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US 2007/0075103 A1Published application
Adjustable Hanger with Size Calibration and Internal Support Device
OwnerClifford Stubbersinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a garment hanger for retaining a garment from the inside of the garment waistband. The garment hanger also has a calibrator for determining the size of the associated garment based on the position of the arms of the garment hanger.
Claims21
A garment hanger comprised of:
- an oblong body member;
- a first arm and a second arm, each connected inside the oblong body member on opposing sides, and each arm having a gear teeth on a side of the arm closest to a center of the oblong body member;
- a cog having an gear design substantially matching and engaged with the gear teeth of the first arm and second arm, located substantially in the center of the oblong body member between the first arm and second arm;
- a locking mechanism;
- a calibration means;
- and
- a suspending means.
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A method of supporting a garment, the method comprised of:
- placing a garment hanger inside the waistband of a garment, the garment hanger being comprised of an oblong body member;
- a first arm and a second arm, each connected inside the oblong body member on opposing sides, and arm having a gear teeth on a side of the arm closest to a center of the oblong body member;
- a cog having an gear design substantially matching and engaged with the gear teeth of the first arm and second arm, located substantially in the center of the oblong body member between the first arm and second arm;
- a locking mechanism;
- a calibration means;
- and a suspending means;
- moving the first arm and second arm away from the oblong body member in a synchronous movement such that the waist band contacts a first hand of the first arm and a second hand of the second arm;
- engaging the locking mechanism;
- and
- hanging the garment hanger via the suspending means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.