Garment hangers
OwnerHenry J. Louwinventor
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Abstract
A garment hanger includes an elongated bar member having two opposite ends; suspension means for suspending the bar member from a support, such as a rail; and garment support means at each of the opposite ends of the bar member. The garment support means each include an arm directed to the center of the bar member so that a space is formed between the arm and the bar member, a carrier element located at the free end of the arm on its side facing towards the bar member and an elongated pressing member supported by the carrier element. The pressing member is biassed towards the bar member by the arm and a part of a garment is receivable in between the pressing member and the bar member.
Claims8
A garment hanger, which includes an elongated bar member having two opposite ends;
- suspension means for suspending the bar member from a support;
- and garment support means at each of the opposite ends of the bar member for supporting garments from the hanger, each garment support means including an arm extending from the associated end of the bar member in a direction towards the center of the bar member and having a free end disposed so that a space is formed between the arm and the bar member, a carrier element located at the free end of the arm on the side thereof facing towards the bar member and an elongated pressing member supported by the carrier element so that the pressing member is biassed towards the bar member by the arm and so that a part of a garment is receivable in between the pressing member and the bar member, the arm of each garment support means pivotably supporting the associated pressing member and each pressing member being in the form of an elongated leg which is substantially centrally supported by the free end of the associated arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.