Security hanger

A coin-operated security hanger for hanging a coat or the like on a hanging rack or bar, said security hanger comprising a housing having a plurality of walls defining an enclosed chamber, means associated with at least one of said walls to provide for access to the chamber, a flexible elongated member having a free end insertable through an opening of the coat to be hung and having its other end secured to the security hanger, a locking member secured to the free end of said flexible member, one of said walls having an opening to receive said locking member, means combined with said housing to provide for securing said hanger to the hanging rack, arms combined with said housing and extending therefrom to provide for support of a coat hung thereon, a coin-operated lock combined with said housing and having a keyhole in a wall of said housing for receiving a key to operate said lock, the key being removable only when said lock is in a locked condition, one of said walls having a slot to allow a coin of predetermined size to be inserted into the chamber, the coin-operated lock including first locking means in said chamber to prevent operation of said lock from an unlocked condition to a locked condition unless a coin is inserted in said slot to actuate said means, and second locking means included in said coin-operated lock to prevent withdraw of said locking member when said locking member is inserted in said opening and said lock is in a locked condition, said second locking means including a second resilient member movable across the opening that receives the locking member as the lock is operated from the unlocked condition to the locked condition, said resilient member being engageable with said locking member when the lock is in the locked condition to prevent withdraw of said locking member after it is inserted in said opening.