US3632028A - Hanger for articles of clothing or the like - Google Patents

Hanger for articles of clothing or the like Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3632028A
US3632028A US11231A US3632028DA US3632028A US 3632028 A US3632028 A US 3632028A US 11231 A US11231 A US 11231A US 3632028D A US3632028D A US 3632028DA US 3632028 A US3632028 A US 3632028A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
hanger
arms
arm
springy element
article
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US11231A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Kurt Fussel
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sinram und Wendt GmbH and Co KG
Original Assignee
Sinram und Wendt GmbH and Co KG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sinram und Wendt GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Sinram und Wendt GmbH and Co KG
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3632028A publication Critical patent/US3632028A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/62—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type
    • A47G25/621—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type for stretching or tensioning trouser leg ends or the trouser skirt waistband comprising gripping members being urged apart
    • A47G25/622—Trouser or skirt stretchers or tensioners of the hanger type for stretching or tensioning trouser leg ends or the trouser skirt waistband comprising gripping members being urged apart at least one gripping member comprising an arm urged outwardly by a spring member

Definitions

  • An elastic band or a helical spring is connected to the pins and biases the arms to their article-engaging positions.
  • a deformable suspending member is separably connected to coupling elements provided at the upper sides of the arms and enables the user to suspend the hanger on a nail or the like.
  • the suspending member may carry a hook to permit suspension of the hanger on a rod.
  • the present invention relates to improvements in hangers for articles of clothing or the like, particularly to hangers which can be used to suspend trousers, slacks, skirts or like articles of clothing, wherein two relatively movable parts can be introduced into an opening of the article to thereupon engage from within the waistband or the cuff and to maintain the thus engaged part under at least some tension.
  • hanger for slacks or skirts with a pair of arms which are movable relative to each other and are biased to their article-engaging positions by a helical spring which is outwardly adjacent to the arms.
  • the arms are provided with projections each of which is attached to one end convolution of the spring.
  • a drawback of such hangers is that the metallic spring can come into contact with the articles of clothing so that the articles are likely to be soiled if the spring becomes rusty when the hanger is used in moist climates.
  • the spring is rather large and thus contributes to the bulk of the hanger; this is undesirable when the hanger is intended to be taken along on trips and must be stored in a small area when not in use.
  • the spring since the spring is located externally of the arms, it is likely to be damaged by a clumsy user.
  • the mounting of the spring also presents certain problems.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a simple, compact and versatile hanger for articles of clothing or the like.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an improved hanger of the type wherein two relatively movable article-engaging arms are connected to each other by resilient means and to construct the hanger in such a way that the resilient means is held out of contact with articles of clothing and is therefore less likely to soil the clothing or to be damaged during storage.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible or contractable clothes hanger which can be manipulated by one hand and which can be used for proper suspension of a variety of articles of clothing, particularly skirts and trousers.
  • An additional object of the invention is to provide a hanger wherein the biasing means for the relatively movable parts can be readily removed, inspected or replaced.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a hanger which can be used to suspend articles of clothing on nails, hooks or rods and which can support garments without slippage.
  • the hanger of my invention comprises a pair of arms which are movable lengthwise in substantial parallelism with each other between article-engaging and article-releasing positions and are provided with elongated slots and guide pins each extending into and slidable in the slot of the other arm to guide the arms during movement between the two positions, and biasing means for urging the arms-to their article-engaging positions.
  • biasing means includes a springy element (e.g., an elastic band of finite length, an endless elastic band or a helical spring) which is connected to the guide pins.
  • At least one of the arms defines a chamber which accommodates the springy element to further reduce the likelihood of contact between such element and the suspended article.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a clothes hanger which embodies one form of the invention and whose arms are shown in fully extended positions;
  • FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the hanger as seen in the direction of arrows from the line IIII of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view as seen in the direction of arrows from the line IIl-III of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view as seen in the direction of arrows from the line IVIV of F 10. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a similar fragmentary horizontal sectional view of a second hanger
  • FIG. 6 is a similar fragmentary horizontal sectional view of a third hanger
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a fourth hanger.
  • FIG. 8 is an end elevational view of a detail as seen in the direction of arrows from the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 there is shown a garment hanger 10 which comprises two elongated mirror symmetrical arms 11, 12 which are respectively provided with elongated slots 14, 15 and guide pins 17, 18.
  • each of the guide pins 17, 18 comprises an end portion or head 17a, 18a which is preferably round and whose diameter exceeds the width of the respective slot 14, 15 and a stem 17b, 18b which is integral with the respective arm 11, 12 and extends through the slot 15, 14 of the other arm.
  • the inner side surfaces 20, 21 of the arms 11, 12 abut against and are slidable along each other so that the hanger 10 is held against buckling by such side surfaces and the heads 17, 18a to permit controlled movements of arms 11, 12 between their fully extended (article-engaging) positions (shown in FIG. 4 wherein each of the stems 17a, 18a is received in the inner end portion of the respective slot) and fully collapsed (article-releasing) positions in which the heads 17a, 18a respectively register with the enlarged outer end portions 53, 54 of the slots 15, 14.
  • the end portions 53, 54 are large enough to permit passage of the heads 17a, 18a and to thus permit rapid assembly or dismantling of the hanger 10.
  • the intermediate positions of the arms ll, 12 are also article-engaging positions if the size of the cufis on a pair of slacks (or the size of the waistband on a skirt) is such that the cuffs do not permit movement of arms 11, 12 to their fully extended positions.
  • each of the arms I l l2 defines a substantially trough-shaped chamber 25, 26 (best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • These chambers are in at least partial registry with each other in each position of the arms (i.e., the open side of the chamber 25 always overlies at least a portion of the open side of the chamber 26) and the registering portions of the chambers 25, 26 are disposed between the guide pins 17, 18.
  • the chambers 25, 26 accommodate a biasing means including a springy element 50 which operates between the stems 17b, 18b of the guide pins and tends to move the guide pins toward each other, i.e., to move the arms 11, 12 to their fully extended positions shown in FIG. 4.
  • a biasing means including a springy element 50 which operates between the stems 17b, 18b of the guide pins and tends to move the guide pins toward each other, i.e., to move the arms 11, 12 to their fully extended positions shown in FIG. 4.
  • the springy element 50 is an endless band of natural or synthetic rubber which is simply trained over the stems 17b, 18b and whose length is selected in such a way that it is at least slightly stressed in fully extended positions of the arms.
  • the band 50 is placed around the stems 17b, 18b before the arms are assembled, i.e., before the heads 17a, are respectively caused to pass through the enlarged end portions 53, 54 of the slots 15, 14.
  • the band 50 thereupon automatically moves the guide pins 17, 18 toward the positions shown in FIG. 4.
  • the band 50 extends at an angle from the chamber 25 into the chamber 26 as shown in FIG. 4. In this way, the band is held away from contact with suspended articles of clothing and is less likely to be damaged when the hanger 10 is not in use.
  • the band 50 never leaves the chambers 25, 26 but portions thereof can be observed through the slots 14, 15 if the anns 11, 12 are moved away from their fully extended positions. Thus, and referring to FIG. 1, portions of the band 50 will be seen through those portions of the slots 14, 15 which will be located between the guide pins 17, 18.
  • the slots 14, 15 are provided in those portions of the arms 1 I, 12 which define the chambers 25, 26.
  • the outer ends of the arms 11, 12 carry downwardly extending forked article-engaging portions 30, 31 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) each having two preferably parallel prongs 33, 34 whose outer faces are knurled, serrated or otherwise roughened, as at 35, 36, to prevent slippage of suspended articles. It is clear that one of the prongs 33, 34 can be omitted, for example, if the hanger is used to engage from within the waistband of a skirt or the waistband of a pair of slacks.
  • the distance between the profiled faces 35, 36 on the portion 30 and the profiled faces on the portion 31 in fully extended positions of the anns 11, 12 determines the number of uses to which the hanger can be put.
  • the hanger will be used mainly for engagement with the cuffs of legs on trousers or the like. If the maximum distance is greater, the hanger can be used to engage from within the waistbands of slacks or skirts. Since each of the portions 30, 31 comprises two prongs 33, 34, one prong of each of these portions can be introduced into the open lower end of one leg of a pair of slacks so that the hanger can properly engage and stretch both legs.
  • the upper sides of the arms 11 12 are respectively provided with upwardly extending hook-shaped projections 37, 38 which can be engaged by two fingers (e.g., with the thumb and middle finger) of a single hand to facilitate movement of arms 11, 12 to their retracted or article-releasing positions while the other hand manipulates the legs of a pair of slacks which are to be suspended on the end portions 30, 31.
  • the arms l1, 12 are provided with female coupling portions 40, 41 which are preferably (but not necessarily) integral with the projections 37, 38 and serve to permit attachment of the end portions 42, 43 of a deformable suspending member 47 carrying in its central portion a bearing eye 48 for a tumable hook 49.
  • the end portions 42, 43 comprise pairs of spaced flanges connected by transversely extending shafts 44, 45 which can be separably engaged with the female coupling portions 40, 41, preferably by snap action.
  • the major part of the suspending member 47 is a rod of transparent or opaque synthetic plastic material which is deformable and can be at least slightly elastic to enhance the action of the springy band 50, i.e., to assist the latter in biasing the arms 11, 12 to their fully extended positions.
  • the rod of the suspending member 47 buckles and moves the hook 49 upwardly and away from the arms.
  • All components of the hanger 10 preferably consist of lightweight synthetic plastic material which can be washed in water and which can be furnished in one or more colors.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a portion of a second hanger whose arms 11, 12 are identical with the arms of the hanger 10.
  • the springy band 50 is replaced with a helical spring 55 of steel or other suitable metallic material.
  • the end convolutions 56, 57 of the spring 55 are suitably deformed to form hooks or eyelets which are coupled to the stems of the adjacent guide pins. Since the spring 55 is fully accommodated in the chambers 25,26 of the arms 11, 12, it cannot contact the suspended articles of clothing so that the hanger can be used in climates where the spring is likely to become corroded on prolonged contact with moist air. Also, the spring 55 need not be made of high-quality metallic material because it is invariably held away from contact with suspended articles.
  • FIG. 6 there is shown a portion of a hanger 60 having arms 61, 62 which are not mirror symmetrical to each other.
  • the arm 61 is substantially flat and a portion thereof constitutes a cover for the open side of a chamber 73 which is defined by a portion of the arm 62.
  • the guide pins of the arms 61, 62 are respectively shown at 63, 64; the stems of these pins have diametral slots 65, 66 for the end portions of an elastic band 69 of finite length.
  • the outer ends of the band 69 are provided with knots or other enlargements, as at 70, 71, to prevent separation from the respective stems.
  • the guide pins of the arms 61, 62 are respectively shown at 63, 64; the stems of these pins have diametral slots 65, 66 for the end portions of an elastic band 69 of finite length.
  • the outer ends of the band 69 are provided with knots or other enlargements, as at 70, 71, to prevent
  • band 69 can be replaced with an endless band which is flattened and whose ends are thereupon caused to pass through the slots 65, 66 to receive rivets, short studs or the like which prevent withdrawal from the respective slots.
  • the entire band 69 is fully accommodated in the chamber 73 in each position of the arms 61, 62. It is further clear that the band 69 can be replaced with a helical spring or with an endless band which is mounted on the stems of guide pins 63, 64 in the same way as shown for the band 50 of FIG. 4.
  • the hanger 10 of FIGS. 1-4 is preferred at this time because its arms 11, 12 can be produced in a single mold.
  • An important advantage of such mounting of the springy elements 50, 55, 69 that they are disposed between the arms and are received in the chamber or chambers defined by one or both arms is that the overall dimensions of the hanger can be reduced well below the dimensions of hangers with externally mounted springy elements, and also that such elements cannot contact the suspended articles of clothing.
  • the force with which the arms are biased toward their fully extended positions depends on the dimensions and other characteristics of the respective springy element and, if desired, such force can be changed by the user who can readily replace the endless band 50 of FIG. 4 with a stronger or weaker band or the helical spring 55 of FIG. 5 with a stronger or weaker spring.
  • An advantage of bands 50, 69 is that they can be produced at a minimal cost.
  • the spring 55 of FIG. 5 is normally capable of furnishing a stronger force.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a portion of a further hanger having two arms one of which is shown at and comprises a coupling portion or eye 82 having a hole 83 for one end portion 85 of a flexible suspending member 84, e.g., a cord, a piece of wire, a length of cable or the like.
  • the end portion 85 is looped and secured at 85a to prevent detachment from the coupling portion 82.
  • the coupling portion 82 is remote from the projection 81 which corresponds to one of the projections 37, 38 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the other end portion 87 of the suspending member 84 is similar to the end portion 42 or 43 shown in FIG.
  • the suspending member 84 of FIG. 7 can be used to facilitate suspension of the hanger on a hook, nail, bolt or a like pro jeetion.
  • the central portion of the suspending member 84 may also carry a hook, such as the hook 49 of FIG. 1.
  • suspending member 47 or 84 can be replaced with a rigid member one end of which is fixed to one of the arms and the other end of which is slidably guided in or on the other arm of the hanger.
  • end portion 87 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 can be omitted if the other end of the suspending member 84 is also provided with a loop 85 which is secured to an eye on the other arm of the hanger.
  • the flanger 88, 89 shown in FIG. 8 can flank the complementary coupling portion of the adjacent arm (such as the coupling portion 40 or 41 of FIG) and thus stabilize the connection between the arm and the suspending member. This is more important when the suspending member is relatively stiff.
  • the cord 84 is collapsible, on purpose, i.e., it is made of readily deformable material so that it occupies little room in storage and is capable of being properly suspended on a hook, nail or the like.
  • the suspending member 84 is normally not intended to assist the springy element to move the arms of the hanger to their fully extended positions.
  • the hanger which embodies the features shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is particularly suited for use by tourists or other persons who must store their belongings in a suitcase or the like.
  • the coupling portions are preferably located in the general planes of the respective arms to further enhance the compactness of the hanger.
  • a hanger for articles of clothing or the like comprising a pair of arms movable lengthwise in substantial parallelism with each other between article-engaging and article-releasing positions, each of said arms having an elongated slot extending in longitudinal direction of the arm and having at the outer end thereof a width greater than the remainder of said slot, and a guide pine integral with respective arm, each of said guide pins having a stem extending through the slot of the other arm and being slidably guided therein and an outer end portion of a dimension greater than the width of the remainder of the slot of the other arm but smaller than that of the end portion thereof so that the pin of one arm may be introduced into and removed from the slot in the other arm when the pin of one arm is aligned with said outer end portion of the slot in the other arm; biasing means for urging said arms to said article-engaging position and including a springy element having portions attached to said pins; an elongated deformable suspension member attached at opposite ends thereof to said arms; cooperating coupling means on at least one arm and on one of
  • each of said arms comprises a projection and wherein said projections are engageable by the fingers of one hand to facilitate movement of said arms to said article-releasing positions against the opposition of said springy element.
  • each of said arms further comprises a projection which is integral with the respective coupling means, said projections being engageable by the fingers of one hand to facilitate movement of said arms to said article-releasing positions against the opposition of said springy element.

Landscapes

  • Holders For Apparel And Elements Relating To Apparel (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
US11231A 1969-02-25 1970-02-13 Hanger for articles of clothing or the like Expired - Lifetime US3632028A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19691909354 DE1909354A1 (de) 1969-02-25 1969-02-25 Spannelement fuer Halter von Kleidungsstuecken

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3632028A true US3632028A (en) 1972-01-04

Family

ID=5726240

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US11231A Expired - Lifetime US3632028A (en) 1969-02-25 1970-02-13 Hanger for articles of clothing or the like

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US3632028A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE1909354A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2032969A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1258871A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4729498A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-03-08 Batts, Inc. Telescopic garment hanger
US4793531A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-12-27 Batts, Inc. Wraparound skirt and slack hanger with tension anchor
US4854489A (en) * 1986-08-13 1989-08-08 Pendy Plastic Products Limited Garment hanger
USD328979S (en) 1989-05-02 1992-09-01 Hunt William J Garment hanger
USD336388S (en) 1990-04-13 1993-06-15 Reid James M Belt or belt buckle display rack
US7644844B1 (en) * 2006-06-12 2010-01-12 Bonner James D Clothes hanger

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS624977Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1978-10-20 1987-02-04
GB9009956D0 (en) * 1990-05-03 1990-06-27 David And Aaron S Paperworks L Garment hanger
DE9319408U1 (de) * 1993-12-17 1994-02-24 Coronet-Kunststoffwerk Gmbh, 64689 Grasellenbach Spann-Kleiderbügel

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1329877A (en) * 1918-05-24 1920-02-03 Jesse H Barclay Garment-hanger
US2828897A (en) * 1955-04-25 1958-04-01 Gordon John Garment hanger
US3031114A (en) * 1959-08-24 1962-04-24 Liffner Sture Garment hanger
FR1395767A (fr) * 1964-03-05 1965-04-16 Dispositif pour tendre et supporter des vêtements
US3494517A (en) * 1968-09-13 1970-02-10 Packaging Dev Corp Adjustable hangers

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1329877A (en) * 1918-05-24 1920-02-03 Jesse H Barclay Garment-hanger
US2828897A (en) * 1955-04-25 1958-04-01 Gordon John Garment hanger
US3031114A (en) * 1959-08-24 1962-04-24 Liffner Sture Garment hanger
FR1395767A (fr) * 1964-03-05 1965-04-16 Dispositif pour tendre et supporter des vêtements
US3494517A (en) * 1968-09-13 1970-02-10 Packaging Dev Corp Adjustable hangers

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4854489A (en) * 1986-08-13 1989-08-08 Pendy Plastic Products Limited Garment hanger
US4729498A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-03-08 Batts, Inc. Telescopic garment hanger
US4793531A (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-12-27 Batts, Inc. Wraparound skirt and slack hanger with tension anchor
USD328979S (en) 1989-05-02 1992-09-01 Hunt William J Garment hanger
USD336388S (en) 1990-04-13 1993-06-15 Reid James M Belt or belt buckle display rack
US7644844B1 (en) * 2006-06-12 2010-01-12 Bonner James D Clothes hanger

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE1909354A1 (de) 1971-09-09
FR2032969A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1970-11-27
GB1258871A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-12-30

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3632028A (en) Hanger for articles of clothing or the like
US3133682A (en) Glove drying rack with folding easel
US20130221041A1 (en) Sliding-Carriage Garment Hanger
US2232249A (en) Garment hanger
US2796206A (en) Children's dress display form
US2691172A (en) Interchangeable belt
US2236115A (en) Garment bag
US3737013A (en) Garment case with hanger-like support
US9758924B2 (en) Garment holding device
US2564570A (en) Spring for fold-over articles
US2929509A (en) Belt hanger
US2284212A (en) Handbag
US1580839A (en) Garment hanger
US1331419A (en) Garment hanger and stretcher
US20180037385A1 (en) Hair accessory holder
US4166557A (en) Belt attached hanger
JPS62502385A (ja) ズボン用ハンガ−
US2478590A (en) Folding coat hanger
US2569726A (en) Collapsible garment hanger
US2736474A (en) Garment hanger
US2595026A (en) Collapsible garment hanger
US3441184A (en) Clothes hanger
US1458552A (en) Garment hanger
US2454908A (en) Hanger
US2228379A (en) Buckle