Folding pant hanger
AssigneeBatts, Inc.
InventorDonald F. Morgan
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Abstract
A molded plastic garment hanger has a pair of parallel bars joined by straps at each end. The bars, in unfolded position, are vertically spaced, permitting a garment to be draped over the lower one of the bars for display and to be clamped between the two bars for transport when the lower one is folded up into a position parallel to the upper bar. Means are provided for latching the bars together when they are folded together to positively clamp a garment between them as for transport.
Claims12
A dual purpose foldable garment hanger for both display and shipment of slacks and the like, said hanger having a unitary molded one-piece plastic body, said body having an upper support bar and a lower garment engaging bar and a pair of straps, one at each end of said bars integrally connecting said bars in vertically spaced relationship when said hanger is unfolded, the upper of said bars having a support hook for said hanger, said straps each having a hinge means between said bars whereby said straps can be folded to permit said lower bar to be pivoted upwardly and inverted and positioned in side-by-side relation to said upper bar and clamp a garment draped over said lower bar between said bars, means for detachably latching said bars together when in folded position.
A dual purpose foldable garment hanger for both display and shipment of slacks and the like, said hanger having a unitary molded one-piece plastic body, said body having an upper support bar and a lower garment engaging bar and a pair of straps, one at each end of said bars integrally connecting said bars in vertically spaced relationship when said hanger is unfolded, the upper of said bars having a support hook for said hanger, said straps providing hinge means whereby said lower bar can be pivoted upwardly and inverted into a face-to-face position in front of the upper bar whereby a garment draped over the lower bar can be clamped between said bars, means at each end of said bars for latching said bars together in garment clamping position, said means including a hook on one of said bars and a hook receiving keeper on the other of said bars, said hook and keeper being urged into latched engagement by the weight of a garment draped over said lower bar.
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