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US 5,893,493 AGranted
Foldable clothes hanger
OwnerJean-Luc G. Noirayinventor
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Abstract
A foldable and collapsible hanger includes a pair of articulated upper branches pivotally coupled to, and extending from, opposite sides of a central hub which carries a hook. An articulated lower branch is pivotally coupled to, and extends between, distal ends of the upper branches to form a conventional hanger when deployed. The hanger may be folded along joints present in the upper and lower branches into a compact configuration that facilitates easy storage of the hanger.
Claims16
A collapsible hanger comprising:
- a central hub;
- a hook coupled to the central hub;
- a pair of articulated upper branches extending in opposite directions from the central hub;
- an articulated lower branch extending between distal ends of the upper branches;
- and
- a locking member provided on the lower branch,
- wherein each of the upper branches includes a first upper section pivotally coupled at a first end to a side of the central hub, a second upper section pivotally coupled at a first end to an end of the lower branch, and a connector positioned between, and pivotally coupled to, the first upper section and second upper section, and
- wherein the lower branch comprises a first end section pivotally coupled at a first end to the first end of the second upper section of one of the upper branches, a second end section pivotally coupled at a first end to the first end of the second upper section of the other upper branch, and a middle section positioned between, and pivotally coupled to, the first end section and second end section.
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A foldable garment hanger comprising:
- a central hub;
- a hook extending from the central hub;
- a pair of articulated upper branches pivotally coupled to, and extending in opposite directions from, the central hub, each upper branch having a first joint along its length;
- an articulated lower branch pivotally coupled to, and extending between, distal ends of the upper branches, the lower branch having a pair of joints along its length;
- and
- a locking member provided on the lower branch for securing the lower branch as a rigid member when placed over the joints of the lower branch,
- wherein the hanger is collapsed by rotation of the branches around the joints.
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A collapsible hanger comprising;
- a central hub;
- a pair of upper branches extending in opposite directions from the central hub;
- a lower branch extending between distal ends of the upper branches;
- means for articulating each of the upper branches to provide a pair of upper branches each having at least three segments;
- means for articulating the lower branch to provide a lower branch having at least three segments and at least two pivoting interior joints;
- and
- a single means positionable simultaneously over at two pivoting interior joints of the lower branch to secure the lower branch into a rigid element when the hanger is deployed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.