Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
  • G09F3/04—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion
  • G09F3/06—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion by clamping action
• • 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
  • A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
  • A47G25/1407—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means
  • A47G25/1414—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means connected to the hook member
  • A47G25/1421—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with identification means connected to the hook member at the top

Definitions

• This invention relates to indicators for garment hangers of the type which may be used ' to indicate the size of a garment supported by the hanger and/or the name of the manufacturer or retailer.
• the invention therefore provides an indicator suitable for attachment to the hook of a moulded plastics garment hanger, comprising a body adapted to display indicia and having a downwardly opening cavity shaped and dimen'sioned to receive a narrow upwardly projecting web formed on a hook of a moulded plastics garment hanger, said cavity being shaped to provide spaced engagement points on said web in use such that said indicator is in use stably supported on said web.
• the cavity is formed ith a centrally positioned means dimensioned and positioned to receive an abutment means formed on the upwardly projecting web of the hook of the hanger.
• At least one side of the body of the indicator defining the cavity is formed *ith an opening adapted to receive said abutment.
• each side of the body has an opening adapted to receive an abutment formed on either side of the web of the hanger hook.
• the invention also provides the combination of a hanger having a hook with a narrow upwardly projecting web and an indicator as defined above engaging said web.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of an indicator embodying the invention ;
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of the indicator of Figure 1 fitted to the hook of a hanger;
• Figure 3 is a sectional end elevation of the indicator taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 2 but with the hook removed from the indicator, and
• Figure 4 is a front elevation of the indicator and the hanger hook. Description of the Preferred Embodiment
• the indicator embodying the invention will be seen to comprise a body 1 moulded from suitable plastics material having spaced flat sides 2 and 3 defining therebetween a cavity 4 dimensioned to receive a top web W of the hook H of a garment hanger, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings.
• the sides 2 and 3 are formed with generally rectangular slots 5 and 6 centrally located adjacent the lower edges of the sides 2 and 3, and which are dimensioned and positioned to receive abutments A formed on either side of the web W of the hook H of the hanger to lock the indicator in position on the hook H.
• the entrv of the abutments A into the slots 5 and 6 is achieved by the resilience of the plastics moulding forming the body 1.
• Each side 2 and 3 of the indicator 1 is formed limbah indicia 7, in the present embodiment, a sizing number such as 12.
• the indicia 7 is formed by moulded depressions in the sides 2 and 3, al though the indicia may equally well be formed by moulded raised portions or by adhesive labels applied to the sides 2 a.nd 3.
• styling grooves such as 8 may also be formed in or on the surface of the sides 2 and 3.
• the width of the indicator body 1 Is approximately the same as the width of the hook H of the hanger, and the indicator has a relatively low narrow rectangular profile, both of which features contribute to the indicator being less obtrusive than indicators ®f the type described in our Patent 509042.
• shapes other than rectangular may be adopted, but it is considered desirable that the width of the indicator should * economically exceed the width of the hook of the ha ger so that the indicator is less obtrusive in use.
• the indicator body is also formed with smoothly rounded edges, particularly at the upper most edge of the body, as shown in Figure 3. This feature allows the indicators to be sorted with the cavity directed downwardly by running tft,e indicators along a narrow edge in the sorting machine (not shown) whereby engagement between the rounded edges and the narrow edge cause an indicator engaging the edge in this manner to topple over so that its cavity is directed downwardly .
• the web W formed on the hook of the hanger H i * s shaped to provide engagement points between the ends 9 and 10 of the opening to the cavity 4 and the top 11 of the cayity 4 when the indicator is fitted to the web W to limit movement of the indicator on the hook H.
• the shape of the web W is not significantly different from a "normal" shape so the hanger can be used with or without the indicator. While the web shape shown in Figure 4 is preferred, for stability, a more standard web shape ill give acceptable results since the ends 9 and 10 of the opening to the cavity 4 of the indicator will still engage spaced edge portions of the web W to limit the amount of movement of the indicator even though the top of the web V does not contact the top 11 of the cavity 4. In either event, the web is significantly less obtrusive than the modified hook shape required in the case of the indicator of Patent No. 509042.
• the web may be moulded with an upwardly projecting generally rectangular portion (not shown) which substantially fills the cavity 4 to inhibit any significant movement of the indicator on the web W of the hook H.
• Such an arrangement has the advantage of providing a rectangular surface on the hook for labels when the indicator is not used .
• the cavity 4 may be shaped to correspond to the shape of the web W, although the net benefit of such an arrangement would not appear to outweigh the extra amount of plastics required for such a moulding.
• the indicator embodying the invention provides an aesthe ically acceptable alternative to the indicator disclosed in Patent No. 509042 with only a minimal modification being required to the shape of the hook of the hanger to which the indicator is to be applied.
• the indicator presents a narrow profile which does not excessively modify the shape of the upper most end of the hook of the hanger, while the hook itself may be used without the indicator since it is not significantly different in shape to other hooks.
• the indicators embodying the invention also le d themselves to automated application techniques which are assisted by the rounded upper edges of the indicator, as described in greater detail above.

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