Combination indicator and garment hanger

A combination hanger for garments and other articles, and an indicator securable to said hanger for indicating information associated with the articles;

• said hanger defining a hook for engaging a rail or other structure, said hook including a support for receiving said indicator and also including means for engaging said indicator, said means for engaging defining at least one boss projecting outwardly from at least one opposed side of said hook;
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• said indicator being receivable on said support, said indicator including a substantially hollow four-sided body defining an open top, an open bottom, a generally parallel pair of opposed sides connecting said top and bottom, and a generally parallel pair of opposed ends connecting said sides, each of said sides having a generally planar outer side surface and an inner side surface, at least one of said inner side surfaces defining at least one elongated recess including means for interlocking with said engaging means of said hanger hook to secure said indicator to said hook when said indicator is received on said support, said means for interlocking comprising a tapered retaining shelf associated with said recess and each of said sides being configured and dimensioned to resiliently bow outwardly such that said indicator is engageable with or disengageable from said support by causing at least one of said sides to bow outwardly relative to said support.

A combination hanger for garments and other articles, and an indicator securable to said hanger for indicating information associated with the articles;

• said hanger defining a hook for engaging a rail or other structure, said hook including a support for receiving said indicator and also including means for engaging defining at least one boss projecting outwardly from at least one opposed side of said support;
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• said indicator being receivable on said support, said indicator including a hollow four-sided body defining an open top, an open bottom, a generally parallel pair of opposed sides connecting said top and bottom, and a generally parallel pair of opposed ends connecting said sides, each of said sides having a generally planar outer side surface and an inner side surface, said inner side surfaces respectively defining at least one recess including means for interlocking with said engaging means of said hanger hook to secure said indicator to said hook when said indicator is received on said support, where said recesses defined in said inner side surfaces are disposed longitudinally along the length of the indicator with respect to each other and each of said sides being configured and dimensioned to resiliently bow outwardly such that said indicator is engageable with or disengageable from said support by causing at least one of said sides to bow outwardly relative to said support.