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US 5,775,553 AGranted
Indicator attachment mechanism
AssigneeSpotless Plastics Pty. Ltd.
InventorsDavid J. Marshall, Roland Harmer, Stanley F. Gouldson
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AssigneeSpotless Plastics Pty. Ltd.
InventorsDavid J. Marshall, Roland Harmer, Stanley F. Gouldson
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A molded plastic garment hanger having an improved indicator attachment device is disclosed, wherein the hanger has a hook with an upstanding web to be received within a downwardly opening cavity of a molded plastic indicator having side walls formed with openings. The web is formed with attachment means in the form of a resilient detent formed with a laterally projecting portion positioned to engage the opening to prevent removal of the indicator from the hook unless the resilient detent is physically displaced from the opening to facilitate release of indicator from the hook. In a second embodiment the indicator has end walls with retention apertures and the web is formed with attachment means in the form of at least one resilient leg extending downwardly and outwardly from the upper side portion of the web. The leg is formed with a laterally projecting portion positioned to engage the retention aperture to prevent removal of the indicator from the hook unless the resilient leg is displaced from the retention aperture to facilitate release of the indicator from the hook.
A molded plastic hanger having an indicator attachment device, said hanger having a hook formed with an upstanding web to be received within a downwardly opening cavity of a molded plastic indicator, and attachment means formed on said upstanding web to engage and releasably.
In combination, an indicator and a hanger with an improved indicator attachment device,
A hanger having an indicator for identifying at least one characteristic of an object to be engaged with said hanger, said hanger comprising a hook formed with an upstanding web shaped to be received with a cavity of said indicator, an indicator attachment means formed on said upstanding web, said attachment means comprising a sprina biased resilient detent means terminating in a resiliently mounted laterally projecting portion and being formed to releasably engage an opening formed in a side wall of said indicator to inhibit removal of said indicator from said hook while enabling disengagement of said attachment means from said opening to facilitate removal of the indicator from said hook without damage to said indicator or to said hook.
In combination, an indicator and a hanger with an improved indicator attachment device,
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