US3171576A - Wire garment hangers - Google Patents
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- Garment hangers usually present a pair of opposed sloped shoulders for suspending garments therefrom and while such construction very adequately performs in the suspension of coats and the like, diiiiculty is very often experienced in suspending less substantial garments such as ladies dresses and particularly strap shoulder dresses.
- coat hanger construction of the solid type i.e. Wooden or composition type hangers, to provide a pivotally arranged hook such that by manipulation of the hook or the arms of the hanger, the suspending surface of the hanger may be reversed or varied as to cope with the more difiicult case of suspending ladies dresses and the like.
- the present invention provides a wire coat hanger which completely avoids the disadvantages previously present in this type of hanger and provides an economic garment hanger of simple construction which may be reversed to adapt it to the type of garment suspension which may be required.
- the invention generally embodies a wire hanger formed to provide a substantially triangular continuous frame of greater length than depth, the base of which is in a form of a substantially straight length of wire, a hook member having a shank projecting outwardly from said base normal thereto along a line substantially bisecting the apex, and a hook member having a shank projecting outwardly from said apex substantially aligned with and diametrically opposed to the shank of the hook member of the base.
- the frame is formed from two sections of wire, each bent upon itself and twisted together as to provide outwardly diametrically projecting hooks beyond the point of twisting.
- FIG. 1 is an elevation of a wire coat hanger formed according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the hanger in a reversed suspension position while also illustrating an alternative formation.
- the coat hanger A is formed from two sections of Wire and 11 bent upon themselves as at 12 and 13 to provide each section with diverging straight arms 14 and 15, and 16 and 17, respectively.
- the arms of each section terminate in offset free ends 18 and 19, and 20 and 21, respectively, the oiiset free ends 19 and 21 of sections 10 and 11 being offset substantially at right angles to the arms 15 and 17, respectively, whereas the offset ends 18 and 20 of sections 10 and 11 are offset therefrom at an angle greater than a right angle.
- Such formation there fore, provides a sloped suspension contour in respect to the arms 14 and 16 and a straight line horizontally (:0- extending suspension contour for the arms 15 and 17 when the hanger is reversed in position to that shown in FIG. 1.
- each section as shown in FIG. 1, are of greater extent than the oifset ends 18 and 21 and are bent to form a hooked terminal end in each case as indicated at 22 and 23, respectively.
- the hooked extremities 22 and 23 could be formed on one section alone rather than one on each section and that these hooked extremities could be reversed relatively to one another.
- the hanger is shown in reversed suspending position and to include an alternative construction incorporating a slight bend 24 in each arm 15 and 17 adjacent their points of bending 12 and 13 as to provide shoulders 25 which will function even more positively to retain, for instance, a ladys strap shouldered dress against any possibility of slipping away from the hanger.
- hanger might be formed by providing a substantially triangular continuous frame of greater length than depth and securing one or both hook members thereto as by welding to the frame.
- hanger of the present invention can be produced with economy as to provide a low cost expendable hanger which may be adapted to positive suspension of garments according to their type.
- a wire garment hanger comprising two sections of wire, each bent upon itself and forming complementary spaced apart straight arms diverging from the point of bending, one arm of each section being inclined to the line of extent of the other arm of said section, said arms terminating in offset free ends, the free ends of complementary arms of each section being joined permanently together to form a substantially rigid unitary garment suspending body, one pair of joined free ends being offset outwardly from their arms substantially at a right angle thereto, the other pair of joined free ends being offset outwardly from their arms at an angle greater than a right angle, each pair of said joined free ends being offset in opposed directions to one another along a theoretical common axis, the free ends of two arms of said hanger projecting beyond the free ends of the arms to which they are joined and terminating in a suspension hook whereby said hanger may be reversed for varying the character of support of the garment to be suspended.
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March 2, 1965 A. GRAHAM 3373,57
WIRE GARMENT HANGERS Filed March 9, 1961 INVENTOR. ALLAN GRAHAM BYI ATTOR N EYS United States Patent 3,171,576 WIRE GARMENT HANGERS Allan Graham, 606A Coxwell Ave, Toronto, Gntario, anada Filed Mar. 9, 1961, Ser. No. 94,461 1 Claim. (Ci. 223-88) This invention relates to wire garment hangers.
Garment hangers usually present a pair of opposed sloped shoulders for suspending garments therefrom and while such construction very adequately performs in the suspension of coats and the like, diiiiculty is very often experienced in suspending less substantial garments such as ladies dresses and particularly strap shoulder dresses. In View of this ditficulty, it has previously been proposed in coat hanger construction of the solid type, i.e. Wooden or composition type hangers, to provide a pivotally arranged hook such that by manipulation of the hook or the arms of the hanger, the suspending surface of the hanger may be reversed or varied as to cope with the more difiicult case of suspending ladies dresses and the like. However, such structures are costly and cannot be employed in place of the common wire coat hanger most widely used, particularly in the garment cleaning industry, because of its infinitesimal Cost as to make it an expendable article. Very often dresses returned from cleaning establishments become detached from the conventional hanger and which problem has been present for a long period of time. Furthermore, this type of coat hanger is very widely used in the home and in hotels and While often for the purpose of suspending womens garments the hanger is bent so as to secure them against inadvertent release, bending in this way makes them unsuitable for proper sus pension of mens coats due to the fact that the proper contour has been altered.
The present invention provides a wire coat hanger which completely avoids the disadvantages previously present in this type of hanger and provides an economic garment hanger of simple construction which may be reversed to adapt it to the type of garment suspension which may be required.
The invention generally embodies a wire hanger formed to provide a substantially triangular continuous frame of greater length than depth, the base of which is in a form of a substantially straight length of wire, a hook member having a shank projecting outwardly from said base normal thereto along a line substantially bisecting the apex, and a hook member having a shank projecting outwardly from said apex substantially aligned with and diametrically opposed to the shank of the hook member of the base. Preferably the frame is formed from two sections of wire, each bent upon itself and twisted together as to provide outwardly diametrically projecting hooks beyond the point of twisting.
The invention will be clearly understood by reference to the following detailed specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which FIG. 1 is an elevation of a wire coat hanger formed according to the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the hanger in a reversed suspension position while also illustrating an alternative formation.
Referring to the drawings, the coat hanger A is formed from two sections of Wire and 11 bent upon themselves as at 12 and 13 to provide each section with diverging straight arms 14 and 15, and 16 and 17, respectively. The arms of each section terminate in offset free ends 18 and 19, and 20 and 21, respectively, the oiiset free ends 19 and 21 of sections 10 and 11 being offset substantially at right angles to the arms 15 and 17, respectively, whereas the offset ends 18 and 20 of sections 10 and 11 are offset therefrom at an angle greater than a right angle. Such formation, there fore, provides a sloped suspension contour in respect to the arms 14 and 16 and a straight line horizontally (:0- extending suspension contour for the arms 15 and 17 when the hanger is reversed in position to that shown in FIG. 1. The offset ends 19 and 2t? of each section, as shown in FIG. 1, are of greater extent than the oifset ends 18 and 21 and are bent to form a hooked terminal end in each case as indicated at 22 and 23, respectively. Of course, it should be clear that the hooked extremities 22 and 23 could be formed on one section alone rather than one on each section and that these hooked extremities could be reversed relatively to one another.
In PEG. 2, the hanger is shown in reversed suspending position and to include an alternative construction incorporating a slight bend 24 in each arm 15 and 17 adjacent their points of bending 12 and 13 as to provide shoulders 25 which will function even more positively to retain, for instance, a ladys strap shouldered dress against any possibility of slipping away from the hanger.
While the preferred form of hanger is as above described in detail, the hanger might be formed by providing a substantially triangular continuous frame of greater length than depth and securing one or both hook members thereto as by welding to the frame.
It is obvious that the hanger of the present invention can be produced with economy as to provide a low cost expendable hanger which may be adapted to positive suspension of garments according to their type.
What I claim as my invention is:
A wire garment hanger comprising two sections of wire, each bent upon itself and forming complementary spaced apart straight arms diverging from the point of bending, one arm of each section being inclined to the line of extent of the other arm of said section, said arms terminating in offset free ends, the free ends of complementary arms of each section being joined permanently together to form a substantially rigid unitary garment suspending body, one pair of joined free ends being offset outwardly from their arms substantially at a right angle thereto, the other pair of joined free ends being offset outwardly from their arms at an angle greater than a right angle, each pair of said joined free ends being offset in opposed directions to one another along a theoretical common axis, the free ends of two arms of said hanger projecting beyond the free ends of the arms to which they are joined and terminating in a suspension hook whereby said hanger may be reversed for varying the character of support of the garment to be suspended.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,490,301 Ward et al. Apr. 15, 1924 1,546,489 Heimann July 21, 1925 1,574,065 Coney Feb. 23, 1926 1,970,009 Linnemann Aug. 14, 1934 2,117,656 Donnellan May 17, 1938 2,449,868 Waldmann Sept. 21, 1948 2,917,212 Parker Dec. 15, 1959
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USD806406S1 (en) | 2016-08-08 | 2018-01-02 | Deepak Malhotra | Hanger system |
USD839611S1 (en) * | 2017-03-27 | 2019-02-05 | Seung Hwan Lee | Hanger |
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US1546489A (en) * | 1922-05-26 | 1925-07-21 | Morris A Heimann | Reversible hanger |
US1574065A (en) * | 1925-07-01 | 1926-02-23 | Star Service Hanger Co | Garment hanger |
US1970009A (en) * | 1932-04-22 | 1934-08-14 | Joseph G Linnemann | Garment hanger |
US2117656A (en) * | 1937-02-23 | 1938-05-17 | Myrtle L Donnellan | Garment hanger |
US2449868A (en) * | 1945-11-27 | 1948-09-21 | Waldman Rose | Suit hanger |
US2917212A (en) * | 1957-12-10 | 1959-12-15 | Florence W Parker | Garment hanger |
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US1490301A (en) * | 1922-09-15 | 1924-04-15 | Ward Sena Mae | Garment hanger |
US1574065A (en) * | 1925-07-01 | 1926-02-23 | Star Service Hanger Co | Garment hanger |
US1970009A (en) * | 1932-04-22 | 1934-08-14 | Joseph G Linnemann | Garment hanger |
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USD806406S1 (en) | 2016-08-08 | 2018-01-02 | Deepak Malhotra | Hanger system |
USD839611S1 (en) * | 2017-03-27 | 2019-02-05 | Seung Hwan Lee | Hanger |
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