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US 5,044,535 AGranted
Expandable garment hanger for pants or skirt with releasing lever
AssigneeBraitrim (UK) Limited
InventorWilliam J. Hunt
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AssigneeBraitrim (UK) Limited
InventorWilliam J. Hunt
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The garment hanger is disclosed having a body and a hook mounted on the body to suspend the hanger on a rail. A movable arm is conveniently slidably mounted in the body for free movement in at least one direction, preferably the outward direction. A locking device is mounted on the body to lock the movable arm relative to the body against movement in an inwardly direction preferably by the interengagement of teeth on the locking device with ratchet teeth along the top edge of the corresponding movable arm. The locking means is releasable by a lever mechanism operated remotely from the locking device to allow free movement of the arm in either an outward or inward direction. Conveniently, the releasable lever mechanism is mounted on a garment engagable portion at the outermost end of the movable arm. In one preferred embodiment of a garment hanger two arms are slidably simultaneously in the hanger body in mutually opposite directions, and the locking means is mounted for engagement with one of the movable arms.
A garment hanger having a body and a hook mounted on the body for suspending the hanger on a rail, a movable arm slidably mounted in the body for free movement in at least one direction, locking means mounted on the body for locking the movable arm relative to the body against movement in a direction opposite to the said at least one direction, and releasable means for releasing the locking means to allow free movement of the arm in the said opposite direction, wherein the releasable means are mounted independently of the locking means and comprise a lever mechanism for remotely operating the locking means to release the movable arm for free movement thereof in the said opposite direction.
A garment hanger having a body and a hook mounted on the body for suspending the hanger on a rail, a pair of pivotal arms slidably mounted in the body for free movement in at least one direction, locking means located on the body and being engagable with at least one of the said movable arms for locking the movable arms relative to the body against movement in a direction opposite to the said at least one direction, and releasable means for releasing the locking means to allow free movement of the arm in the said opposite direction, wherein the releasable means are mounted independently of the locking means and comprise a lever mechanism for remotely operating the locking means to release the movable arms for free movement thereof in the said opposite direction, and wherein each arm includes a toothed portion engagable with a common centrally located gear wheel rotatably mounted in the body so that movement of one arm in one direction moves the other arm in the opposite direction so that both arms move in opposite directions together.
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