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US 5,664,710 AGranted
Garment hanger
OwnerPeter Ar-Fu Laminventor
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Abstract
An adjustable garment hanger (688) is disclosed having extension members (664, 666) which move laterally from a medial portion (650). The extension members move as a result of engagement between a pair of tongues (668, 670) and medially disposed pinions (658, 660). Disclosed embodiments include manual adjustment knobs (380) and bidirectional electric motors (402) coupled to the pinion. Embodiments also include apparatus for indicating hanger size obtained by movement of the extension members.
Claims23
An adjustable garment hanger, comprising:
- a suspension means;
- a medial portion having a transfer mechanism;
- first and second elongate extension members each defining an axis extending in different directions and mounted relative to said medial portion in an orientation to define an obtuse angle therebetween, each of the extension members coupled to said transfer mechanism for reciprocal translation of the extension member to travel in different directions;
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- each extension member having an inner end and an outer end, and wherein the movement paths of the inner ends of the extension members cross over each other's axis side by side at a location proximate to the medial portion to extend and form the obtuse angle.
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A method of forming an adjustable garment hanger, comprising the steps of:
- providing a suspension means;
- providing and arranging first and second elongate extension members each having an axis to define an obtuse angle therebetween, each of said extension members having an inner end and an outer end, wherein said inner ends are mounted proximate to a medial portion;
- mounting a transfer mechanism in operative association with said extension members for reciprocal translation movement of the extension members in different directions from each other and said medial portion for
- providing movement paths for the inner ends of the extension members to cross over each other side by side at a location proximate to the medial portion to form the obtuse angle.
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An adjustable garment hanger, comprising:
- a suspension means;
- a medial portion having a transfer mechanism;
- first and second elongate extension members each defining an axis each having an inner end and an outer end extending in different directions mounted relative to said medial portion in an orientation to define an obtuse angle therebetween, each of the extension members couples to said transfer mechanism for reciprocal translation of the extension member to travel in opposite directions;
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- an enclosure located proximately above said transfer mechanism for accommodating the inner ends of each extension member when the extension members are positioned in their innermost location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.