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US 4,004,721 AGranted
Collapsible coat hanger
OwnerJackson E. Rossinventor
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Abstract
A full size coat hanger having a plurality of swivel connected telescoping units is collapsible into a pencil-like cylindrical configuration.
Claims10
A collapsible coat hanger, said coat hanger comprising in combination:
- a. a base member having a plurality of telescoping sections;
- b. a first arm having a plurality of telescoping sections;
- c. a first swivel for pivotally interconnecting one end of said base member with one end of said first arm;
- d. means for suspending said coat hanger from a support, said suspending means being attached to another end of said first arm;
- e. a second arm having a plurality of telescoping sections;
- f. a second swivel for pivotally interconnecting another end of said base member with one end of said second arm;
- g. hook means for interlocking another end of said second arm with said other end of said first arm to form a triangle of said base member and said first and second arms;
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- h. a housing forming a part of said base member for receiving the collapsed telescoping sections of said base member, the collapsed telescoping sections of said first and second arms and said first and second swivels;
- whereby, said coat hanger is telescopingly collapsible into said housing of said base member.
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The coat hanger as set forth in claim 10 wherein said housing includes a clip for securing said coat hanger in collapsed form to a supporting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.