Pinch grip hangers

A multi-stage spring for biasing the pinch grip jaws of a pinch grip hanger into engagement with one another thereby enabling the pinch grip to clamp and suspend a garment between the jaws, the multi-stage spring comprising:

• an arched fulcrum
• a plurality of linear portions joined either to each other or to the arched fulcrum;
• and
• at least one safety lock means at an end of one linear portion.

A spring for biasing the opposing jaws of a pinch grip on a garment hanger into a closed arrangement, while permitting the opening of the pinch grip jaws upon application of an effective opening force, the spring comprising:

• a first spring side comprising a plurality of linear spring segments, which spring segments are joined to each other;
• a second spring side comprising a plurality of linear spring segments, which spring segments are joined to each other,
• an arcuate junction joined to and positioned between the first and second spring sides;
• wherein at least one of the first spring side and second spring side are in a bow-shaped configuration.

A spring for biasing the opposing jaws of a pinch grip provided on a garment hanger into a closed arrangement, while permitting the opening of the pinch grip upon application of an effective opening force, the spring comprising:

• a first spring side comprising a plurality of linear spring elements, which spring elements are joined to each other;
• a second spring side comprising a plurality of linear spring segments, which spring segments are joined to each other;
• an arcuate junction joined to and positioned between the first and second spring sides;
• wherein at least one of the first spring side and second spring sides are in a truncated triangle-shaped configuration.

A spring for biasing into a closed arrangement the opposing jaws of a pinch grip on a garment hanger, while permitting the opening of the grip upon application of an effective opening force, the spring comprising:

• an arcuate bight portion joined at first and second bight portion ends to first and second spring sides, respectively;
• a plurality of linear spring segments comprising each of the first and second spring sides, wherein adjacent spring segments are joined together at vertices;
• and
• wherein the first and second sides are provide with hook members at terminal ends of the first and second spring sides.

A spring for biasing into a closed arrangement the opposing jaws of a pinch grip provided on a garment hanger, while permitting the opening of the clip upon application of an effective opening force, the spring comprising:

• an arcuate bight portion joined at first and second bight portion ends to first and second spring sides, respectively;
• wherein each of the first and second spring sides comprise a plurality of linear spring segments that include an upper spring segment extending in an outward direction relative to the bight portion, and a terminal spring segment extending in an inward direction relative to the bight portion;
• and
• wherein when the spring is positioned on the pinch grip jaws of a pinch grip hanger, the predetermined dimensions and configurations of the arcuate bight portion and the linear segments of the first and second spring sides cooperate to exert a substantially constant spring bias through range of motion that occurs upon opening the pinch gap jaws.