Garment hanger
OwnerRaymond A. Princiottainventor
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Abstract
A garment hanger is constructed so that its width adjacent to its hook is adjustable whereby coats or other garments on the hanger cannot be squashed together and the number of garments hanging on a rack can be ascertained without counting. The adjustability enables the same number of hangers to be on a rack regardless of the thickness of the material from which the garment is made. The adjustable member may be an integral part of a new hanger or may be a separate attachment to an existing hanger.
Claims12
A garment hanger having a hook connected to a body which has arms extending therefrom, the improvement comprising an adjustable spacer on the body, means on the upper end of the body adjacent the hook for selective mating cooperation with any one of at least two operative positions associated with one end portion of said spacer so that said spacer portion is adjustable between said operative positions for adjusting the effective width of said body to thereby limit the extent to which two such hangers can approach one another on a rack, said spacer portion being generally perpendicular to said arms, and an abutment surface on the other end portion of said spacer for contact with another hanger on a rack.
A garment hanger having a metal hook connected to a plastic body which has arms extending therefrom, the improvement comprisng a plastic spacer adjustably supported by the body and cooperating therewith to define the width of the body, said spacer being adjustable relative to the body between at least two operative positions for adjusting the effective width of the body to thereby limit the extent to which two such hangers can approach one another on a rack, said spacer having a generally horizontal member, a tongue on one end portion of said member, said member having an abutment surface on the opposite end portion for contact with another hanger on a rack, said hook having a shank portion, and means defining at least one slot on opposite sides of said hook shank portion and generally perpendicular to said shank portion for selective receiving said tongue when said spacer is in one of said operative positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.