US2556530A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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June l2, 1951 j M. FlcHMAN GARMENT HANGER I Filed NOV. 4, 1947 i IN VEN TOR. l /lOf/ZIS Z'Cma/y, Y l v ev l l I Patented `lune 12,4 1951 :l i

1f- UNITEDV STATES. PATENT lOFFICE v 2,556,530 y l `eAieiviEN'r HANGER v v Morris Fichman, New York, N. Y. Application November 4, 1947, serial No. 783,929

ans coat and skirt, or a mans coatand trousers. ""'The common coat hangers at the present time than the coat hanger, the coat will not be properly supported, and bulges will be formed in the shoulders, `making an unsightly appearance whenl i An object of this invention, therefore, is to pro- `-videa coat hanger thatis susceptible'of variation of shoulder size, as well as a coat hanger that will simultaneously suspend mens trousers or womens skirts and the coats of either.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a coat hanger that is easy to adjust'to proper Asize and once adjusted, will be maintained at that size, a coat hanger that isfin'eicpensive to manufacture, is attractive in appearance, and will ocf cupy approximately the same space as an ordinary wire hanger. v

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is an elevational view of a garment hanger constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 1 and Figure 6 is a detailed fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Relating more in detail to the drawing, the reference numeral I0 designates a coat hanger constructed in accordance with the invention. The coat hanger I0 can be made of metal or plastic or a suitable substitute for either. The coat hanger I 0 comprises a shaped strip of iiexible material which is formed to provide the coat supporting portion Il. This portion comprises a neck portion I2, to which, at the center thereof, is fixed a suspending hook I3. Formed at the tare rigid as far as shoulder size is concerned. Therefore, if a coat is larger across the shoulders opposite ends of the neck portion, integral therewith, are the arcuate shaped shoulder supporting portions I4 and I5 respectively. The mateknoblike member 21.

rial is very flexible, so that' the lower ends 'of the portions I4 and :I 5 can be moved away from each otherto enlarge the distance between the 'portions," to accommodate coats of various sizes.

Movement of the ends'of the portions toward 'or away from each other is accomplished in the 'in the outer internally threaded e'n'ds of the tubes Ziland 2| respectively.

The tube 20 is provided with a right ha'nd internal thread 22, while the tube 2I is provided with a left hand internal thread 23. VThreaded in the inner ends of the tubes 2i! and 2|, with complementary shaped'threads 24 and'25 respectively is the rod 26. Sleeved on the lrod'2Ii, centrally thereof, between'the innerends of the tubes 20 and 2|, and xed thereto, is the knurled The stem I9`on the loo'p I'I is provided with external threads'simila'r to the internal threads of the tube 20 while the stem I9 on the loop I8 is provided with external threads similar to the internal threads of the tube 2|. 'I'he tubes are threaded onto their respective stems prior to the connecting of the rod to the tubes. These tubes may be threaded onto the stems as shown in Fig. 2 or they may be threaded onto the stems for any desired distance depending upon the extent it is desired to expand the hanger for the garment to be hung thereon.

Therefore, if the knob 21 is turned, the tubes will be caused to separate at the inner ends, as the result, by the twisting action of the different type threads.

Thus the hanger is adjusted for supporting coats of various sizes.

Suspended on the tubes ZIJ and 2 I, in pairs, are

the skirt and trouser hangers 28 and 29 and 30 f and 3l, respectively.

These hangers, above the opposed jaw portions 32, have pinched neck portions 33, whereby a firmer grip is obtained on the articles to be suspended therefrom.

At the upper ends of the jaw portions, each of the hangers is provided with an oiset suspension portion 34. An opening 35, in these portions, permits the hangers to be slidably mounted on the tubes 2U and 2I respectively.

The hangers being offset, permit two or more pairs of trousers or two or more skirts to be suspended from the tubes at the same time. Any number of hangers can be used, according to the number of pairs of trousers ,desired to be suspended on the tubes.

In use, the jaws are inserted over the inner side of one-half of the trouser bottom, so that when moved away from each other, the jaws will rest in the seams at opposite ends of the cuis on the trousers. In a skirt, the waistband is inserted between the jaws and then suspended.

The hangers sliding tightly on the tubes will, by means of friction, retain the hangers in sep'- arated position so that the trousers or skirts hang safely without danger of dropping therefrom.

A garment hanger has thus been provided that will support a coat and two or more pairs of trousers, or two or more skirts, simultaneously.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6, only one tube 36 is used. This tube is provided with a smooth bore 3'! for its entire length.

Loops 38 similar to loops I1 and I8 are similarly connected to the bent ends I6, and threaded stems 39 formed on these loops, are inserted into the other ends of the tube 36.

Nuts 40 are threadably mounted on each stem 39. Thus the portions I4 and I5 can be pulled apart to the right size and the nuts threaded inwardly on the stems until they engage the outer ends of the tubes 36. Thus the ends of the tubes will, by engaging the nuts 40, retain the coat hanger in the size to which it has been adjusted.

This adjustment can also be made by rotating the nuts in opposite directions, causing the stems to move outwardly of the tubes 3E to cause the portions I4 and l5 to be moved toward and away from each other.

This form of the hanger is adjustable, as is the form previously described.

It is believed that from the foregoing description, the operation and construction of the various forms of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger of the character described comprising a garment` supporting portion made from. a strip of shaped flexible material having free inturned ends, a loop loosely connected to each inturned end, a threaded stem on each loop, an internally threaded tube on each stem, right and left hand threads in said tube respectively, a rod threaded to engage said tubes at their inner ends, a knurled knob at the center of said rod whereby said rod may be rotated to draw said tubes toward each other so that the free ends of the garment supporting portion may be urged toward or away from each other to vary the overall dimensions of said garment supporting portion to t garments of various sizes.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is suspended from said tubes to hang an article thereby, and said means frictionally engages said tubes to retain said articles safely thereon.

MORRIS FTCHMAN.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,195,041 Lendle Aug. 15, 1915 2,378,578 Oskow June 19, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number 1 Country Date' 406,085 France Nov. 30, 1909 1,833 Great Britain 1910

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