Hanger assembly for hanging an object within an interior of a vehicle

A hanger assembly for hanging an object within an interior of a vehicle, the hanger assembly comprising:

• a base configured to be fixed to a component within the interior of the vehicle, the base including an anchor wall, first and second side walls extending from the anchor wall, a retaining wall adjacent to the first and second side walls and opposite the anchor wall, and a stop wall extending from the anchor wall between the first side wall and the second side wall, the anchor wall, the first and second side walls, and the retaining wall cooperating to define a channel having a longitudinal axis;
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• a hanger that is slidable within the channel along the longitudinal axis, the hanger including a first portion configured to be disposed within the channel of the base and a second portion including a hook that is configured to support the object, the first portion having an inner surface that is oriented toward the anchor wall when the hanger is disposed in the channel and an outer surface that is oriented toward the retaining wall when the hanger is disposed in the channel, wherein:
• the hanger is slidable within the channel between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration;
• when the hanger is in the engaged configuration, the hanger is disposed within the channel;
• when the hanger is in the disengaged configuration, the hanger is removed from the channel such that the hanger is completely disengaged from the base;
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• the stop wall engages the first portion of the hanger to prevent translation of the hanger in a first direction beyond a first position when the first portion of the hanger is inserted into the channel.

A cargo cover assembly for a vehicle, the cargo cover assembly comprising:

• a rigid cargo cover pivotally attached to a component in the vehicle and movable between a closed position to conceal a rear storage area in the vehicle and an open position to provide access to the rear storage area;
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• a hanger assembly including a base that is fixed to the cargo cover and a hanger that is configured to be slidably disposed within a channel of the base, the base including an anchor wall that engages an underside of the cargo cover, the anchor wall defining an aperture, a fastener extending through the aperture to fix the base to the cargo cover such that the base moves with the cargo cover, the hanger assembly being concealed when the cargo cover is in the closed position, wherein:
• the hanger is movable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration;
• when the hanger is in the engaged configuration, the hanger is disposed within the channel;
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• when the hanger is in the disengaged configuration, the hanger is removed from the channel such that the hanger is completely disengaged from the base.