Hookless Paper Hanger and Attachable Plastic Hook

A garment hanger, comprising:

• a paper hanger body, said paper hanger body including a centrally-disposed trunk defining a top edge, said centrally-disposed trunk including a first orienting member, said centrally-disposed trunk including an attachment opening extending therethrough, said paper hanger body further including a first pair of opposing arms for supporting a first garment thereon and a second pair of opposing arms for supporting a second garment thereon, said first and second pairs of arms extending from opposing sides of said centrally-disposed trunk;
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• a plastic hook including a hook body and a lock member, said hook body including a hanging arm having first and second ends, said first end of said hanging arm being sized to engage a rack, said hook body further including an attachment base, said attachment base including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said attachment base further including a flange located along one edge thereof and extending in a direction X perpendicular to said first planar surface, said second end of said hanging arm being attached to said flange, said attachment base further including a collar extending from said first planar surface in said direction X, said collar sized to extend through said attachment opening in said paper hanger body, said attachment base further including a second orienting member sized to engage said first orienting member when said hook body is properly oriented with respect to said paper hanger body, said lock member including a sizer body portion and a tongue extending therefrom, said sizer body portion defining an interior opening sized and configured to allow passage of said hanging arm therethrough, said tongue being sized and configured to engage said collar thereby securing said plastic hook to said paper hanger body.

A method of assembling a plastic hook to a hookless paper hanger body, comprising:

• providing a paper hanger body, said paper hanger body including a centrally-disposed portion defining a top edge, said centrally-disposed portion including a first orienting member, said centrally-disposed portion including a plurality of perforations defining a geometric boundary, said paper hanger body further including a first pair of opposing arms for supporting a first garment thereon, said arms extending from opposing sides of said centrally-disposed portion;
• providing a plastic hook including a hook body and a lock member;
• said hook body including a hanging arm having first and second ends, said first end of said hanging arm being sized to engage a rack, said hook body further including an attachment base, said attachment base including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said attachment base further including a flange located along one edge thereof and extending in a direction X perpendicular to said first planar surface, said second end of said hanging arm being attached to said flange, said attachment base further including a collar extending from said first planar surface in said direction X, said collar sized to substantially correspond to said geometric boundary in said paper hanger body, said attachment base further including a second orienting member sized to engage said first orienting member when said hook body is properly oriented with respect to said paper hanger body;
• said lock member including a sizer body portion and a tongue extending therefrom, said sizer body portion defining an interior opening sized and configured to allow passage of said hanging arm therethrough, said tongue being sized and configured to engage said collar;
• positioning said first planar surface of said attachment base of said hook body against said paper hanger body such that said collar substantially aligns with said geometric boundary;
• pushing said collar through said paper hanger body to define an attachment opening whereby said collar extends through said attachment opening and said flange engages an edge of said paper hanger body such that said second orienting member on said attachment base engages said first orienting member on said centrally-disposed portion thereby properly orientating said hook body with respect to the paper hanger body;
• installing said lock member by sliding said hanging arm through said interior opening of said sizer body portion and towards said second end of said hanging arm;
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• engaging said tongue with said collar to secure said plastic hook to said paper hanger body.