# US 2014/0197212 A1 · Hanger and adapter to support a gun holster

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- Number: US 2014/0197212 A1
- Document ID: US20140197212A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/154,396
- Filed: 2014-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Inventors: Grant Huffaker
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197212A1

## CPC

- A47G 25/14: Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers (A47G25/60 takes precedence; wardrobes with extensible garment holders A47B61/02)
- A47G 25/16: for complete outfits (A47G25/40, A47G25/44 take precedence)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A clothes hanger made to support a gun holster and an adapter for use with a clothes hanger to support the same. In one form, the hanger generally includes a standard clothes hanger having a center panel for supporting the gun holster. The center panel can be integral with the hanger or separable (e.g., an adapter) to provide for removing the same therefrom.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A clothes hanger for supporting a gun holster thereon and comprising:
a hanger body comprising a hook, two side arms supported by the hook, and a cross-rod extending between distal ends of the side arms; and
a center panel extending between the side arms and the cross-rod for supporting a gun holster thereon.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The clothes hanger of claim 1, further comprising a securing strap provided on the center panel for securing the gun holster thereto.

### Claim 3

An adapter panel to be added to a clothes hanger for supporting a firearm holster, the clothes hanger having side arms and a cross-rod, the adapter panel comprising:
an upper portion comprising first and second engagement portions for engaging the sidearms;
a lower portion comprising third and fourth engagement portions for engaging the cross-rod; and
a body portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion and adapted to bear a firearm holster thereon, and wherein the adapter panel is configured to be slipped onto and straddle the cross-rod of the hanger and to be fastened to the side arms of the hanger.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The adapter panel of claim 3, further comprising a securing strap provided thereon for securing the firearm holster thereto.

### Claim 5

An adapter panel to be mounted to a clothes hanger for supporting a holster, the clothes hanger having side arms, a cross-rod and a hook, the adapter panel comprising:
an upper portion comprising a yoke adapted to be slipped over the hook and supported thereon;
a lower portion; and
a body portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion and adapted to bear a holster thereon, and wherein the adapter panel is configured to straddle the cross-rod.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The adapter panel of claim 5, further comprising a securing strap provided thereon for securing the gun holster thereto.

### Claim 7

An adapter panel to be mounted to a clothes hanger for supporting a holster, the hanger of the type having a hook, two side arms, and a cross-rod, the adapter panel comprising:
an upper portion comprising a loop for slipping over the hook;
a lower portion shaped to rest against a side of the cross-rod of the hanger; and
a body portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion and adapted to bear a holster thereon, and wherein the adapter panel is configured to be slipped over the hook of the hanger and to abut against one side of cross-rod.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The adapter panel of claim 7, further comprising a securing strap provided thereon for securing the gun holster thereto.