US2558911A

US2558911A - Clothes hanger for automotive vehicles

Info

Publication number: US2558911A
Application number: US109860A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Penn
Original assignee: PENN PRODUCTS Inc
Current assignee: PENN PRODUCTS Inc
Priority date: 1949-08-12
Filing date: 1949-08-12
Publication date: 1951-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1968-07-03

Description

July 3, 1951 w. A. PENN CLOTHES HANGER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES Filed Aug. 12, 1949 Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES? PATENT osmosis CLOTHESHANGER FOR'AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES William A.- Penn; Bothell; Wash., assignor to Penn Products Inc Tomahawk, Wis- Application August 12, 1949, Serial No. 109,860

Claims;

This invention "relates to clothes hangers; and' more especially,ito clothes supportsdesignedfor" use in conjunction" with automotive vehicles;

A primary object of this invention is'to'provide adevice for supporting clothes in' an"auto'-" mobile, the device adaptedfor attachment toa vehicle windowpane;

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the type described, the device having adjustable'means for supporting the clothes support in vertical position;

Another object of thisinvention is to provide:-

a clothes hanger which'may bedetachably connected with and supported on an automobile window;

A still further object of this invention is to' provide abracket supported clothes hanger of non-complex construction, simple to use, and" inexpensive to manufacture;

Other and. further objects and advantages of thisiinvention will become apparent from a consideration. of the followingv specification when read. intheilight of' the annexed'dr'awings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes .hanger- Figure 5 is a cross-sectionallview takenon line 5'-5of Figure 2', illustratingdetails of the lower bracket.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 2 refers, in general, to a clothes hanger constructed in accordance with this invention. Hanger 2 comprises an elongated hollow tubular member 4 having an upper, substantially closed loop 6, including the reentrant clothes supporting, horizontal clothes hanger supporting arm 8. Loop 6 and arm 8 project laterally away from tubular member 4, and if desired loop 6 may be utilized to support a garment-enclosing bag (not shown).

The lower end of tubular member 4 is reversely curved at 10 and terminates in an enlarged flared end l2 (see Figure 5) formed by collapsing or crimping that end of the tubular member. Flared end I2 is substantially parallel lock nut 30.

to the longitudinal axis'of tubular member" 4,

though spaced therefrom. A- bolt 13 extendsthrough end I2 and-is threaded into a flexible" suction cup' 15.

The upper end of tubular member 4' is sup ported ina T-shaped clamping" bracket, the

bracket" comprisingarms' l4, Iii-interconnected with

leg portions

18 and 26 projecting at right angles thereto, the leg portions being substantially, parallel but'spaced" fromeach' otherand" terminating in a flared, rounded=extension-- 21." adapted to slidably receive" tubular *member -41 Leg portions [8 and 20 are-*"apertured'at24 and 26 to receive the headed bolt ZBhavihg Tightening of "bolt 28 forces leg portions, I8, 20 toward each-other, and this act-ion tends to' reduce the diameter: of rounded extension 22 thereby exerting a clamping' force around the enclosed circumference of tubu'la-r' member- 4'. g

A T-shaped clamping bracket .is mounted on an elongated window" supported bracket com-.

prisinga strip of resilient -material bent atits" upper end-to" form-an'inverted U-shaped, hook element having-adjacent spacedlegs32', 34, interconnected by base 36} Leg 34 continues into an intermediate. central portion 40" which projects laterally therefrom, the central portion '40 having an extension'fl bent parallel to leg 34.

As seen in Figure 2 extension 42'- 'is trapezoidal in configuration, side 44 being-longer than the opposed parallel side 46. An arcuate'slot 4B -is* formed in extension 42, the slot serving a' pur= pose-to be described. 1

A bolt extends through suitable-openings 5| 53 formed in arm- 14 and extension 42", and

isthi'eaded into suction'cup 52. A second bolt, 54 projects through-an aperture 55 in arm Hi and'slot 48- of extension 42-, bolt 54 being threaded into suction cup5fi;

Bolts

50 and 54" are tightly screwed into

suction cups

52, 56, to rigidly mount arms l4 and IE on extension 42.

An automobile windowpane 58 is mounted for vertical adjustment in U-shaped channel member 50 between inner and

outer window frames

62, 64. Elevation of pane 58 is controlled by lever 66 connected with conventional operating means not shown.

In mounting the hanger 2 on the Windowpane 58, the pane is lowered, by operation of lever 66, a suflicient distance to permit the upper end of the U-shaped element to pass thereover,

parallel legs

32 and 34 engaging against opposite faces of pane 58 and base 36 abutting against the top thereof.

Suction cups

52, 54 and I5 are now pressed firmly against pane 58 and secure hanger 2 against all movement, vertical or horizontal. If vertical adjustment of tubular member 4 is required, nut 30 is loosened and suction cup is detached from pane 58 to permit member 4 to slide in either direction in rounded extension 22. After this adjustment has been made, nut 30 is tightened on bolt 28 and suction cup again pressed against pane 58.

Certain automobile windowpanes are provided with inclined upper edges, and to compensate for

such inclination bolts

56 and 54 are loosened to permit bolt 54 to slide in groove 48 as arms M and I6 are pivoted about bolt 50. In this case, as be- -fore, suction cup I5 is disengaged from pane 58 as the adjustment is made.

After this correction is completed bolts 5!! and 54 are again tightened and suction cup 15 again pressed against pane 58.

, If after original installation the Window is to be raised or lowered, nut 30 is loosened and suction cup I5 is disengaged from pane 58. Rounded extension 22 may then be slid on tubular member 4, as for example, to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. Nut 30 is then again tightened and suction cup [5 re-engaged against pane l5. 7

Having described this invention in detail, it will be understood that the instant embodiment is offered merely by Way of example, and that the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims. 4

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a strip of ,material bent at one end to form a hook element for engagement against the upper edge of a glass windowpane, an extension formed on the other end of said strip, an elongated tubular member mounted on said extension intermediate the ends of said member, a clothes hanger supporting arm projecting laterally from one end of said member, and means on the other. end of said member resiliently securing said other end to said pane.

2. A garment hanger comprising a strip of material bent at one end to form an inverted U-shaped hook element for engaging over the upper edge of a windowpane, an extension projecting from said hook element, a bracket rigidly secured to said extension, an elongated tubular member, means slidably mounting said member on said extension for sliding adjustment in the direction of its longitudinal axis, means securing said member in adjusted position, a clothes hanger supporting arm projecting laterally from one end of said tubular member, resilient means on the other end of said tubular member for securing said other end to said pane. I

3. A garment hanger comprising a strip of material bent at one of its ends to form a U- shaped hook for engagementover the upper edge of a window pane, said hook having a lateral extension, a T-shaped bracket, the arms of said bracket being juxtaposed with respect to said extension, flexible suction cups, means securing said T-shaped bracket and said suction cups on said extension, said suction cups engaging against said pane, to insure against movement of said extension relative to' said pane, the leg of said T-shaped member having a rounded extension and means for reducing and increasing the diameter of said rounded extension, an elongated tubular member slidably mounted in said rounded extension, said means locking said tubular member in adjusted position, one end of said tubular member having a loop including a clothes hanger supporting arm, said loop and arm projecting laterally from said tubular member, the other end of said tubular member having a suction cup mounted thereon for engagement against said pane to inhibit any movement of said other end relative to said pane.

4. A garment hanger comprising a bracket having on one end a hook element for engagement against the upper edge of a windowpane, an elongated tubular member arranged in parallel spaced relation with respect to the other end of said bracket and connected intermediate its ends to the other end of said bracket for longitudinal slidable movement, a supporting arm projecting laterally from one end of said member, and means on the other end of said member resiliently securing said other end to said windowe pane. 7

5. A garment hanger comprising a bracket having on one end a hook element for engagement against the upper edge of a windowpane, means carried by the other end of said bracket and resiliently engaging the windowpane for securing said other end to said windowpane, an elongated tubular member arranged in parallel spaced relation with respect to the other end of said bracket and connected intermediate its ends to the other end of said bracket for longitudinal slidable movement, a supporting arm projecting laterally from one end of said member, and a second means on the other end of said member resiliently securing saidother end to said windowpane.

WILLIAM A. PENN.

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