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US 12,649,422 B2Granted
Garment hanger apparatuses and method of hanging garments
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLeeyong Choi, Soyoung Lim, Jinho Choi, Seungil Lim, Hong Liu, Solhee Bong, Soyeon Kim
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Abstract
Garment hanger apparatuses and methods are provided for hanging garments. An apparatus includes a bracket secured to a seatback of a seat assembly, a hanger assembly configured to extend from the bracket to define a deployed configuration and to retract toward the bracket to define a stowed configuration, wherein the hanger assembly includes surfaces that are configured to support a garment hanging therefrom while in the deployed configuration, and one or more extension members coupling the hanger assembly to the bracket.
Claims20
A garment hanger apparatus, comprising:
- a bracket secured to a seatback of a seat assembly;
- a hanger assembly configured to extend from the bracket to define a deployed configuration and to retract toward the bracket to define a stowed configuration, wherein the hanger assembly includes surfaces that are configured to support a garment hanging therefrom while in the deployed configuration, wherein the hanger assembly includes a pair of hanger wings coupled to oppositely disposed ends of the hanger assembly, the pair of hanger wings each including garment contact surfaces that are contoured to slope downward relative to the seat assembly, wherein the hanger assembly includes a hanger housing, and the pair of hanger wings are configured to be extended from the hanger housing when the hanger assembly is moved to the deployed configuration and are configured to be retracted within the hanger housing when the hanger assembly is moved to the stowed configuration, wherein the hanger housing includes guide slots and each of the pair of hanger wings includes a guide pin configured to extend into a corresponding one of the guide slots, wherein the guide slots and the guide pins in combination are configured to guide the pair of hanger wings when extending from or retracting into the hanger housing;
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- one or more extension members coupling the hanger assembly to the bracket.
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A method, comprising:
- extending a hanger assembly of a garment hanger apparatus from a bracket secured to a seatback of a seat assembly, wherein the hanger assembly is coupled to the bracket by one or more extension members;
- locking the hanger assembly in a deployed configuration;
- extending a pair of hanger wings from oppositely disposed ends of a hanger housing of the hanger assembly when the hanger assembly is moved to the deployed configuration, wherein the pair of hanger wings each include garment contact surfaces that are contoured to slope downward relative to the seat assembly;
- guiding the pair of hanger wings when extending from or retracting into the hanger housing with a guide pin of each of the pair of hanger wings disposed within a guide slot of the hanger housing;
- hanging a garment from surfaces of the hanger assembly while in the deployed configuration;
- retracting the hanger assembly toward the bracket to a stowed configuration;
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- retracting the pair of hanger wings within the hanger housing when the hanger assembly is moved to the stowed configuration.
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A garment hanger apparatus, comprising:
- a bracket secured to a seatback of a seat assembly;
- a hanger assembly configured to extend from the bracket to define a deployed configuration and to retract toward the bracket to define a stowed configuration, wherein the hanger assembly includes surfaces that are configured to support a garment hanging therefrom while in the deployed configuration, wherein the hanger assembly is lockable in both the deployed configuration and the stowed configuration, and the hanger assembly includes a release mechanism configured to unlock the hanger assembly to allow for transition between the deployed configuration and the stowed configuration;
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- one or more extension members coupling the hanger assembly to the bracket, wherein each of the one or more extension members include an extension rod extending therein, a locking member therein that includes a locking pin, and a lock hole, wherein the locking member is biased such that the locking pin is preferentially received within the lock hole when the locking pin and the lock hole are aligned, wherein the hanger assembly is locked in position while the locking pin is within the lock hole, wherein actuation of the release mechanism causes a distal end of the extension rod to interact with the locking member and force the locking pin out of the lock hole to thereby unlock the hanger assembly.
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