Adjustable garment hanger
OwnerJean M. Gatlinginventor
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Abstract
The adjustable garment hanger of the present invention has a main body member having a pair of oppositely extending arms engaged within a pair of auxiliary sleeves which may be adjusted to provide a hanger arm of variable lengths. Each of the opposed arms is biasable such that the sleeve may be slideably moved over the arm. The sleeves are held in a fixed position relative to the main body member when the arm is in an unbiased position. The sleeves are provided with support means which are slideably engaged with the underside of the top edge of the main body member so that when the sleeves are extended to their greatest extremity, no dipping occurs.
Claims9
An adjustable garment hanger comprised of:
- a suspension means for suspending said hanger from a support, said suspension means defining the vertical centerline of said hanger;
- a body portion depending from said suspension means and having oppositely oriented segments disposed about said centerline, each of said segments further comprised of a substantially rigid upper arm which extends outwardly from said vertical centerline to a respective vertically disposed extremity which is generally parallel to said vertical centerline and terminates in a common, resilient lower arm which extends between the vertically disposed extremities;
- and,
- a pair of sleeve members, each of said sleeve members encloses a respective segment of said body member in the vertical plane, moves toward and away from said centerline to adjust the hanger width according to the garment to be supported by the hanger and is held in position by said common, resilient lower arm, each of said sleeve members further including a support means positioned beneath and adjacent to said upper arm and contoured to abut a respective vertically disposed extremity and limit movement away from said centerline.
An adjustable garment hanger comprised of:
- a suspension means for suspending said hanger from a support, said suspension means defining the vertical centerline of said hanger;
- a body portion depending from said suspension means and having oppositely oriented segments disposed about said centerline, each of said segments further comprised of a substantial rigid upper arm which extends outwardly from said vertical centerline to a respective vertically disposed extremity which is generally parallel to said vertical centerline and terminates in a common, resilient lower arm which extends between the vertically disposed extremities, said oppositely oriented segments define the hanger's minimum width;
- and,
- a pair of sleeve members, each of said sleeves encloses a respective segment of said body member in the vertical plane, has at least one open end and is slidable at said open end about the respective segment, includes contoured support means adjacent said open end, for supporting said upper arm, as it moves toward and away from said centerline to adjust the hanger width according to the garment to be supported by the hanger, and abutting a respective vertically disposed extremity to limit movement away from said centerline and is held in position by said common, resilient lower arm.
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