US 5,492,260 A · Garment support assembly

Abstract

A garment support assembly includes a base element mounted on a vehicle wall. The base element has a transversely extending groove which is located adjacent the vehicle wall. The garment support assembly also includes a single continuous ring element. The ring element includes an inverted U-shaped hanger receiving portion closed by a transversely extending rod portion. The rod portion is slip-fittedly seated in the groove on the base element and is captured between the base element and the vehicle wall, thus pivotally connecting the ring element to the base element. This pivotal connection allows the ring element to move between a stored position in which the ring element is located in the same transversely extending vertical plane as the base element and an open position in which the hanger receiving portion projects into the interior space of the vehicle for receiving hangers thereon.

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A garment support assembly for holding garment hangers in a vehicle having a vehicle wall and a vehicle interior, the garment support assembly comprising:

a base element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle wall, the base element having a transversely extending groove thereon adjacent the vehicle wall, and
a single continuous ring element including an inverted U-shaped hanger receiving portion closed by a transversely extending rod portion, the rod portion slip-fittedly seated in the groove and captured between the base element and the vehicle wall to pivotally connect the ring element to the base element and enable movement of the ring element between a stored position in which the ring element is located in the same transversely extending vertical plane as the base element and an open position in which the hanger receiving portion projects into the vehicle interior for receiving hangers thereon, the ring element including a first latching portion and the base element including a second latching portion, said latching portions being matably aligned for a releasable interference-fitted connection when the ring element is in the stored position to maintain the ring element in the stored position.

A garment support assembly for holding garment hangers in a vehicle having a vehicle wall and a vehicle interior, the garment support assembly comprising:

a base element adapted to be rigidly mounted on the vehicle wall, the base element having a convex front side facing the vehicle interior and an opposite recessed rear side, the recessed rear side including a transversely extending groove adjacent the vehicle wall, and the base element including an outer perimeter being a rearwardly extending flange adapted to engage the vehicle wall, and the groove including a pair of transversely opposed recessed notches in the flange adjacent the vehicle wall;
and
a single continuous ring element including an inverted U-shaped hanger receiving portion closed by a transversely extending rod portion, the rod portion transversely extending between and engaging the notches, the rod portion being captured in the groove between the base element and the vehicle wall to pivotally connect the ring element to the base element and enable movement of the ring element between a stored position in which the hanger receiving portion of the ring element is substantially parallel to the base element and vehicle wall and an open position in which the hanger receiving portion of the ring element projects into the vehicle interior for receiving the hangers thereon.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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