Clothes hanger

A clothes hanger comprising a cross member having a central suspension hook, a pair of clamps carried by the opposite ends of the cross member and each having a pair of opposing substantially rigid claws in articulated relationship with arm extensions of the claws projecting above the points of articulation of the claws, and a pair of cam-shaped rotatable spreading elements one for each clamp lodged between said arm extensions of the clamps to thereby spread the arm extensions apart and draw said claws of the clamps together in gripping engagement on an article of clothing inserted between said claws, and each spreading element comprising an inside hollow portion formed of resilient material positioned perpendicular to the arm extensions of each clamp, an operating arm on said inside hollow portion, and two pegs eccentrically positioned on said inside hollow portion protruding perpendicularly from the plane of said portion and acting simultaneously on the internal surfaces of both arm extensions.