Garment hanger with improved wire support
AssigneeBatts, Inc.
InventorRussell O. Blanchard
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Abstract
An article hanger of the type having an elongated body with dependent arms mounting article gripping clamps and rod support means which permits the rod to be assembled to the hanger body through a face of the body after the hanger has been molded. The support means includes a member for locking the rod into its supporting means in a manner preventing unintentional release. The hanger body also includes a third support for the rod to reduce load induced deflection. Article clamps for the hanger are so designed that they can either be mounted on the rod before assembly of the rod to the hanger body or the clamps can be assembled about the rod after installation of the rod on the hanger body.
Claims5
A hanger for articles, said hanger having a rigid elongated body, the ends of said body extending downwardly to form a pair of depending legs;
- a rod of circular cross-section extending between the lower ends of said legs;
- means securing said rod to each of said legs, a clamp for mounting on said rod, said clamp having a pair of wings integral with and connected by a flexible web intermediate the ends of said wings;
- a first pair of inwardly extending ribs;
- a second pair of inwardly extending ribs;
- said pairs of ribs being spaced and between them defining a rod receiving opening of lesser diameter than said rod;
- said wings between said second pair of ribs and one end thereof defining an article receiving pocket;
- a spring urging said wings to close said pocket and said ribs of said second pair into contact with each other;
- said wings, when said article receiving pocket is opened, pivoting about the rod to bring the ribs of said first pair into contact with each other;
- said connecting web being formed into a loop extending away from the article receiving pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.