Garment hanger
OwnerHarold Wieseinventor
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Abstract
A garment hanger having a body member and a pair of side arms pivotally attached to the body member, a vertical stem and pair of links each link being pivotally attached at one end to the lower end of the stem with one link having its other end pivotally attached to a mid-point on one of the arms and the other of the links having its other end pivotally attached to a mid-point on the other of the pair of arms, the stem being vertically movable with respect to the body member to bring the lower pivot point of the stem to a position above a straight line drawn between the median pivot points on the arms and against a stop, in which position the arms are locked against movement downwardly about their pivot points.
Claims9
A garment hanger comprising a body member, a pair of arms each of which is pivotally attached at its one end to said body member, one of said arms extending to one side of said member and the other of said arms extending to the other side of said member, a vertical stem extending downwardly and being slideably engaged with said member, a pair of links one of which is pivotally attached at its one end with one of said arms at a point spaced from the pivoted end of said one arm and having its other end pivotally attached to the lower end of said stem and the other of said pair of links having its one end pivotally attached to the other of said arms at a point spaced from the pivoted end of said other arm and having its other end pivotally attached to the lower end of said stem, whereby when said stem is moved downwardly of said member said links operate to bring said arms downwardly and toward each other and when said stem is moved upwardly of said member said arms are moved upwardly away from each other, said stem being movable upwardly of said member beyond a straight line between the points of pivotal attachment of said links with said arms, and stop means for limiting further upward movement of the lower end of said stem after said stem has been moved upwardly to a predetermined position above said line, whereby when said stem is in said predetermined position, said arms are locked against downward movement about their pivots, one of said links having its shank rearward of said stem and the other of said links having its shank forward of said stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.