Releasably lockable pinch grip hanger
AssigneeCapco Wai Shing LLC
InventorAndrew Zuckerman
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Abstract
A hanger includes at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging. The pinch-grip includes first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis. A spring force biases the lower ends together to a closed position and permits separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end. A releasable lock can be activated to hold the lower ends of the components in the open position.
Claims39
A hanger comprising:
- at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging, the pinch-grip including,
- first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis,
- a spring force for biasing the lower ends together to a closed position and permitting separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end, and
- a releasable lock that is activated to hold the lower ends of the components in the open position.
A hanger comprising:
- at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging, the pinch-grip including,
- first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis,
- a spring force for biasing the lower ends together to a closed position and permitting separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end, and
- a latch extending from the first component toward the second component that releasably locks the upper ends together when the lower ends are pivotally moved to the open position.
A hanger comprising:
- at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging, the pinch-grip including,
- first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis,
- a spring force for biasing the lower ends together to a closed position and permitting separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end, and
- a projection extending from the first component toward the second component, wherein when the lower ends are pivotally moved to the open position, the projection releasably locks the upper ends together such that the lower ends are held in the open position.
A hanger comprising:
- at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging, the pinch-grip including,
- first and second components extending from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis,
- a spring force for biasing the lower ends together to a closed position and permitting separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end, and
- a releasable lock that is automatically activated upon movement of the lower ends to the open position to hold the lower ends of the components in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.