved shoulder upon which an additional garment may be hung by the shoulders in the conventional way.

It may be noted that the use of this improved hanger in the usual manner does not prevent its contemplated use as a multiple hanger. It is a feature of the invention that garments simultaneously supported thereon may be independently hung and also independently removed.

While this invention has been herein shown and described in what is presently conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosed herein but is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as to embrace any and all equivalent devices.

The invention having been herein described, what is claimed and sought to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality of spaced recesses and an elongated resilient finger pivotally secured at one of its ends to the body and normally spring urged against saidbody, said other end of said finger being turnable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement in any of said recesses.

2. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality of spaced recesses and a plurality of elongated resilient fingers pivotally secured at one end of each to the body and normally spring urged against said body, the other ends of said fingers being rotatable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement in ny of said recesses. V

3. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality of spaced recesses and a plurality of sets of elongated resilient fingers, said fingers being pivotally secured at one end of each to the body and normally spring urged against said body, the other ends of said fingers being turnable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement in any of'said recesses, said sets of fingers being provided in spaced pairs on the same face of the body and having selectively cooperative :but independent positions of engagement upon said one side of said body.

4. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality of spaced recesses and a plurality of sets of elongated resilient fingers, said fingers being pivotally secured at one end of each to the body and normally spring'urged against said body, the other ends of said fingers being turnable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement in any of said recesses, a pivot pin extending through said body from face to face thereof, said sets of fingers being jointly secured upon opposite faces of said body by means of said pivot pin. 7

5. A clothes hanger comprising ah anger body formed with a plurality of spaced recesses and a plurality of elongated resilient fingers pivotally secured to the body and normally spring urged against said body, the other ends of said fingers being rotatable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement in any of said recesses, a pair of spaced pivot pins extending through said body from face to face thereof, said fingers being jointly secured upon opposite faces of said 5 body by means of and upon each end of each of said pivot pins.

6. In combination in a hanger, a hanger body formed with an arcuate recess upon a face thereof, a pin through said body spaced from said recess and a resilient finger pivotally secured upon said pin and normally spring urged against said body, an end of said finger being engageable in said recess for clamping clothes against the face of said hanger between the end of said finger and said recess.

7. In combination in a hanger, a hanger body formed with an arcuate recess upon a face thereof, a pin through said body spaced from said recess and an outwardly bowed resilient finger pivotally secured upon said pin and normally spring urged against said body, an end of said finger being engageable in said recess for clamping clothes against the face of said hanger between the end of said finger and said recess.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 536,470 Horner Mar. 26, 1895 665,168 1 Bonsall Jan. 1, 1901 1,336,375 Owen Apr. 6, 1920 1,459,804 Tarr June 26, 1923