Garment hanger
OwnerWalter Richinventor
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Abstract
The hanger device includes a hanger connected to mounting brackets by pivotable arms. A handle is pivotably connected to the hanger device for pivoting the arms to thereby lower the hanger to an access position. Spring means maintains the hanger in its lower access position and also biases the hanger to its upper storage position.
Claims11
A hanger comprising structure attachable to a wall for supporting mounting brackets, a pair of mounting brackets for projecting in spaced parallel cantilever relation from said structure for supporting a hanger device, a hanger device including a hanger rail coupled to said brackets by a pair of arms, each arm having an upper end connected to said hanger rail and a lower end pivotably connected to one of said brackets, a handle pivotably connected to said hanger device between said arms for pivoting said arms about a horizontal axis to thereby lower the elevation of said hanger rail, and spring means having a first end and a second end, means for fixedly attaching said first end of said spring means to a first point which is stationary relative to said brackets, means for attaching said second end of said spring to a second point on one of said arms, the location of the second point with respect to said horizontal axis being such that an imaginary line connecting said first and said second points is disposed above said horizontal axis when said hanger rail is in its upper position and at least a portion of said imaginary line is disposed below said horizontal axis when said hanger rail is in its lower position, whereby said hanger rail is maintained in each of its upper and lower positions.
A hanger for increasing the storage capacity of a display area comprising a pair of mounting brackets, means for securing one end of each bracket to a vertical wall so that the brackets are generally parallel to one another, a hanger device connected to said brackets, said device including a pair of arms, each arm having a lower end pivotably connected to one of said brackets for pivoting about a horizontal axis, said hanger device including a hanger connected to the upper end of said arms and disposed above the elevation of said brackets when in a storage position, said arms being pivotable from an upright position through an angle of more than 90.degree. to position said hanger in an access position below the elevation of the axis of rotation of said arms, and a hangle connected to said device between said arms, said handle being generally U-shaped with a bight portion parallel to said axis, said handle including struts extending from said bight portion, each of said struts having an angled portion connected together and forming an obtuse angle therebetween, said angled portions extending downwardly and away from said brackets to space said bight portion away from a plane defined by said struts.
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