US2623666A

US2623666A - Clothes hanger

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Publication number: US2623666A
Application number: US240139A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mallett Charles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-08-03
Filing date: 1951-08-03
Publication date: 1952-12-30
Anticipated expiration: 1969-12-30

Description

Dec. 30, 1952 Filed Aug. 3

C. MALLETT CLOTHES HANGER .fmemf mmh 'd ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED srArEf-s eA-T ENT folFFILCE 2,623,666 A cnojrims HANGER f Charles Mallett, Chula Vista, Calif.

,ApplicationAugust 1951, ,SerialNm 240,139

which is easy to manipulateyand whichprovides secure clamping action with respect to the garments held thereby, :so that saidgarment will not slip `from the hanger.

Afurther object of the invention is to, provide Van improved garment 'hanger ^,of the m,garment- `clamping type which'is'inexpensive tomanu'factureywhich is compactin size, which is neat in appearance, and which is rugged in construction.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of an improved garment hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevational View of the garment hanger of Figure 1;

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

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the lower portion of the garment hanger of Figure l, showing the clamping bar in released position;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective detail view of the resilient connecting hook employed to connect the ends of the bar elements of the improved garment hanger;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the resilient bail member employed to resiliently lock the lower bar member in clamping position with respect to the upper bar member.

Referring to the drawings, the improved garment hanger is designated generally at II and comprises a pair of wire members I2 and I3 twisted together at I4, the end of one of said wire members being formed with the hook I5. Designated at I5 is a first rigid bar member of any suitable material, such as plastic material or the like, the lower ends of the wire members |'2 and I3 being embedded in the respective end portions of the bar member I6, as shown in Figure 4. The bottom surface of the bar member IB is formed with the elongated, longitudinal, downwardly facing groove I1, said groove being'sub- 12 stantially 4 semicircular in cross-sectional shape. vDesignated at 'I8 is a cylindrical bar-member Aof suitable rigid material, such as plastic material andthe like whichis receivable inthe vgroove I1.

The bar members I6 andA I8 areforrned adjacent theirleft ends, as ViewediniFigure 4,"with openings IS Aand 42t which are registrable, as shown in Figure ,4, and which-communicate-withrespective grooves-LEI and V2i. formed in ,the -end'portions ofthe Abar members it Vand 4l8-to -define a continuous seat in whichis positioned ai-resilient C-shaped connecting member "23. The -endsof the connecting member 23 are engagedinthe :openings I9 and- 2i),v as v shown in Figure 4, and the bodyof the `connectingmember` isiseatedlin the grooves ZI and 22, whereby the ends of 1 the bar members I6 and I are resiliently connected together.

The upper bar member I6 is formed at its right end, as viewed in Figure 1, with a pair of

transverse bores

24 and 25 in which are pivotally engaged the ends 26 and 2l of a resilient bail member 28, the side arms of the bail member 28 being bent to substantially V-shape, as shown in Figure 7, and the

loops

29 and 30 of said side arms exerting resilient clamping pressure on the upper bar member I6. The right end portion of the lower bar member I8, as viewed in Figure 5, is formed with a peripheral groove 3 I, and the bght portion of the bail member 28 is movable into a position in which it lockingly engages in the groove 3I, as shown in Figure 1. The bight portion of the bail member 28 may be disengaged from the groove 3| by exerting downward force on the

loops

29 and 30 whereby the bail member may be distorted to disengage the bight portion thereof from the groove 3I and to swing the bail member outwardly to a position thereof, such as is shown in Figure 5, whereby the lower bar member I8 will be released.

With the lower bar member I8 in a released position, such as shown in Figure 5, a garment, such as a pair of trousers, may be engaged over the lower bar member I8 and may be securely clamped to the hanger by moving the lower bar member I8 into the groove I'I and locking the right end of the lower bar member by swinging the bail member 28 downwardly to a position wherein the bight portion engages in the peripheral groove 3| in the lower bar member. The trousers will then be securely clamped to the hanger, and will not be marred or creased by the hanger in view of the curved shape of the opposing clamping surfaces provided on the upper and lower bar members I6 and I8. The remainder of the hanger may be employed for supporting a coat or jacket in the usual manner. To remove the pair of trousers or other garment secured to the hanger, it is only necessary to release the lower bar member by disengaging the bail 23 therefrom, whereby the garment may be slid out from between the bar members I6 and I8.

While a specific embodiment of an improved clothes hanger has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes hanger comprising a hook, a first bar member, means connecting said hook to said first bar member, a second bar member, a resilient C-shaped member having its ends engaged in the end of each bar member, said ends of the bar members being formed with registering grooves receiving said C-shaped member, whereby said C-shaped member yieldably connects said ends of the bar members, and a bail member pivotally secured to the other end of said rst bar member and being arranged to lockingly engage beneath the other end of said second bar member to secure the second bar member adjacent the first bar member, said first bar member being formed with a longitudinal groove facing'and adapted to receive said second bar member, said bail member having opposing resilient V-shaped side arms arranged to clampingly engage said rst bar member.

' 4 2. A clothes hanger comprising a hook, a first bar member, means connecting said hook to said rst bar member, a second bar member, a resilient C-shaped member having its ends engaged in one end of each bar member, said ends of the bar members being formed with registering grooves receiving said C-shaped member, whereby said C-shaped member yieldably connects said ends of the bar members, and a resilient bail member pivotally secured to and frictionally engaging the other end of said rst bar member and being arranged to be swung into locking engagement beneath the other end of said second bar member to secure said second bar member adjacent the rst bar member, said bail member having opposing resilient V-shaped side arms arranged to clampingly engage said first bar Y member, said other end of said second bar member being formed with a peripheral groove adapted to receive said bail member, said second bar member being circular in cross section and said rst bar member being formed with a longitudinal groove of arcuate cross sectional shape facing and adapted to receive said second bar member.

CHARLES MALLETT.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 917,219 Wheary Apr. 6, 1909 2,104,305 Marble Jan. V4:, 1938 2,135,846 Roberti Nov. 8, 1938