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US 6,065,652 AGranted
Adjustable clothing hanger
AssigneeAda Rose, Inc.
InventorDebra Dooling-Sherman
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Abstract
A garment hanger having arms, each of which has a hollow interior and an upper surface. A clamp slides along the upper surface and between a plurality of discrete locations where the clamp and the arm grips the garment between them. A cam track inside the arm moves the clamp alternatively from open to clamping positions as it moves along the arm.
Claims12
A hanger for garments such as women's dresses or the like comprising:
- hanger arms extending outwardly and downwardly relative to each other;
- each of said arms having an upper surface and a substantially hollow interior;
- a slot formed in the upper surface and extending into the interior for providing access thereto;
- a clamp slidable along the upper surface;
- the clamp being moveable, alternatively, from an open position to receive a portion of a garment at the neckline, collar or shoulder, to a closed position to urge and hold the garment against the upper surface of the arm;
- the clamp having a rider extending through the slot into the interior of the arm;
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- mechanism within the arm to shift the clamp alternatively between the open and closed positions as the clamp moves along the upper surface.
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A hanger for garments such as women's dresses or the like comprising:
- hanger arms joined together at a central location and extending outwardly and downwardly relative to each other, terminating in free ends;
- each of said arms having an upper surface and a substantially hollow interior;
- a slot formed in the upper surface and extending into the interior for providing access thereto;
- and a clamp slidable along the surface toward and away from the free end;
- a plurality of discrete locations on the upper surface;
- the clamp being moveable from an open position to receive a portion of a garment at the neckline, collar or shoulder, to a closed position at a discrete location to grip the garment against the upper surface of the arm;
- the clamp having a rider extending through the slot into the interior of the arm;
- and
- mechanism within the arm to shift the clamp, alternatively, between the open and closed positions at the discrete locations as the clamp moves along the upper surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.