US2825468A

US2825468A - Garment hanger

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Publication number: US2825468A
Application number: US611125A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bryan J Watkins
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1956-09-21
Filing date: 1956-09-21
Publication date: 1958-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 1975-03-04

Description

March 4,1958 B. J. WATKINS 2,825,468

GARMENT HANGER Filed Sept. 21, 1956 I 4 lo 513-1 44 f ,6 3% D 4 z 4 3 A K Q: 50 26 4 INVENTOR. BRYAN a1 -WAT\ N5 ATTORNEYS United States atent"() GARMENT HANGER -.zBryan J; Watkins, Houston,,'.ierr.

TAp'pli'catio'n' September 21, 1956, Serial No. 611,125

' 3*Claims. (Cl.'21189) This invention relates to an improved garment hanger .tbf jtheiclamp typefor hanging ,trousers, skirts, and the "like.

The primary objectlof the invention is to provide. a :more, practical and: elfi'cient hanger of this kind for .moummg on a wall or. other vertical support, which has vertically swingable clamping bar components which are 'pivotdjo'n v'erticallyspaced horizontal axes so that when [these components are depressed to'their garment clamp- Q ing; positions, the clamping bars are compressed toward feach Otherf for securely clamping a garment therebetween, the hanger being simple in construction and composed of a small number of easily made and easily assembled parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the character indicated, which'can be made in attra'ctive, rug'ged,.and serviceable forms at relatively low 1 cost, is .easilyinstalled and used, and is highlyasatisfactttony,practicalandacceptable for the purpose intended.

F'These. .tog'ether with. other. objects and advantages whicl'i .will become. apparent reside in the details of constructionhand operation. as more fully hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numer'als refer'to-like-partsthroughout the several views,

and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a garment hanger of the invention, mounted on a vertical support;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view, looking substantially from line 2--2 of Figure 1, a garment suspended by the hanger being shown in phantom lines;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view looking toward the right from line 33 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 4 4 of Figure 2, showing in phantom lines the clamping components elevated and separated preparatory to receiving and clamping therebetween a garment shown in phantom lines.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the illustrated hanger 14 comprises a bracket 12 comprising a plate 26 secured, as by screws 22, to a vertical support, such as a wall 10. Struck out of the plate are vertically spaced a'pertured

ears

24 and 25. Engaged pivotally in the ears are vertically aligned and oppositely directed

lugs

34 and 36 on the rearward or rear ends of parallel spaced horizontal upper and

lower lugs

30 and 32 of a U-shaped arm 26, which includes a bight portion 28 connecting the outer ends of the legs and urging the legs resiliently away from each other. The arm 26 can be readily removed from the mounting bracket 12 by compressing the

legs

30 and 32 toward each other, so as to disengage the

lugs

34 and 36 from the

ears

24 and 25.

Mounted on the arm 26 is a clamping assembly 16 comprising opposed outer and inner clamping bars 33 and 40, respectively. The outer clamping bar 38 is on upper levers 42, which may be constructed from wire, and which comprise horizontal portions 43 having on their inward ends coils 44- circumposed about interme ice diatepor'tion's: of the-"upper-leg 30 'of the arm 26' and retained in'substantially fixed-positions by means of suitably secured washers 46, see Figure l, disposed at the outer sides of the coils44. The portions 43 terminate'at their outer ends in depending portions 48 secured on' the upper edge 56' of the outer clamping bar 38. The bar 38 hason 'the inner 'face thereof a suitably secured'pad 52 of friction material, such as sponge rubber or the like, which is frictionally' engageable with a side of a garment G, such as a' pair of trousers, a skirt, or the like. The coilsr44 are connected by arod 45 extending therebetween.

The horizontally elongated inner clamping bar 40 is on a pair of levers 54- which are shorter than the levers 42, and comprise horizontal portion 55 having on their rear ends coils 56- cireumposed about intermediate portionstof the lower leg 32- oflthe arm- 26, and retained in The clamping bar 40 has secured on its outer side a pad 66 of friction material similar. to that on the clamping bar38 for engagement with a side of a garment G. The eyest64 constitute 'losti'motion'connections between the levers54'and"42, so that when;the clamping bar 33 is pivoted upwardly onthe-upper leg 3d; of the arm 26 to the position shown in Figure 4; the inner clamping bar 40 and the. lever 54 pivot; upwardly onthe lower leg 32 of'the' arm-26, in" the mannerclearly shown in, phantom lines in'Figure 4.

,When-a garmentG is disposedbetween'the clamping pads 525 and '66 of the clamping bars; the frictional engagement of the garment G-with the opposed'clarnping pads 52* and 66 eauses thelevers =42--and- 54 'to pivot downwardly and cause the clamping bars 38 and 49 to approach each other to clamp the garment therebetween. This action is produced by the differences in length of the

levers

42 and 54 and their pivotal mounting on the

legs

30 and 32 on vertically spaced axes. The coils 56 on the rear ends of the levers 54 are connected by a rod 47 extending therebetween.

It will be noted that the inner clamping bar 4! is substantially wider than the outer clamping bar 38, and the bar 40 extends above the bar 38, so that one side of the upper end portion of a pair of trousers, for example, will be retained against the clamping pad 66 of the inner bar 40 as the clamping pad 52 is rotated into engagement with the opposite side of the trousers.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In a garment hanger, a mounting bracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a vertical support, vertically spaced apertured ears on said plate, a horizontal U-shaped arm having upper and lower legs having inner and outer ends, vertical lugs on said inner ends engaged through said ears, a bight portion extending between and connecting the outer ends of said legs, an upper lever comprising a pair of laterally spaced normally horizontal portions having inner and outer ends, coils on the inner ends of the horizontal portions rotalever.

tively circumposed on the upper leg of said arm, the outer ends of said horizontal portions terminating in depending portions, an outer clamping bar secured on saiddepending portions and extending parallel to said arm, a lower levercomprising a:p'air of laterally spaced normally horizontal portions having inner andf outer ends, coils; on the inner endsof the horizontal portions 2,826,468 g a a 1 t1,

extending therebetween and ing a plate adapted to be secured to a vertical support,

of the lower level rotatably circumposed on the lower leg of said arm, vertical portions on and rising from the outer ends of the horizontal portions of thelower lever, an inner clamping bar mounted on said vertical portions and positioned inwardly of and facing saidouter clamping bar; said vertical portions having thereon eyes above the inner clamping bar which are easily and slidably circumposed on the horizontal portions of the upper 2. In 'agarme'nthan ger, a mounting bracket comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a vertical supsport, vertically spaced apertured ears on said plate, a

horizontal U-shaped arm having upper and lower legs having inner and outer ends, vertical lugs 'on'said inner ends engaged through said ears, a bight portion extending between and connecting the outer ends of said legs, an upper lever comprising a pair of laterally spaced normally horizontal portions having inner and outer ends, coils'on the inner ends of the horizontal portions rotatively circumposed on the upper leg of said am, the outer ends of said horizontal portions terminating in dearm, a lower lever comprising a pair of laterally'spaced normally ,horizontal portions having inner ;and -,0uter pending-portions, an outer clamping barsecured on said 7 depending portions and extending parallel to said arm,

a lower lever comprising a pair of laterally spaced normally horizontal portions having inner and outer-"ends,

' coils on the inner ends of the horizontal portions of thelower level rotatably circumposed on the lower leg of said arm, vertical portions on and rising from the 'outer ends of the horizontal portions of the.lower leveryan inner clamping bar mounted on said verticalportions and positioned inwardly ofand facing said outer' clamping bar, said vertical portions having thereon eyes above the inner clamping bar which are easily and slidably circumposed on the horizontal portions of the upper lever, the coils of the upper and lower levershaving rods vertically spaced apertured, ears on said plate, a hori- V zontal U-shaped arm having upper and lower legs .hav ing inner andouter nds, vertical lugson said inner j ends engaged through said ears, a bight'port'ion extending between and connecting-the outer; ends of said legs,

an upper lever comprising a pair of laterally spaced normally horizontal portions having inner and footer ends, coils on the inner ends of the horizontal v portions rotatively circumposed 'on the upper leg of'saidarm', the

outer ends of said horizontal portions terminating'in' depending portions, an outer clamping'bar secured on said depending portions and extending parallel to said ends, coils on the inner ends of the horizontal portions of the lower level rotatahly circumpo sed, on thelower leg of said arm, vertical portions on and risingzfromj the outer ends of the horizontalportionslgof thetlower lever, an inner clamping'bar mounted on saidve'rtical 7 portions and positioned inwardly of and facing1 sa id' outer clamping bar, said vertical portions having thereon eyes above. the inner clamping bar'whichv are easilyand slidably' circumposed son the horizontal portions ofithei upper lever, the horizontal portions, of the lower lever being substantially shorter than-the horizontal "portions of therupper lever.

References Cited in the, file ofthis patent? V 7 UNITED STATES'PATENTSI 1 1,341,827

secured thereto and extend-j ing along the upper and lower legs of the U-shaped arm.

3. In a garment hangena mounting bracket compris